Senior Forest Analyst

Publishing Resources Inc.; Vancouver; Remote; CAD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid vacation

Personal days

Sick days

Flexible schedule

Benefits including extended health and

Dental coverage

RRSP/DPSP matching

Internal mentorship program

Professional dues reimbursement

Job summary

PRI Engineering Consultants invites a Senior Forest Analyst to join our team. The role supports forest estate modelling, carbon analysis, and multidisciplinary projects across Canada, with remote or office-based work options. Strong leadership and mentoring abilities are essential.

You will develop analytical tools, mentor junior staff, and deliver high-quality reports for clients and government agencies, leveraging expertise in spatial analysis and forest management frameworks.

Qualifications

• Degree in Forestry, Natural Resource Management, Environmental Science, or related field.
• 8+ years of relevant experience in resource analysis or forest modelling with leadership experience.
• Proficiency in spatial analysis, modelling software, and data visualization tools.
• Strong problem-solving, communication, and project management skills.
• Knowledge of BC forest management framework and related legislation.

Responsibilities

• Undertake forest estate modelling and resource management planning with team members using Forest Estate Models (Patchworks, Remsoft Spatial Planning Suite, STSM, SELES).
• Perform spatial analysis using ESRI/open-source tools (PostgreSQL/POSTGIS).
• Conduct data and statistical analysis (R, Python, Excel) and growth and yield and carbon modelling (FPS, FVS, TASSY, TIPSY, VDYP, GYPSY, MGM).
• Interpret land use, forest inventory, and policy data.
• Collaborate on sustainable forest management, carbon analysis, and Indigenous-led planning projects.
• Prepare high-quality technical reports and presentations for clients and agencies.
• Mentor junior analysts and contribute to tool/workflow development.

Skills

Spatial analysis

Data analysis

Project management

Leadership

Communication

Education

Degree in Forestry/Natural Resource Management/Environmental Science

Tools

Forest Estate Models

Patchworks

Remsoft Spatial Planning Suite

STSM

SELES

PostgreSQL/POSTGIS

R

Python

Excel

FPS

FVS

TASSY

VDYP

GYPSY

MGM

Job description

Senior Forest Analyst

PRI Engineering Consultants | Kelowna, BC, Vancouver, BC, Peterborough, ON & Halifax, NS| Full-time, permanent

The Future of Consulting Starts Here.

About the role

PRI Consultants is an Engineering, Environment, and Natural Resource Consulting Company. We are committed to delivering quality services to our valued clients. Our team of engineers, foresters, environmental scientists, geomatics professionals, and data analysts work together to provide clients with a synergistic offering of services unique to the industry. We are built on the foundation of our core values: commitment to our people, our relationships, our community, and our environment.

We are seeking a detail-oriented and highly organized Senior Forest Analyst to join our team, remotely or at one of our offices, on a permanent full-time basis. The ideal candidate has strong technical skills, attention to detail, excellent organizational skills, and excellent written and spoken communication skills in English and other languages.

As a senior member of the team, you will bring deep technical expertise and mentor junior and intermediate analysts, while contributing to the development of our analytical tools and workflows.

What you’ll do

• Undertake and collaborate with team members on forest estate modelling and resource management planning projects using Forest Estate Models (Patchworks, Remsoft Spatial Planning Suite, STSM, SELES)
• Conduct spatial analysis using ESRI/open-source products (PostgreSQL/POSTGIS)
• Undertake data and statistical analysis (R, Python, Excel), growth and yield modelling (FPS, FVS, TASS, TIPSY, VDYP, GYPSY, MGM), and carbon modelling (GCBM, CBM)
• Interpret and apply land use, forest inventory, and policy data
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams on sustainable forest management, carbon analysis, and Indigenous-led stewardship and planning projects
• Prepare high-quality technical reports and presentations for clients, government agencies, and stakeholders
• Mentor junior analysts and contribute to the development of analytical tools and workflows

What you bring

Required

• A degree in Forestry, Natural Resource Management, Environmental Science, or a related field
• 8+ years of relevant experience in resource analysis or forest modelling, with demonstrated leadership experience
• Proficiency in spatial analysis, modelling software, and data visualization tools
• Strong problem-solving, communication, and project management skills
• Knowledge of forest management framework and legislation within BC and other jurisdictions

Preferred

• Consulting industry experience
• Deltek Vantagepoint experience
• RPF designation, or eligibility for registration

Why PRI

Working for one of the fastest-growing firms in Canada and one of the most exciting engineering, environmental, and natural resource consulting firms in Canada

• Paid annual vacation, personal days, and sick days
• Flextime and overtime available
• Comprehensive group benefits including extended health and dental coverage
• Group RRSP/DPSP matching program
• Internal mentorship program
• Opportunities for professional growth and development
• Reimbursement of applicable professional membership dues

PRI Consultants is an equal opportunity employer and stays true to its mission by ensuring it leads with its values. Diversity, equity, and inclusion are core to our mission. PRI strives to create a workplace that reflects the communities we serve and where everyone feels inspired and empowered to bring their authentic selves to work.

We encourage, support, and celebrate the diverse voices of our team members. PRI thanks all applicants for their interest; however, only those candidates selected for interviews will be contacted.