Biometrician

Come Grow with Us Forsite is looking for a **Biometrician/Data Analyst **with experience and demonstrated aptitude in forest inventory and growth & yield modeling and statistics. This position can be remote or ideally based out of our **Edmonton, AB** office.

**WHO WE ARE**

With 10 locations throughout Canada, Forsite Consultants Ltd. is a leading provider of integrated forest land development and management services. Our staff are industry leaders in forestry technology, strategic planning, resource and land management and professional forestry. Forsite is COR safety certified in Alberta and is committed to growth, innovation and maintaining a safe and respectful working environment.

**WHAT YOU WILL DO**

The Biometrician will work with Forsite’s senior planners and analysts to help deliver forestry projects that involve biological statistics and data manipulation (sampling programs/protocols, predictions using regressions or machine learning, accuracy assessments, etc). You will use GIS tools (ArcGIS Pro), data manipulation and automation tools (Arcpy, pandas, Tableau), growth and yield tools (VDYP/TISPY/GYPSY/MIST), and statistics programs (R, SAS, Python) along with your forestry knowledge to provide focused, innovative and meaningful solutions to our clients.

**WHAT YOU’LL NEED**
- A safety conscious attitude;
- Masters or Ph.D. in Forestry with a focus on biometrics, growth and yield modeling and statistics;
- Minimum 5 years of related experience in the forest sector;
- Demonstrated experience with provincial inventory systems (e.g. AVI, VRI, SFVI, etc.);
- Proven ability in R, SAS, Python, ArcGIS, TASS/TIPSY, VDYP, MGM, and GYPSY, data analysis and data management, and MS Office suite of tools;
- Background in growth and yield in western Canada an asset;

**WHO YOU ARE**

You are an analytical self-starter who is inquisitive and resourceful. You ask “why questions” to get a definitive answer and have excellent communication skills. Detail-oriented, you give tasks your undivided attention and catch errors or mistakes before they develop into serious problems. You have the drive to deal with situations quickly and efficiently and set goals. You are keen to show up each day with your learning cap on, ready to solve whatever problem you are given as part of a collaborative team. Finally, you are the rare analyst unicorn that can bridge the worlds of “statistics” and “forestry”.

**WHAT WE PROVIDE**

In addition to a challenging and rewarding work environment, Forsite provides flexibility, competitive wages, a solid benefits package, supported professional development and a company matched pension program.