District Forest Technician/forester

**District Forest Technician/Forester**

SNB Forest Products Marketing Board (SNBFPMB) was formed in 1979 and is the largest of the seven marketing boards in New Brunswick. It represents over 8000 private woodlot owners who collectively own approximately 1 million acres of forested land in the counties of Albert, Kings, Queens, Saint John, and the parish of Salisbury in Westmorland County.

Our organization is growing and we are looking for an enthusiastic, talented individual to join our team in the role of District Forest Technician/Forester.

**Key Responsibilities**:

- Deliver Provincial and SNB Forest Management funded silviculture programs to woodlot owners.
- Communicate regularly with the Silviculture Manager to ensure that organizational and silviculture objectives are being met.
- Communicate regularly with woodlot owners and silviculture contractors to ensure treatments are carried out correctly to meet eligibility criteria.
- Provide woodlot owners &harvesting contractors with detailed, harvest based, silviculture prescriptions.
- Meet with and provide advice to members of SNB’s Working Woodlot Program.
- Develop operational management plans for woodlot owners.
- Woodlot property line retracement and maintenance.
- Assist owners/producers with woodlot road location and construction/maintenance.
- Generate required electronic and hard copy documentation of all authorized treatments in a timely and accurate manner.
- Collaborate with other Board employees in the delivery of silviculture programs and other Board services.

**Qualifications and Experience**
- Post-secondary education in forestry.
- Experience in GPS/GIS technologies and post processing procedures.
- Knowledge of relative provincial/federal environmental regulations related to the forest industry.
- Knowledge and experience in silviculture treatments, harvest prescriptions and harvest systems.
- Knowledge of the market values and specifications of primary forest products would be an asset.
- Valid driver’s license and dependable means of transportation.

**Abilities**:

- Effective time management skills and an ability to multitask.
- Excellent written and spoken communication skills.
- Experience in forestry/silviculture field work considered an asset.
- Effective interpersonal skills.

Wages will be commensurate with the individual’s ability, skills and experience.

**Application Closing Date**:April 29, 2023.

**Length of Employment**:Full-time, salaried.

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

**Salary**: $50,000.00-$65,000.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Dental care
- Extended health care
- Paid time off

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Lower Cove, NB

Application deadline: 2023-04-29