The Team
The Strategic Land Use – West Coast Region team and South Coast Region team are collaborative, multi-disciplinary teams leading complex land use and resource stewardship initiatives across the Coast Area. The teams contribute to strategic resource stewardship solutions and are responsive to changing needs of government and partners in the regions. Their work includes land use planning, cumulative effects management, collaborative stewardship, natural-resource information and analysis, decision-support solutions, and collaborative regional partnerships with other ministries and First Nations governments. The teams work closely with First Nations and other partners and across ministries, bringing together a range of technical and relationship-based expertise within a flexible matrix model that allows staff to support one another as priorities evolve. The teams value diverse experience, strong relationships, and a supportive culture that emphasizes balance, connection, and meaningful impact on public land and water across the Coast area.
The Role
Land and Resource Specialists work closely with Directors of Regional Initiatives and broader teams of Land and Resource Specialists to transform complex natural resource challenges into creative, practical solutions that help shape policy, advance Ministry priorities and strengthen stewardship outcomes. In this role, successful candidates will support and lead dynamic, multi-disciplinary projects requiring collaboration and coordination across multiple agencies and will guide strategic initiatives from initiation through to conclusion. The work involves close collaboration with partners, including First Nations, to navigate diverse issues and support thoughtful natural resource management decisions across both the West Coast and South Coast regions.
Current priorities include projects focused on marine and coastal stewardship, ecosystem-based management, freshwater and watershed stewardship, and the negotiation and implementation of Land Use Plans. The work is multi-disciplinary and undertaken in close collaboration with First Nations partners, other government partners and contractors. Projects may be high profile, and these positions are suited to people who strongly identify with BC Public Service values of Service, Accountability and Teamwork. The focus of initiatives may shift in future depending on emerging regional and divisional needs and priorities.
Qualifications
Education and Experience Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree in a natural resource management related field (e.g., Forestry, Geography, Biology, Marine Biology, Planning, Geomatics or Natural Resource Management), or an equivalent combination of education/training, plus five (5) or more years of related experience.
- Demonstrated experience in managing components of strategic, high-profile and/or multi-disciplinary projects in which innovative solutions were implemented to solve a unique or complex natural resource management problem.
- Demonstrated experience in a multiple partners environment, understanding perspectives, conflicts and facilitating/developing solutions.
- Demonstrated expertise in distilling and communicating complex natural resource information to laypersons.
- Experience and knowledge of conflict and dispute resolution principles and practices.
- Demonstrated experience working on initiatives that required collaboration, relationship building, negotiation and/or consultation with First Nations partners.
Related experience may include:
- Experience in coordinating project teams.
- Experience managing relationships with senior level partners.
- Experience working for First Nations governments/organizations.
Preference may be given to those with one (1) or more of the following:
- Training in project management or an equivalent combination of training and experience.
- Demonstrated experience facilitating groups whose members hold varying interests, in a natural resource context.
- Demonstrated experience working on initiatives that required collaboration, relationship building, negotiation and/or consultation with First Nations partners in the Coast Area.
- Experience and/or training in planning, particularly marine planning for natural resources.
- Experience in statutory decision-making or decision support.
- Experience or Education in one or more aspects of BC West Coast ecosystems, governance or First Nations context.
For questions regarding this position, please contact Lindsey.Huebel@gov.bc.ca.
About this Position:
There are currently at least two (2) permanent, full-time positions available, including one in the West Coast Region and one in the South Coast Region.
This position can be located in any Coast Area, Ministry of Water, Land and Resource Stewardship office. The locations listed above are to assist applicants in searching for this opportunity and are not a complete list of locations.
Depending on the successful candidate’s location, a bi-weekly isolation allowance may apply.
Flexible work options are available; this position may be able to work up to five (5) days at home per week subject to an approved Telework Agreement.
Employees of the BC Public Service must be located in BC at the time of employment.
An eligibility list may be established to fill future temporary and permanent vacancies.
This position is also posted as a Licensed Science Officer (Other) 3. If you have a related professional designation, apply to this opportunity via Requisition 126242.
A Criminal Record Check (CRC) will be required.
Working for the BC Public Service:
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How to Apply:
Your resume and/or cover letter must clearly show that you meet the education and experience requirements. Highlight the required qualifications and support them with specific examples, such as your responsibilities, projects you've worked on, or accomplishments. Find more information on the recruitment process, including helpful tips and videos about the application process, visit the Your Job Application page of MyHR.
Cover Letter: NO - Please do not submit a cover letter as it will not be reviewed.
Resume: YES - Ensure your resume includes your educational accomplishments, employment history, including job titles, start and end dates (month and year) and your job related responsibilities for each job in your employment history, and any relevant information that relates to this position.
Questionnaire: YES - You will need to complete a basic questionnaire to demonstrate how you meet the job requirements.
Applicants who are selected to move forward in the hiring process may be assessed on their knowledge, skills, abilities, competencies and other position related requirements as outlined in the Job Profile at the bottom of the posting. Applications will be accepted until 11:00 pm Pacific Time on the closing date of the competition. If you are experiencing technical difficulty applying, visit the Technical Assistance
