Forest Information Specialist

5 days ago

Colac, Australia AKD Full time

Posted: 30/05/2025

Closing Date: 30/06/2025

**Salary**: $80,000.00 - $90,000.00

**Job Type**: Permanent - Full Time

Location: Colac

Job Category: Analysis & Reporting

**AKD is a successful forestry products company, growing and manufacturing sustainable quality timber products. With operations across Queensland, NSW and Victoria we have 1,000 plus strong team members who are passionate about our business**

**AKD is proud of our diverse culture that supports empowered individuals, embraces teamwork, and encourages a simple action orientated ‘can do - make it happen’ attitude.**

**FOREST INFORMATION SPECIALIST**

We have an outstanding opportunity for a driven and self-motivated person who enjoys working both indoors and outdoors to join our Forestry team in the full-time position of Forest Information Specialist. Reporting to the Technical Services Manager, this role will manage the day to day running of the Geographic Information Systems and stand record keeping systems. This includes the capture, cataloguing, storage and analysis of spatial data, administration of stand records and the design and preparation of digital maps.

This full-time position is based at our Colac office and will support the broader AKD Forestry business.

**Key duties & responsibilities will include**:

- Designing and maintaining spatial records through recording periodic measurement of forest areas and updating the GIS.
- Provision of maps, tables and other forest information to operational staff to help plan, manage and report on forest and land activities.
- Providing technical support, user training and support to GIS processes.
- Supporting new land acquisition projects and due diligence work by mapping suitable plantation areas, determining offsets and calculating net plantation areas.
- Development and implementation of the stand record and operations management system inclusive of capturing, recording and maintaining stand records.
- Measurement of permanent and temporary growth plots in the field.
- Updating of and reporting on forest records and forest inventory data.
- Update fire-fighting activities including fire roster duties through fire season.
- Special projects as requested or needed.

**Essential skills and experience for the position**:

- Absolute Commitment to Health, Safety & Wellbeing
- Strong problem solving, communication and time management skills
- Experience in spatial data (ARCGIS) and stand record systems
- Exceptional attention to detail
- Proven ability of developing key professional relationships
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Strong commitment and desire to learn and achieve
- Current Drivers Licence

**Salary range: $80,000 - $90,000 p.a.**

**Applications close 30**th** June 2025**

**Note: Pre-employment drug and alcohol, along with functional capacity testing, will be required.

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