Job Description

About ACFOR

At ACFOR, we're shaping the future of climate-smart and restorative forestry across Atlantic Canada. Our work spans ecological forest operations, biomass energy development, land management consulting, and technology innovation. We help communities and landowners adapt to a changing climate while restoring the health and resilience of the Acadian/Wabanaki Forest.

Our team includes professional foresters, engineers, technologists, and analysts working at the intersection of ecology, data, and operations. We are now expanding to include wildfire resilience and planning expertise to support communities across New Brunswick and beyond.

Job Title

Wildfire and Carbon Modelling Analyst

What will you be doing?

ACFOR is developing Community Wildfire Resiliency Plans, helping communities better prepare for a changing fire regime across the Maritimes. We also engage in a myriad of other projects, all with a focus on forest ecosystems. ACFOR is unique in that our plans aren't built to gather dust, with a fully integrated operations team, you will get to see all of your planning work come to life and realize the full intended impact of your thoughtful planning.

Who are you?

Education or professional experience in wildfire science, forest ecology, fire management, or a related natural resources field.

Practical understanding of wildfire behavior, fuels, and mitigation approaches (FireSmart, risk mapping, prescribed fire, etc.).

We're looking for someone that values the forest in all its many features and has a drive to improve forest management. A human who is legally entitled to work in Canada.

Has an undergraduate degree at a minimum, in a field related to the natural environment, OR considerable experience as a forest / ecological analyst.

How much will you earn?

This is a salary position with a rough expectation of 40 hours a week. Overtime is unlikely, but field days and travel in New Brunswick /

Remuneration will be in line with experience with a

minimum

rate of $25/hr

Qualifications Required

- Experience with forest / ecological / carbon modelling is required

- More-than-beginner ability with GIS (either QGIS or ArcGIS)

- More-than-beginner ability to program (R, Python, Arcade, Java, SQL, etc.)

- Comfort with office suite programs

Nice to have

- Specific experience with SyncroSim software, Canadian Wildland Fire Information System, Fire Red Book, Prometheus, Burn-P3

- PostgreSQL or database experience

- Community engagement / consultation

Really nice to have

- Fluency in French

- Eligibility for membership with ARPFNB

- Adept programming abilities

- Post-graduate degree

Why ACFOR?

We're a small, dynamic company with the health of the Wabanaki / Acadian forest as the foundation of our work. We have diverse clients and projects ranging from forest operations, site remediation, wood energy projects, software development, and general ecological consulting.

Our team is composed of Professional Foresters, engineers, administration experts, and stellar machine operators. We have our main operations next to the Northumberland coast in Cocagne, with the consulting team operating out of Fredericton.

Remote work is cool with us, and you'll be given respect and trust in your abilities from the moment you join the team.

Benefits

We've got a Manulife benefit program with reasonable coverage starting after 6 months, with an RRSP contribution starting after 12 months.

Titre du poste

Analyste en modelisation des feux de foret et du carbone

Ce que vous ferez

ACFOR est l'une des equipes au Nouveau-Brunswick qui developpe des Plans de Resilience aux Feux de Foret pour les communautes, aidant celles-ci a mieux se preparer face a un regime de feux en evolution dans les Maritimes. Nous participons egalement a une multitude d'autres projets, tous centres sur les ecosystemes forestiers.

Qui etes-vous ?
Nous recherchons quelqu'un qui valorise la foret dans toutes ses dimensions et qui a la volonte d'ameliorer la gestion forestiere. Une personne legalement autorisee a travailler au Canada.
Vous possedez au minimum un diplome de premier cycle dans un domaine lie a l'environnement naturel, OU une experience considerable en tant qu'analyste forestier / ecologique.

Remuneration
Il s'agit d'un poste salarie avec une expectation d'environ 40 heures par semaine. Les heures supplementaires sont peu probables, mais des journees sur le terrain et des deplacements au Nouveau-Brunswick sont a prevoir.
La remuneration sera proportionnelle a l'experience, avec un taux minimum de 25 $/h.

QualificationsObligatoires

- Experience en modelisation forestiere / ecologique / carbone

- Competence superieure au niveau debutant en SIG (QGIS ou ArcGIS)

- Competence superieure au niveau debutant en programmation (R, Python, Arcade, Java, SQL, etc.)

- Aisance avec les logiciels de bureautique

Atouts

- Experience specifique avec le logiciel SyncroSim, le Systeme canadien d'information sur les feux de vegetation (CWFIS), le Fire Red Book

- Experience avec PostgreSQL ou les bases de donnees

- Engagement / consultation communautaire

Atouts majeurs

- Maitrise du anglais

- Admissibilite a l'ARPFNB

- Competences avancees en programmation

- Diplome de deuxieme cycle

Pourquoi ACFOR ?

Nous sommes une petite entreprise dynamique, dont le travail repose sur la sante de la foret Wabanaki / acadienne. Nous avons une clientele et des projets varies allant des operations forestieres, a la rehabilitation de sites, aux projets de bioenergie, au developpement logiciel, et au conseil ecologique general.
Notre equipe est composee de forestiers professionnels, d'ingenieurs, d'experts en administration et d'operateurs de machinerie exceptionnels. Nos operations principales se trouvent pres de la cote de Northumberland a Cocagne, avec l'equipe de consultation basee a Fredericton.
Le teletravail nous convient, et vous beneficierez de respect et de confiance des votre arrivee.

Avantages sociaux
Nous offrons un regime d'avantages Manuvie avec une couverture raisonnable apres 6 mois, ainsi qu'une contribution a un REER apres 12 mois.

[SM1]Or Wildfire Resilience and Mitigation Specialist

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $50,000.00-$75,000.00 per year

Benefits:

Dental care Extended health care Life insurance RRSP match
Experience:

wildfire risk modelling or mitigation : 1 year (preferred)
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Fredericton, NB