Lidar Remote Sensing Specialist

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**Job Title**: LiDAR Remote Sensing Specialist
**Company**: Silvacom Ltd.
**The Opportunity**:
We’re looking for a LiDAR Remote Sensing Specialist to join our Remote Sensing Team. In this role, you’ll contribute to the development of enhanced forest inventory products by transforming airborne LiDAR data into practical, scalable insights. You’ll collaborate closely with experts across forestry, GIS, and software to help clients make informed decisions about the land they manage. This role is ideal for someone who enjoys solving technical challenges, values precision, and thrives in a team-oriented environment.
**What You’ll Do**:

- Process and analyze LiDAR datasets to derive LiDAR metrics and forest stand structure attributes (e.g., tree height, volume, canopy cover).
- Develop, calibrate, and validate forest inventory models using LiDAR and ground plot data.
- Build efficient workflows for LiDAR data processing, quality control, and output generation.
- Contribute to regional and provincial-scale inventory projects across Canada.
- Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to deliver high-quality, client-ready results.
- Stay up to date with emerging tools and techniques in remote sensing and inventory modeling.

**What You Bring**:

- A degree in Forestry, Geomatics, Remote Sensing, Environmental Science, or related field.
- Graduate-level education (MSc or PhD) is an asset, particularly in forest modeling or remote sensing.
- Experience working with LiDAR in forested environments.
- Experience with individual tree segmentation techniques.
- Proficiency in tools such as LAStools, lidR, FUSION, PDAL, and scripting languages like Python or R.
- Familiarity with GIS platforms (ArcGIS, QGIS).
- Attention to detail, a strong analytical mindset, and the ability to communicate technical concepts clearly.
- A collaborative approach and comfort working in a fast-moving, multi-project setting.

**Nice to Have**:

- UAV LiDAR acquisition and processing experience.
- Knowledge of provincial forest inventory standards (e.g., Alberta, Saskatchewan, Ontario BC).
- Exposure to AI or machine learning techniques for forest metric prediction.
- Understanding of how remote sensing supports forest management, planning, and decision-making.

**Why Work at Silvacom**:

- Join a team that values curiosity, creativity, and technical excellence.
- Collaborate with a group of down-to-earth professionals who care about their work and each other.
- Enjoy flexible work arrangements, strong support for learning and development, and a culture that invests in people.
- Contribute to projects that shape better land use decisions.
- Do work that matters — and be recognized for how you do it.

**Location**:
**Work location**: Flexible
**Head Office**: Edmonton, Alberta
**Compensation**:
We offer competitive salaries commensurate with abilities, a medical/vision/dental package, Flexible Spending Account (FSA), and a company-sponsored RRSP plan, remote working options, as well as no end to challenging opportunities
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