Job Opportunity: Biometrician/Data Analyst

Employee type: Full time, Permanent

Location: Salmon Arm, BC

Compensation: $65,000 - $90,000/ Annually

Come Grow with Us! Forsite is looking for a Biometrician/Data Analyst with experience and demonstrated aptitude in forest inventory and growth & yield modeling and statistics. This position can be remote or ideally based out of our Salmon Arm, BC or any of our BC offices.

WHO WE ARE

With 11 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 COR safety certified in Alberta and 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.

WHAT YOU WILL DO

The Biometrician will work with Forsites senior planners and analysts to help deliver forestry projects that involve biological statistics and data manipulation (sampling programs/protocols, predictions using regressions or machine learning, accuracy assessments, etc). You will use GIS tools (ArcGIS Pro), data manipulation and automation tools (Arcpy, pandas, Tableau), growth and yield tools (VDYP/TISPY/GYPSY/MIST), and statistics programs (R, SAS, Python) along with your forestry knowledge to provide focused, innovative and meaningful solutions to our clients.

Depending on the experience of the successful candidate, the potential types of projects the role will be involved in may include yield curve development, growth and yield sampling programs, carbon sampling/estimation programs, design of data collection and processing protocols, creation of innovative, data-driven forest inventories, and more.

WHO YOU ARE

A safety conscious attitude

Bachelors degree in forestry, Environmental Science, Natural Resource Management, or a related field

Masters or Ph.D. in Forestry with a focus on biometrics, growth and yield modeling and statistics

Minimum 3 years of related experience in the forest sector

Demonstrated experience with provincial inventory systems (e.g. AVI, VRI, SFVI, etc.)

Proven ability in R, SAS, Python, ArcGIS/ArcPro, TASS/TIPSY, VDYP, MGM, and GYPSY, data analysis and data management, and MS Office suite of tools

Background in growth and yield in western Canada an asset

WHO YOU ARE

You are an analytical self-starter who is inquisitive and resourceful. You ask why questions to get a definitive answer and have excellent communication skills. Detail-oriented, you give tasks your undivided attention and catch errors or mistakes before they develop into serious problems. You have the drive to deal with situations quickly and efficiently and set goals. You are keen to show up each day with your learning cap on, ready to solve whatever problem you are given as part of a collaborative team. Finally, you are the rare analyst unicorn that can bridge the worlds of statistics and forestry.

WHAT WE PROVIDE

In addition to a challenging and rewarding work environment, Forsite provides competitive wages, a solid benefits package, supported professional development and a company matched pension program.

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.

HOW TO APPLY

To apply for this position, please go to Forsite career page: https://forsite.ca/job-postings/

Deadline to apply: Open until filled

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