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JOB DESCRIPTION Duties: The Forester reports to the NCTL Forestry Manager and is responsible for facilitating the Professional Forestry requirements on some key Capital Projects for BC Hydro commencing with the North Coast Transmission Lines (NCTL) projects in Northern British Columbia. The successful candidate will be required to:
Participate in a multidisciplinary setting for the forestry requirements of vegetation management projects requiring Professional Forestry services on behalf of BC Hydro.
Analyze, interpret,



and evaluate various technical studies and data-sets to provide Professional Forestry opinions, analysis, advice, services and support for the planning and implementation of timber harvesting, vegetation clearing and access planning decisions on a variety of projects around the province of British Columbia.
Develop detailed cost estimates for forestry & vegetation management activities.
Fulfill the role of a forestry Subject Matter Expert for BC Hydro and its clients.
Assist with the development of contract scope, specifications and associated documents for forestry and vegetation management contracts.
Implement and administer forestry engineering and layout contracts for professional and technical activities that will include, but may not be limited to, clearing boundary and road layout, access planning and management, water course classification, identification of environmental features, clearing system stratification, timber cruising and valuation, hazard tree and danger tree identification and mapping.
Ensure forestry engineering and layout contract deliverables meet contract specifications by completing quality assurance checks, that the deliverables are received according to the project

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📌 Forester, Vegetation (British Columbia)
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📍 British Columbia