Woodlands Manager

Porcupine Wood Products, a sustainable integrated forest company located in the West Kootenays of BC, is accepting applications for a Woodlands Manager. This is a permanent full time position.

This is a leadership position which would report directly to the President.

The Woodlands Manager will support managing sustainable harvests across a range of tenures along with managing an existing skilled woodlands staff. This position will require organizational, management and communications skills, along with a solid base of business sense. Candidates are required to be a designated Registered Professional Forester, in positive standing with the association of Forest professionals of BC.

Responsibilities
Operations Management, oversee all aspects of planning, road building, harvesting, and silviculture, which includes contract negotiations, safety and First Nations relations over 3 tenures with a combined AAC of approximately 60,000 m3’s located in the Kootenay Lake and Arrow operating areas.
Manage,



evaluate and recruit a skilled, dedicated woodlands staff.

Qualifications
Solid organizational skills with ability to multi-task competing priorities.
Excellent communication skills
Experience in similar role with a minimum of 2 years of experience
Experience engaging with Indigenous nations and communities
Supervision experience in harvesting and/or road building operations
Experience in contract/rate negotiations.
Solid problem solving skills.
Positive attitude
Candidate is expected to reside in Castlegar, Nelson, Salmo, Kaslo, areas of the West Kootenay.

We offer a competitive compensation and benefit package. Salary range is $130,000 to $150,000/annum based on experience and education levels.

Pay: $130,000.00-$150,000.00 per year

Benefits:
Company pension
Extended health care

Work Location: In person

📌 Woodlands Manager Ymir
🏢 Porcupine Wood Products
📍 Ymir