Overview
Silviculture Forester, RPF
About You
You are a passionate and independently motivated individual with years of experience in
your field who is driven toward contributing to efforts to mitigate climate change. You
thrive in a fast paced, team-oriented environment and are interested in collaborating
with experienced professionals with backgrounds spanning sustainability, biology, plant
science, and engineering. You are an excellent communicator with strong interpersonal
skills and an ability to adapt to a rapidly changing work environment.
As a Silviculture Forester, you will report to our Senior VP of Product. You will work on
planning and development of new drone reforestation projects, develop site plans and
planting prescriptions, sometimes participate in fieldwork and monitoring assessments
and create permit applications for reforestation projects. You are required to
occasionally travel as part of your responsibilities.
Flash Forest is a growing and dynamic company and, as such, you will be expected to
complete any other duties that are assigned to you. All employees at Flash Forest are
required to remain flexible in the types of work they undertake. This offer assumes that
type of flexibility.
Your Responsibilities
You will be working with the Silviculture and Plant Science Team to develop new
reforestation projects. Tasks include:
● Write site plans and planting prescriptions
● Draft Special Use Permit (SUP) Applications
● Monitor forest restoration projects
● Develop new reforestation projects
● Conduct field work including site reconnaissance, layout, seedling assessments
● Reporting, record keeping, and communicating with project stakeholders
● Assist members of the Biological Research & Development Team and other Flash
Forest staff on an as-needed basis
● Support a consistent, timely, and aggressive cone and seed collection strategy,
which ensures seed inventory matches scaling plans.
● Manage and work closely with your direct reports on the forestry team
Your Qualifications
● Registered Professional Forester with the ABCFP, registration with the AAFMP or
OFPA an asset
● Bachelor’s degree in Forestry, Natural Science, Engineering, or a related field
● Experience working across BC is an asset
● Forestry experience in other provinces an asset
● Strong interpersonal and communication skills required; you will be working
closely with various teams and individuals.
● The ability to manage multiple projects at once
● Experience in a start-up or fast-paced work environment
● PhD or MSc with 5+ years of experience in silviculture, forestry, or ecological
restoration is an asset but not required
● LiDAR experience is an asset but not required
● Image interpretation / remote sensing experience is an asset but not required
About Us
Flash Forest is a reforestation company that uses aerial mapping software, drone
technology, automation, ecological science, and a lot of passion to reforest post-wildfire
areas at a rapid pace. We accelerate the rate of reforestation worldwide. Instead of
humans on the ground, we transfer the hard labour to drones. Living in the age of
technology, we can effectively harness this to restore entire ecosystems, scaling the
global quest for carbon neutrality. Flash Forest is here to tip the scales in the global
ecological crisis.
With primary locations in Mississauga and Vancouver, we are excited to have you as
part of our team as we expand to the world. This role is based in British Columbia . The
position will be mostly remote, but you will be required to travel across the province for
periods of time (mostly in BC and AB but occasionally in other provinces and
internationally).
Our Values
IMPACT – We started Flash Forest with the goal of offsetting enough carbon emissions
to have a significant and measurable impact on climate change within the next decade.
QUALITY – We work closely with plant scientists and forestry experts and will use
multispectral mapping UAV technology to select ideal planting sites and provide
valuable follow-up data on ecosystem health.
INCLUSIVITY – We want everyone to have a way of personally contributing to a
large-scale environmental solution through an organization they can trust.
COOPERATION – We are committed to partnering with local groups, agencies, scientists,
and individuals of all types to share knowledge and resources for the best reforestation
solutions.
Employment Type
Full-time
Location
Remote, across BC
Applications will be accepted until the position is filled. Please email a cover letter and
resume to quirin@flashforest.ca with “Silviculture Forester Position” in the subject line