Project Forester

Industry and Government has IT challenges – we know. We are in consulting.

If you’re looking for flexibility, good pay, and good culture to work in forestry, read on.

$80-100k (salary depends on how awesome and experienced you are), biannual profit share, RRSP contributions, training allowance, professional dues, signing and staying bonus, 5 weeks vacation, gear allowance, health and wellness account, relocation expense and access to company trucks.

Project manage our current forest planning and operations business lines. We want you to be more of a PM and Mentor than a Senior Technician. You will handle timelines, logistics, and mentoring the crew in the office to complete deliverables. Field time will mainly be a mentoring role with new hires and senior techs on challenging ground. You will develop project plans, safety, timelines, budgets, and resource allocations, and focus on creating, growing, and mentoring your team.

Additionally, you will assist with new business development initiatives and expansion of existing business lines.

Oversee projects ranging from multiphase layout and engineering to wildfire planning and operational supervision. Work with major licensees—KLC, Atco, Interfor, and BCTS—as well as Ministry of Forest resources departments such as Compliance and Enforcement, Recreation Sites and Trails BC, Stewardship, and Engineering. Serve local Community Forests including SIFCO, Harrop Proctor, and NACFOR, and support the Sinixt as they move back into their traditional territory.

• Must be RPF with experience managing multiple medium to large forest engineering contracts, or similar (harvesting or roads supervision program)
• Successfully managed, mentored and grown small (~10 people) teams
• At least 5-10 years practicing forestry in BC
• Tactical timber planning and road construction, maintenance and harvest supervision experience
• Experience developing and maintaining long-term business relationships with Indigenous governments
• Experience with full tenure management for large or small area-based tenures
• Project management certification (PMP) would be beneficial, but not a must-have

• A true desire for tangible, real reconciliation
• Respect for all peoples and practice equity and inclusion every day
• An honest desire to change how forest resources are managed in BC
• Experience innovating in some aspect of your practice
• Laser focus on success, innovation and respect
• Empathy, compassion and self-awareness are key attributes for success in this role
• Adaptability

• Good vibes around the office, young team, small, close-knit, connected, cohesive, experienced crews
• Nelson and surrounding areas are a great place to live and work with backcountry skiing, resort skiing (Whitewater and Red), mountain biking, mountains, thriving art and music culture, exceptional restaurant options, etc.
• Growth opportunities – no glass ceiling; biannual performance reviews to help everyone reach full potential
• Diversity of work opportunities – work with every major licensee and multiple community forests; we even manage one of them
• Stability – Cabin started in the Kootenays in 1996 and continues strong!
• We have a tight‑knit, cohesive, young, vibrant group that enjoys good times at work and after work—ski days, BBQs, organized rides, volunteer efforts, and more
• Generous and passionate bakers as coworkers
• We work safely, love what we do, and you will be mostly local
• Dogs, lots of enthusiasm, and more