Officer-Forest Protection

Energy Development Corporation; Bacolod; On-site; PHP 400,000 - 650,000; Full time

Job summary

Energy Development Corporation in the Philippines seeks a Forest Protection Lead to oversee NNGP and BBGP forest protection activities, including patrols, fire control, capacity building, and coordination with DENR and local government units.

The role will also drive renewal of tenurial permits, prepare development and mapping documentation, and liaise with the DENR to expedite permits while reporting progress to the CRD head and stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead implementation of forest protection in NNGP/BBGP, including patrols, forest fire control, community-based protection capacity building, and coordination with DENR, LGUs and enforcement agencies
• Create or update forest protection plans for NNGP/BBGP and ensure compliance in BINHI plantations and relevant areas
• Oversee renewal of tenurial permits, prepare SFLMA applications, draft PDMP, create required maps, submit to DENR, and manage follow-ups with DENR and CRD
• Coordinate data submission including BINHI accomplishment reports, registries, and compliance planting maps and reports
• Assist in stakeholder management, social permit acquisition, and lead legacy project turnover and reporting

Job description

Unleash your energy within! Be a part of the EDC Team!

1. Lead in the implementation of Forest Protection in Northern Negros Geothermal Project (NNGP) including Bago Binary Geothermal Project (BBGP) particularly conduct the following activities:
   1. Forest patrols, forest fire control, capacity building of community-based forest protection teams, coordination of forest protection activities with DENR, LGUs and other enforcement agencies;
   2. Create or update forest protection plan in NNGP/BBGP;
   3. Implementation of forest protection activities for BINHI plantations and compliance planting areas of NNGP/BBGP and other nearby potential growth projects;
2. Lead in the application and acquisition of renewal of appropriate tenurial permit particularly conduct the following activities:
   1. Review documents pertinent to the expired Special Land Use Permit #6-8-SLUP-RRW-GFS001-05312014;
   2. Prepare all necessary requirements for the Sustainable Forest Land Management Agreement (SFLMA) application (to refer to the DENR complete checklist);
   3. Lead in drafting the Proposed Development Management Plan (PDMP);
   4. Create all required maps for the SFLMA application;
   5. Submit the completed SFLMA application to the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR);
   6. Conduct meetings, lobbying, and regular follow-ups with the DENR to expedite the SFLMA issuance;
   7. Provide consistent updates and coordinate on the application's status with the Negros Community Relations Department (CRD) head;
   8. Secure the approved SFLMA;
3. Rehabilitation of 12.58 hectares Buffer Zone upon plug and abandon of My1DA in NNGP specifically for the following activities:
   1. Create or update forest restoration plan;
   2. Supervise nursery production, planting and maintenance activities;
4. Assistance in the Stakeholder Management and other Permit compliance activities:
   1. Assistance to the conduct of BINHI, Biodiversity Conservation and Monitoring Program (BCMP), and enterprise development activities in the project operations, as needed;
   2. Whenever needed, assist in activities for the acquisition of social permits and in the implementation and monitoring of social permit conditions;
   3. Continue as Lead of the NNGP Legacy projects for the Full turnover of titles to the NNGP Resettlement beneficiaries;
   4. Assist the Community Partner (NNGP) in the acquisition of social permits and in the implementation of flagship programs, management of community issues and concerns, documentation, M & E and report preparation submission of projects handled;
5. Prepare and submit data repository and reports:
   • BINHI Forest Protection Accomplishment Reports;
   • BINHI Forest Protection registries and other Forest protection and related data;
   • Compliance Planting maps, data registry, and other plantation related data/ reports;

Who We Are

Energy Development Corporation is a geothermal energy industry pioneer and the recognized world leader in wet steam field technology. In the Philippines, EDC is the largest vertically integrated geothermal company, delivering 1,475MW of clean and renewable energy. We continue to diversify our renewable energy portfolio through investments in hydropower, solar power and wind energy projects in the Philippines. With almost 40 years of geothermal mastery, EDC is set to deliver the benefits of sustainable geothermal development to communities around the world as it ventures into Latin America and Indonesia. EDC is part of the First Gen Corporation (“First Gen”) Group, which has the largest portfolio of power plants using clean and renewable technology in the Philippines. First Gen’s 16 power generation plants have a combined capacity of 2,763MW. First Gen has one of the cleanest power portfolios in the country with its entire power generation portfolio utilizing fuels such as geothermal steam, water, and natural gas. Wind power complements EDC’s existing power generation assets including the baseload geothermal plants, as well as, the Pantabangan hydroelectric plant, which serves as a peaking plant. EDC has become the leading geothermal energy producer in the Philippines through the successful development and operation of numerous geothermal energy projects. Since 1983, the Company has successfully developed, financed, built, and operated seven geothermal steamfields in five geothermal contract areas, containing both wet and dry steam. These steamfields currently supply geothermal steam to geothermal power plants with an aggregate installed capacity of 1,130 MW. In addition, the Company currently, directly and indirectly, owns and operates eleven geothermal power plants with a total installed capacity of 1,181 MW. EDC, through its indirect wholly owned subsidiary Green Core Geothermal, Inc., operates the 192.5MW Palinpinon and 112.5MW Tongonan geothermal power plants. Bacman Geothermal, Inc., another indirect wholly owned subsidiary of EDC, operates the 130MW Bacman geothermal power plant. The Company believes this track record has enabled it to develop the expertise needed to assess the feasibility of future acquisitions and greenfield projects, ensure the safe and efficient construction of power plants, and provide for efficient power plant operations.

Our Core Values

We have the best-qualified and trained professionals, technical people and support staff who persist in always bringing EDC to industry leadership. The company’s geothermal team has over 40 years of technical and management experience in the geothermal industry. We also have a core team geoscientists and engineers who are holders of degrees from Geothermal Institutes in Iceland, Italy, New Zealand and Japan. We are guided by the following distinct Lopez Group values: A Pioneering Entrepreneurial Spirit Business Excellence Unity Nationalism Social Justice Integrity Employee Welfare and Wellness. We know from generations of experience that it is by living according to these values that a company can be built to last.