Trapping Technician

**Job Information**

Job Requisition ID: 54144
Ministry: Forestry and Parks
Location: Edmonton
Full or Part-Time: Full-Time
Hours of Work: 36.25 hours per week
Permanent/Temporary: Permanent
Scope: Open Competition
Closing Date: April 4, 2024
Classification: Natural Resources 7

**Salary**: $2,607.26 to $3,354.30 bi-weekly ($68,049.48 - $ 87,547.23/year)

Forestry and Parks - We support Albertans in being proud stewards of air, land, water, and biodiversity by leading the work required for the desired environmental outcomes and sustainable development of natural resources.

**Role Responsibilities**:
Are you passionate about wildlife management and seeking a role that blends innovation with conservation? Join us as a Trapping Technician, where you will help lead efforts in the evaluation and certification of humane trapping devices. You'll conduct meticulous mechanical evaluations of trap prototypes, managing data and records to determine their effectiveness and efficiency. Collaborating with support staff, you will customize testing equipment, calibrate instruments, and maintain an updated list of traps tested. Additionally, your role extends to supporting wildlife biologists during field capture and necropsy of projects. This position demands innovative thinking to overcome challenges, requiring research, analysis, and creative solutions.

In our quest to modernize Alberta's Fur Management License Administration, you'll play a pivotal role in liaising with the trapping community and internal staff. Your contributions will inform policy intent, facilitate updates to the licensing manual, and assist in developing online tools for administration and furbearer harvest reporting. The role extends to fur harvest data management, where you'll compile diverse fur harvest information, produce data summaries, and contribute to reports. Furthermore, your involvement in publishing Alberta's annual guide to trapping regulations involves collaborating with the trapping community, fur industry, and publishers, developing educational content on best trapping practices, fur harvest statistics, and licensing information.

This exciting position calls for innovative thinkers ready to navigate unforeseen challenges and contribute to the continuous improvement of trapping policies and regulations in Alberta. As a key member of the team, you'll have the support of the supervisor and the Senior Biologist team, providing guidance as needed. Your insights will influence decision-making, impacting the trapping community and contributing valuable findings to the trap research and development community. If you're ready to make a meaningful impact in wildlife conservation and management, we invite you to join our dynamic team.

**APS Competencies**:
Competencies are behaviors that are essential to reach our goals in serving Albertans. We encourage you to have an in depth understanding of the competencies that are required for this opportunity and to be prepared to demonstrate them during the recruitment process.

This link will assist you with understanding competencies:
**Creative Problem-Solving**: Asks questions to understand a problem. Looks for new ways to improve results and activities. Explores different work methods and what made projects successful, shares learning. Collects breadth of data and perspectives to make choices.

**Agility**: Uses common sense and experience to approach ambiguous problems. Prevents emotions from affecting others negatively. Looks for information on changes. Open to new ideas and helping co-workers

**Systems Thinking**: Seeks insight on implications of different options. Analyzes long-term outcomes, focus on goals and values. Identifies unintended consequences.

**Build Collaborative Environments**: Creates sharing opportunities. Actively shares, accepts and listens to others. Recognizes conflict, respects and discusses opinions openly. Supports group even to learn from mistakes. Recognizes differing interpretations.

**Qualifications**:
**Requirements**:

- A 2-year diploma in Environmental Sciences, or a related field.
- Four (4) years of directly related experience.

Equivalencies will be considered: Directly related education or experience considered based on:
Additional related education or experience considered in lieu of experience on a one-for-one basis**Assets**:

- Knowledge and understanding of trapping and sustainable-use legislation and policy such as the Wildlife Act, Wildlife Regulations, and the Agreement on International Humane Trapping Standards.
- Experience in a laboratory setting and use of mechanical equipment to evaluate devices.
- Skilled in managing data and records from mechanical evaluations, maintaining an updated list of traps tested, and facilitating collaboration with support staff.
- Experienced in liaising with the trapping community, Indigenous communities, and internal staff to inform policy intent and contribute to updates in licensing manuals.
- Demonstrated a