Stewardship Forester — Field Operations & Planning Lead

FPBC; Nebraska; On-site; USD 51,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Signing bonus $5,000

Relocation assistance

Benefits package

Job summary

Adams Lake Indian Band seeks a full-time Stewardship Forester to join the Natural Resources Department. You will manage forestry activities, licences, silviculture, and planning processes, coordinating with multiple departments and partners while upholding safety standards.

The role includes supervising field crews, supporting Forest Landscape Planning, and ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements and ALIB stewardship priorities.

Qualifications

• Registered Professional Forester in good standing
• Post-secondary forestry education supporting eligibility for professional forestry registration
• 5+ years of relevant forestry experience preferred
• Knowledge of ecosystem function, soils, riparian assessments, forest health and silviculture
• Ability to interpret technical forestry information, maps and data

Responsibilities

• Manage ALIB's forest licences, reporting and monitoring
• Develop timber harvesting opportunities totaling ~50,000m3 annually
• Supervise harvesting of approved cutting permits
• Oversee silviculture on ~2,300 hectares of harvested lands
• Provide technical direction to ALIB staff, contractors and field crews
• Develop and administer a safety program per WorkSafe BC requirements

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Analytical thinking

Safety awareness

Education

RPF with FPC BC certification

Forestry/Natural Resource Management degree

First Nations experience

Tools

Phoenix

RESULTS

SPAR

ECAS

GIS

MS Office

Job description

Adams Lake Indian Band seeks a full-time Stewardship Forester to join the Natural Resources Department. You will manage forestry activities, licences, silviculture, and planning processes, coordinating with multiple departments and partners while upholding safety standards.

The role includes supervising field crews, supporting Forest Landscape Planning, and ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements and ALIB stewardship priorities.