Employment Opportunity – Sr. Inventory Forester

Silvatech Consulting Ltd., with 42 years of operations, is a progressive developer of technological solutions for forest resource management applications. The Silvatech Group employs the most current technology available in resource information acquisition, classification and mapping.

Silvatech is accepting resumes for the position of Sr. Inventory Forester. This position requires an experienced photo interpreter to supervise our forest resource inventory team in forest resource inventory projects. The position is full-time, based out of Salmon Arm, B.C. on beautiful Shuswap Lake. It is ideal for those who prefer a small-city with full services, year-round recreational opportunities and close to larger centers.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Certified Air-Photo Interpreter in BC, AB or Ont.
• Registered Professional Forester or, Registered Forest Technologist with 5 + years of experience in forest resource inventories in BC, AB or ON.
• Demonstrated forest inventory project supervision experience
• Strong people / leadership skills
• Strong written and verbal communication skills in English
• Demonstrated experience with soft-copy stereo digitizers
• Demonstrated skills with remote sensing / GIS / digital mapping software

 Duties and Responsibilities:

• Project supervision / management
• Client Liaison / business development
• Semi-automation development
• Image / photo polygon delineation / QA
• Field sampling / data collection / QA
• Final classification / attribute estimation / QA sign-off
• Inventory staff supervision and mentoring

Remuneration and benefits will be commensurate with experience and responsibilities.

Base salary range: $83,000 - $104,000 /yr.

Closing Date: open until position is filled.