Technical
Electrical, controls, network, fibre, cooling, facilities, cybersecurity, hardware and site reliability.
The Digital Farms of British Columbia
Build local capability, not a fly-in industrial island.
The operating model prioritizes local hiring, local procurement and durable supplier relationships in every participating community.
Permanent roles
Jobs span farms and fibre.
The point of co-location is that the campus supports multiple job families rather than a data hall alone.
Agriculture
Growers, crop technicians, IPM, irrigation, aquaculture, horticultural maintenance and food safety.
Operations
Warehousing, logistics, sanitation, processing, procurement, community relations and administration.
Local procurement target
The project should publish a local-procurement scorecard by site. Packages suitable for local bidding include civil works, concrete, electrical installation, plumbing, greenhouse construction, glazing, landscaping, snow clearing, transport, food distribution, security, cleaning and routine maintenance.
Supplier onboarding
Small local firms should not need enterprise-scale compliance departments to participate. The procurement system should use tiered insurance and documentation requirements proportional to contract risk.
Training
Every operational site should reserve paid trainee positions and partner with B.C. colleges, technical institutes, Indigenous training organizations and secondary-school trades programs where feasible.