Job Description

Your potential is here!

Division: ATCO Electric

Location: Edmonton (Office-based position)

Duration: 8 to 18-month period

Salary: $24 - $36/hour, dependent upon previous work-term experience

Start Date: January or May 2025 (ATCO will align the start date with the completion of the academic commitments of the successful candidate).

Relocation: Relocation assistance will be provided

What We Offer: 

A culture based on caring, integrity, agility, collaboration, safety, and belonging
Salary increases every semester plus 6% vacation pay
Opportunities to give back through ATCO's EPIC Program and team events
Well-Being@ATCO Health & Wellness Program
So much more!

ATCO is a diversified global corporation delivering comprehensive solutions and service excellence in Energy Infrastructure; Structures & Logistics; Transportation; and Commercial Real Estate. ATCO is community-based with a global reach. Over the course of our 77-year history, we've worked in more than 100 countries developing reliable, integrated solutions. Our history has been shaped by imagination, courage, perseverance, and integrity; these are the qualities that we seek in all potential employees. To learn more about what makes ATCO a one-of-a-kind employer visit www.atco.com to see all that we have to offer.

We are looking for someone to join our Forestry Planning Team. Perspective candidates should be currently in a program related to; Forestry, Environmental Sciences, or Natural Resource Management. Forestry Planning is part of the Asset Management group, which supports the business by making data-driven decisions, to enable ATCO to deliver optimal value from our electrical assets for our customers.

Who you are:

Must be enrolled in an internship program at a recognized Canadian university.
Must be both an organized, self-motivated individual who is able to work effectively under minimal supervision and someone who works effectively within a team environment on complex technical projects
Possesses effective verbal and written communication skills
Must have a willingness to learn new processes and skills
Familiar with data management principles
The following attributes are an asset:
- Experience with spatial data and ArcGIS (ESRI or FME)
- Coding ability (especially in Python or R) and knowledge of Machine Learning processes
- Knowledge of Remote Sensing data (especially LiDAR) and provincial landscape datasets
- An understanding of tree growth and yield science
- Experience within the Electric Utilities Industry

To apply:

Please indicate on your resume how many months you are available for and when you are able to start (January or May 2025).
Include your most recent transcript in your application.

What you get to do as a Forestry Planning Intern:

Data Management
QC the accuracy and format of various datasets from multiple sources
Ensure data management standards are consistently followed
Support data storage and retrieval systems
Analytics
Support remote sensing-based analysis projects
Ad-hoc analysis to support various maintenance and construction initiatives
Analyze field workplans, inventory patrols, and asset data to facilitate business decisions
Outreach
Work with the ATCO team lead and other subject matter experts to facilitate successful projects and develop strategies to improve data management or analytical processes
Gather input and data from all levels of the business to quantify project costs, risks, and benefits.

Educational Qualifications:

Students currently in one of the following program areas (or similar) are preferred:
- Forestry
- Natural Resources
- Environment
- Geography or GIS sciences

Opportunities from ATCO

New Opportunities from ATCO

Forestry Planning Student Intern