Forester (State Lands), Natural Resource Specialist 3

Deming Unit Forester (State Lands), Natural Resource Specialist 3 (NRS3)
Location: Northwest Region- Sedro Woolley, WA
Work Hours flexibility may be available and considered 
Relocation Compensation may be available and considered
Salary: $4,865.00 – $6,539.00 Monthly 

Review of applications is ongoing. We reserve the right to make a hiring decision or close this recruitment at any time after 10/17/24. It is in your best interest to submit materials as soon as possible.

Baker District is actively seeking a Presales and Planning Unit Forester. The position will have a duty station in Sedro Woolley, WA, though there is flexibility within Baker District. The varied terrain and microclimates in Baker District provide many timber sale design challenges from steep terrain needing adequate logging system evaluations, unstable slopes that require identification, protection, and mitigation of impacts from harvesting, complex and unique habitats that are managed and/or protected under the agency’s Habitat jobshiringnearme.org Plan, and timber harvest and silvicultural prescriptions that are developed for variable retention harvests, variable density thinnings, and small-wood commercial thinnings. The successful candidate will oversee the management of a team of dedicated presales foresters which includes field work and environmental analysis work, as required for SEPA and Forest Practices permits.  Work will include interacting with regulatory staff, purchasers, contractors, stakeholders, tribal partners, and neighbors. The presales team will evaluate areas for proposed timber harvest activities and bring a final product to auction, ensuring all policies and regulations are followed.  If you enjoy forest management challenges and watching your work come to fruition, this is the place for you!

Required Qualifications: 

• A Bachelor’s degree in forestry or related field AND two years of professional forestry experience;
  OR an equivalent combination of education and/or experience.
• Experience in applying the principles and practices of the forestry profession as applicable to the northwestern United States.
• Experience with computer applications such as Microsoft Word and Excel.
• Experience with GPS technology and GIS mapping products.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong facilitation and negotiation skills.
• Ability to assign work and set performance standards and expectations.
• Ability to provide training and development.