Job Opportunity: Fuel Management Technician

Employee type: Full time, term

Location: Kamloops, BC

Compensation: $22 - $25 hourly

Come grow with us! Forsite is actively looking for students interested in a Fuel Management Technician position. This is a student term position available from May – August 2025 and will be based in Kamloops, BC.

WHO WE ARE:

With 10 locations throughout Canada, Forsite Consultants Ltd. is a leading provider of integrated forest land development and management services. Our staff are industry leaders in forestry technology, strategic planning, resource and land management and professional forestry. Forsite is committed to growth, innovation and maintaining a safe and respectful working environment.

At Forsite we will excel by being a flexible, adaptable, people-oriented business that grows and profits by creating value for our customers and opportunities for our employees. We will apply our skills, knowledge and technologies to be the best forest management company. We value fostering and sustaining an environment of diversity and inclusion where everyone can reach their full potential.

Forsite Fire is a business unit within Forsite's Resource Management and Technology division. We work in all facets of wildland fire, including fuel management, ecosystem restoration and prescribed burn planning, landscape-scale and community wildfire resiliency plans, and fire behavior and growth modelling

WHAT YOU'LL DO:

As a member of the Forsite Fire team, the Fuel Management Technician will support a team of Senior Wildland Fire Specialists, Planners, and Analysts on a variety of projects.

The Fuel Management Technician will provide support to project teams in all aspects of fuel management projects including, fuel treatment unit layout, tree inventory and fuel transect plot data collection, riparian and ecological assessments, wildfire threat assessments, and GPS traversing. This position is expected to be primarily outdoors with potential for some out of town and camp work.

WHAT YOU'LL NEED:

• A safety conscious attitude
• A passion for working outdoors
• A willingness to learn and build experience
• Currently enrolled, or a recent graduate of a post-secondary program with a natural resource management focus
• Broad understanding of natural resource management concepts and practices
• Basic understanding of legislation and policy impacting land management in British Columbia
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office™ tools
• A valid driver's license with a clean abstract
• Knowledgeable in ESRI ArcGIS tools is an asset
• Operational wildfire experience is an asset

WHO YOU ARE:

• Enthusiastic learner with a passion for the outdoors
• Professional with a friendly and courteous manner, being service and team oriented
• A strong communicator with the ability to build positive relationships across all levels of the business
• Able to work both independently under limited direct supervision as well as in a project team environment
• Flexible with strong organizational and time management skills to with ability to work under pressure to meet targets; and
• Able to work with excellent attention to detail with work accuracy and quality.

WHAT WE PROVIDE:

In addition to a challenging and rewarding work environment, Forsite provides work/life flexibility, competitive wages and opportunity for mentorship and professional development.

Forsite welcomes applications from everyone and is looking for the most suitable individual with the skills and knowledge to effectively complete the duties required of the position.

We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only candidates selected for interviews will be contacted.