Marine’s Jobs

Municipality of North Cowichan · Duncan

This is your dream role — leading the silviculture program for North Cowichan's Municipal Forest Reserve in Duncan at $43–48/hr, patrolling forest roads, overseeing contractors, and managing wildfire protection, with every skill on your CV put to work.

• silviculture
• wildfire suppression
• forest health assessment
• surveying
• crew work
• team leadership
• reforestation
• field data collection
• gap: RFT registration (eligible, not yet registered)

Khowutzun Forest Services · Duncan

A First Nations forestry company in Duncan needs someone to run their silviculture program, manage planting and harvesting crews, and oversee firefighting operations — at $43–45/hr with benefits. Your trilingual skills are a genuine asset for community-facing work on Cowichan territory, and every single skill on your CV applies here.

• silviculture
• reforestation
• wildfire suppression
• forest health assessment
• team leadership
• crew work
• field data collection
• organization and management
• gap: application deadline passed (Apr 24) — contact to check if still open

Forbidden Timber Ltd. · Courtenay

This is exactly where you're headed — leading field crews on the BC coast, cruising timber, laying out cutblocks, and mentoring junior staff in the Comox Valley, at $38–52/hr with full benefits and RRSP matching.

• timber cruising
• forest health assessment
• surveying
• crew work
• team leadership
• field data collection
• silviculture
• gap: 5+ years coastal experience (she has ~4)
• gap: RFT registration (eligible, not yet registered)
• gap: Enfor/CruiseMate proficiency

Mosaic Forest Management · Campbell River

Mosaic's Area Planner in Campbell River at $88–110K plus bonus and pension — you'd plan harvesting and road construction across an assigned area, doing field layout and surveying in the forest with one of the Island's biggest employers.

• surveying
• timber cruising
• field data collection
• forest health assessment
• silviculture
• team leadership
• organization and management
• gap: RoadEng/GIS proficiency
• gap: harvest planning at area scale

Fielding Resources Ltd. · Vancouver Island

Pure timber cruising across Vancouver Island at $300–500/day — you'd be in the forest every day using exactly the surveying and cruising skills you've built, with mentorship and benefits included.

• timber cruising
• surveying
• field data collection
• forest health assessment
• outdoor work
• gap: production-based pay model