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
