TREE IMPROVEMENT MANAGER

TREE IMPROVEMENT MANAGER

New Brunswick

Our client, J.D. Irving Woodlands Division, is dedicated to sustainable forest management, proactive research and providing a long-term competitive fiber supply to the company’s integrated value chain. They have a long history of reforestation and tree improvement. Working with the Maritime Innovation Laboratory, the Sussex Tree Nursery is pivotal in their R&D effort to develop a sustainable and efficient acclimatization process for our Somatic Embryogenesis seedlings (SE seedlings). Multiple approaches and technologies are under investigation in concert with partners around the world. Defining and implementing a suitable crop plan and adequate technology to transfer from the lab, acclimatize and grow SE seedlings is crucial to their long-term goals to accelerate the deployment of their genetic gains to strengthen their long-term competitiveness.

They are currently looking for a ‘hands-on’, motivated individual to join their Sussex Team as a Tree Improvement Manager.

Key Responsibilities:

• Advance growth and health of our client’s forests through genetic improvement.
• Accelerate the improvement of our client’s genetics through internal initiatives and external partnerships.
• Lead research across the full cycle of test design, establishment, maintenance, measurement, analysis, interpretation, and application.
• Oversee annual tree breeding and field test establishment across our client’s forest regions.
• Maintain databases and records to assure high quality information is accessible and actionable.
• Provide strategic and managerial oversight for all of our client’s seed production.
• Work closely with Nursery staff to execute tree breeding, seed extraction, seedling nursery production, and tree grafting.
• Coordinate closely with regional forestry staff to implement research plans and communicate findings.
• Lead genomics projects with internal and external partners.
• Conduct an annual process to match the appropriate genetics with site conditions to gain the most benefit from available genetics.
• Provide leadership in external tree improvement collaborations in the region and abroad.

Qualifications:

• Graduate degree in forestry/genetics and five years of experience in tree improvement and management.
• Quantitative skills in forest genetics.
• Experience in statistical packages R and ASReml considered an asset.
• Excellent spoken and written communication skills.

Why Choose This Opportunity

• Competitive pay, comprehensive benefits plan, RRSP contributions
• The opportunity to work with the best equipment and technology in the industry
• Multiple career development opportunities
• Various technical and Leadership training courses to ensure your success and continued development

If you would like to learn more about this opportunity, please contact Lynn Breau at 506-852-8043 for a confidential exchange of information. Or use the “Apply For Job” button at the bottom to confidentially share a copy of your resume