The Regional District has an immediate opportunity for a full time Invasive Plant Coordinator in our Dawson Creek office.  This is challenging, technical, and public relations work to coordinate and enhance the District’s invasive plant program initiatives including education and outreach and compliance and enforcement. This role will provide satisfaction to someone who is an excellent team player, has strong interpersonal skills, is passionate about the environment, and is willing to provide the best overall benefit to the Regional District.

Responsibilities:

Assists in monitoring of invasive plant management contracts.
Assists in applying procedures from published invasive plant field manuals.
Assists in developing and delivering a variety of outreach activities and public education programs.
Utilizes the BC Invasive Alien Plant Program (IAPP) database to generate maps for strategic planning and enter information relative to invasive plant inventories and monitoring activities.
Assists in the collection and analysis of data and costs, maintains records, prepares status reports, budget estimates and provides recommendations on Program functions.
Collaborates with First Nations groups to encourage inventories and management of invasive plants on reserve lands and other areas of interest.
Assists with compliance and enforcement activities regarding invasive plant infestations on private properties.
Prepares a variety of reports, correspondence, memoranda and other documents.
Assists in the coordination and participation of stakeholder and PRRD Board-appointed committees in the delivery of Program initiatives.
Assists in the preparation of funding applications, formal tenders, invitations to quote, and requests for proposals for services and developments required for Program functions.
Assesses invasive plant threats and assists in developing strategies for management.
Promotes the development and implementation of invasive plant management programs to landowners, agencies and organizations operating within the PRRD.
Collaborates and liaises with, and responds to enquiries from, the public, elected officials, external agencies, community groups, private sector, staff, and others as required.
Performs other related duties as assigned.

Qualifications and Experience:

A post-secondary diploma or certificate in environmental studies, natural resources, or related field of study.
3 years related experience and knowledge of invasive plant identification, distribution, and management.
Experience in public education, consultation processes, group facilitation, public speaking or media relations.
Excellent organizational skills, ability to establish priorities, independently coordinate workloads to meet timelines and budget expectations.
Proven ability to compose and edit correspondence and documents, as well as excellent analytical report writing skills.
Working knowledge of GIS mapping and operation of GPS units.
Obtain Pesticide Applicator Certificate for Industrial Vegetation and Noxious Weeds within 30 days of hiring.
Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) training: completion of WHMIS for Workers online course within 30 days of hiring.
Valid BC Driver’s License must be maintained. A driver’s abstract must be provided prior to hiring.