Forest Engineer

**About the role**

As the Forest Engineer, you will be responsible for ensuring we maximise the potential of our forest resources. In this role you will provide harvest planning and engineering solutions, expertise in road design and construction while maintaining and improving our safety, environmental and financial objectives.

This role has a great mix of in field and office-based work providing a wide variety of activities to be involved in, such as:

- Preparing operational harvesting plans
- Planning road design and landing layouts
- Stream crossing design & installation
- Supervision of engineering and quarry operations
- Resource consents & environmental monitoring
- Assessing and validating planning options for our logging and roading operations
- Preparing budgets, forecasting and project cost analysis
- Estimating engineering productivity targets
- Maintaining forest engineering databases

Be a part of our cyclone recovery journey This is an exciting time to join a 50 year old company that is in the middle of an extensive rebuild, following the impacts of Cyclone Gabrielle. This will provide multiple opportunities for you to use your skills outside your typical day job, so flexibility is key. Pan Pac contributes 6% of the GDP of the Hawke's Bay region, and we are highly focused on resuming normal operations as soon as possible.

**About us**

Based in Whirinaki, with forests across the region, we add value to our natural resources. Our business is renewables, and we have been a part of New Zealand’s bio-based economy for 50 years. We grow, process, and deliver quality radiata products to national and international markets. Sustainability and safety are the foundations of our business. We have a team of over 430 full time staff and 400 contractors. We care for our people, the environment and our community.

**We offer**
- Attractive remuneration package
- Secure employment
- A supportive learning and development environment
- Reward and recognition
- Flexible work options
- Wellbeing programme
- Free life insurance for you and discounted insurance for your partner
- Subsidised medical insurance for you and your family
- A 4WD vehicle with full private use
- A discounted fuel offer for your family
- Free flu injections
- Retail discounts
- Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
- Annual kiln dried firewood allocation
- Relocation costs
- Family friendly events

**About you**
Are you someone who can think outside the square and come up with innovative solutions?
- Able to work logically and methodically
- A tertiary qualification in Forest Engineering is preferred with a minimum of 3 years practical experience
- Experience using engineering software programmes eg CHPS, RoadENG
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Strong interpersonal, relationship & influencing skills
- The ability to draw on your experiences to drive process improvements and efficiencies across our forest engineering operations
- The ability to work autonomously, without supervision and to deadlines
- A high level of fitness and a passion for working outdoors
- A Full NZ drivers license
- The ability to work in as part of a small dynamic team
- A strong health, safety and environmental focus

If you are looking to join a team of like-minded professionals and think you’ve got what it takes, then we’d love to hear from you.