Avalanche Specialist

Avalanche Specialist

At Alpine Solutions Avalanche Services, we are seeking a highly skilled Avalanche Specialist to join our team. As an Avalanche Specialist, you will be responsible for maintaining equipment and instruments, processing data to conduct basic analyses of trends, and participating in field checks and verification. You will also be involved in programs to forecast and control avalanches in mountainous terrain, perform data entry, and verify accuracy and completeness of data.

Key Responsibilities:

• Maintain equipment and instruments
• Process data to conduct basic analyses of trends
• Participate in field checks and verification
• Participate in programs to forecast and control avalanches in mountainous terrain
• Perform data entry
• Verify accuracy and completeness of data

Requirements:

• 5 years or more of experience
• Efficient interpersonal skills
• Organized
• Team player
• Work under pressure
• Physically demanding

Work Environment:

• Outdoors
• Various locations
• Remote location

Computer and Technology Knowledge:

• MS Access
• MS Excel
• MS Outlook
• MS PowerPoint
• MS Word

Specialized Equipment and Systems:

• Remote sensing equipment

Area of Specialization:

• Avalanche observation and control

Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities:

• Work under pressure
• Physically demanding

Weight Handling:

• Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)

Personal Suitability:

• Efficient interpersonal skills
• Organized
• Team player

Experience:

• 5 years or more

Workplace Information:

• On the road job
• Durée de l'emploi: Saisonnier
• Langue de travail: Anglais
• Heures de travail: 40 hours per week