Specific Purpose Projects Officer, TRU Wildfire
- Kamloops, BC
- 76.125-87.001 $ par an
- Permanent
- Temps-plein
- Project manages the tasks identified in the Contribution Agreement through Natural Resources Canada's Federal Fighting and Managing Wildfires in a Changing Climate - Training Fund
- Project manages any work related to Specific Purpose Project (SPP)
- Analyses risk and provides mitigation measures on SPP
- Preparing forecasts, operating, and capital budgets for SPP
- Monitoring performance against budget of the SPP, scope of work and schedule in collaboration with TRU Finance and the Budget Office, Provincial and Federal Ministries, and Associations
- Providing requested analyses of budget and financial performance to the funding partners and stakeholders
- Providing strategic direction and project management on externally funded short term program planning based on SPP parameters
- Evaluates the In-Community Wildfire Training applications, against the established assessment criteria to identify and train groups that will enhance wildfire response capacity, with a focus on rural, remote, and Indigenous communities
- Manages the delivery of wildfire training and program evaluations post-training to document best practices and learning opportunities
- Prepares forecasts based on SPP operating and capital budgets
- Monitors and reporting on SPP forecasts, operating and capital budget
- Provides project management, contract administration, and procurement
- Liaises with TRU Finance, TRU Budget Office, provincial and federal stakeholders
- Provides strategic and operational support within SPP
- Develops budget strategies for all of the operations of the SPP
- Co-ordinates budget analysis and planning with the Budget Office and TRU Finance
- Collects SPP data information and analyze
- Represents SPP on institution-wide committees and planning bodies relevant to SPP
- Prepares budgets and reports in the context of short- and long-term project planning
- Determines the source of appropriate data to complete analyses and develop budget strategies
- Manages outcome-based deliverables with a significant level of internal and external stakeholder engagement
- Implements project deliverables, monitoring scope schedule, and executing project closeout
- Willingness to travel as needed to support project deliverables
- Other duties as assigned by your immediate supervisor
Associate Director, TRU Wildfire (Training)QUALIFICATIONSREQUIRED KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS
- Degree in Natural Resource Science, Business Administration or related field, or equivalent education and experience
- Project management education and training
- Minimum of 5 years of project management experience in an academic or complex professional environment
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Ability to translate budget, financial data and project scenarios in non-technical terms
- Ability to support a research project focused on quality improvement
- Ability to set and implement budget and planning priorities
- Knowledge and experience with wildfire management, delivering/coordinating wildfire training, and wildfire training curriculum/standards in British Columbia
- Experience working with government bodies, external agencies, indigenous organizations, and knowledge of indigenous culture and customs