Apply By: Friday, September 12, 2025 11:59 pm EDT

Forest Resources Inventory (FRI) Specialist

Job ID:

232679

Posting status:

Open

Organization:

Ministry of Natural Resources

Division:

Science and Research Branch

City:

Peterborough, Sault Ste Marie, South Porcupine, Thunder Bay

Position(s) language:

English

Job term:

1 Permanent

Job code:

14504 - Geoscientist 2

Salary:

$1,373.31 - $1,732.13 Per week*
*Indicates the salary listed as per the OPSEU Collective Agreement.

Bring your Remote Sensing, Geographic Information System (GIS) expertise and landscape ecological understanding into our team environment where you will be a valuable asset to the Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR), in ensuring that resources are protected, valued and being used to their maximum efficiency. This position is designed to provide remote sensing, geomatics and ecological/terrestrial mapping support to a dynamic and integrated multi-disciplinary team of foresters, remote sensing specialists, database/modelling specialists, ecologists, biologists, and policy specialists engaged in an innovative LiDAR based Area-based Assessment inventory process as well as other major feature extraction projects supporting land and resource mapping across Ontario.

The Ontario Public Service (OPS) is committed to being an employer of first choice, creating a positive and inclusive work environment.

We offer:

• a defined benefit pension plan
• maternity and parental leave top-up benefits which includes adoptive parents
• comprehensive health plan
• life and disability insurance
• flexible work arrangements
• collegial and professional work culture
• career growth and development opportunities across multiple business areas
• on-the-job training to support your success in the role

About the job

In this role, you will:

• provide geoscientific/ecological expertise for geospatial analysis using remote sensing and GIS procedures through digital image interpretation, object based image analysis and database development in support of landscape analysis and reporting
• create spatial data layers by conducting advanced image interpretation of terrestrial ecological features using high resolution imagery and point cloud data
• work within relational database (RDBMS) and other database designs
• employ information management strategies and methods to help create a publicly accessible multi-scale integrated database
• provide continual collaboration with colleagues and senior staff
• produce robust product metadata and project documentation/manuals as required
• support contract deliverables and oversight of contract deliverables

What you bring to the team

Remote sensing and technical knowledge:

• knowledge of remote sensing theory and applications
• extensive knowledge of GIS, statistical and remote sensing software
• knowledge of GPS and mobile field technology
• knowledge of remotely piloted aerial systems and associated data
• knowledge of geoscientific and ecological principles in related to ecology and forestry

Analytical skills:

• ability to troubleshoot software and technical issues, and provide alternative solutions
• ability to verify complex landscape changes by analyzing multi-date imagery and consulting with experts and authoritative data sources
• able to determine boundaries of ecological features employing geoscientific principles, spatial data sets and field data
• ability to adhere to topological data standards and other quality assurance and quality control standards

Project management and organizational skills:

• time management skills to ensure project tasks and interpreted map products are completed and documented via project status reports
• work experience that demonstrates your ability to work on a variety of project tasks simultaneously

Interpersonal and communication skills:

• well developed interpersonal skills to work effectively in a team environment
• communications skills to provide team and partners with project updates showing reports, maps and/or statistical trend analysis

Computer and technological proficiency:

• knowledge of cloud-based storage and computing technologies
• knowledge of artificial intelligence and machine learning techniques used in remote sensing

Don't meet every qualification?

If you are excited about this position and meet most, but not all, of the listed qualifications, please still consider applying. We recognize that no one person might have every qualification in this job ad, and you just might be the right candidate!

How we support diversity, inclusion and accessibility

We are building an inclusive workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We encourage everyone interested in working with us to apply, including people with disabilities, Indigenous, Black and racialized individuals, as well as people from all ethnicities, cultures, sexual orientations, gender identities and gender expressions.

Our hiring process is accessible, consistent with Ontario's Human Rights Code and the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005. We are working to prevent and remove barriers in our hiring processes and can offer accommodation to address specific needs related to Code-protected grounds such as disability, family status and religion. For more information about accommodation during the hiring process please contact us.

Learn more about the work the OPS is doing to create an inclusive, anti-racist, accessible and diverse workplace:

• diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives
• accessibility
• Anti-Racism Policy

Additional information:

Apply by:

Friday, September 12, 2025 11:59 pm EDT

Position details:

• 1 English Permanent, 300 Water St, Peterborough, East Region or 5520 Hwy 101 E, South Porcupine, North Region or 421 James St S, Thunder Bay, North Region or 1235 Queen St E, Sault Ste Marie, North Region

Compensation group:

Ontario Public Service Employees Union

Work hours:

Schedule 6

Category:

Information Technology

Posted on:

Friday, August 22, 2025

Note:

• N-NR-232679/25

How to apply:

• You must apply online.

• Your cover letter and resume combined should not exceed five (5) pages. For tips and tools on how to write a concise cover letter and resume, review the Writing a Cover Letter and Resume: Tips, Tools and Resources.

• Customize your cover letter and resume to the qualifications listed on the job ad. Using concrete examples, you must show how you demonstrated the requirements for this job. We rely on the information you provide to us.

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Language requirements and assessment:
All external Ontario Public Service (OPS) job ads are posted in English and French. Check the "position(s) language" section at the top of each job ad for the language requirements. For all roles, candidates are assessed in English, the business language of the OPS. If the position is bilingual (English/French), you'll also need to pass a French-language proficiency test.

Exigences en matière de langue et évaluation:
Toutes les offres d'emploi externes de la fonction publique de l'Ontario (FPO) sont affichées en français et en anglais. Consultez la section « Langue du ou des postes » en haut de chaque offre d'emploi pour connaître les exigences linguistiques. Pour tous les postes, les candidats sont évalués en anglais, la langue d'affaires de la FPO. Si le poste est bilingue (anglais/français), vous devrez également passer un test de compétences linguistiques en français.

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