Civil or Forest Engineer

Straits Engineer, Civil Engineer 2 (CE2)/Civil Engineer 1 (In-Training)
Work Hours and flexibility may be available and considered
Salary: $4,517.00 – $7,043.00 Monthly

Review of applications is ongoing. We reserve the right to make a hiring decision or close this recruitment at any time after 12/24/2024. It is in your best interest to submit materials as soon as possible.

Want to join something GREAT and make a difference?
Olympic Region is actively seeking a Forest or Civil Engineer for the Straits District. The duty station is in Port Angeles, Washington on the Olympic Peninsula. The varied terrain and high rainfall in the Olympic Region provide many engineering challenges in forest road layout and maintenance.  The successful candidate will be in charge of developing road plans for the Straits District Timber Sale Program, which will include evaluating existing roads and structures, locating new road locations, designing new stream crossing structures, and doing harvest system analysis.

Responsibilities:

• Detail-oriented project work and consultation
• Manage forest road projects from initial scoping to closing out construction
• Collaborating between different partners in the Region in the process of putting together road and streamcrossing projects
• Creating and maintaining respectful working relationships
• Providing recommendations for actions on bridges, culverts, and other maintenance needs on forest roads
• Providing recommendations on corrections to fish barriers
• Thinking critically and strategically while also meeting project deadlines
• Being part of a dynamic and energetic team

This may be filled as an in-training position. This is designated as a 12-18 month training plan. If you complete all elements of the training steps in a shorter amount of time, we may waive the remainder of the time required. Candidates will be considered as Civil Engineer 1 (In-Training) or Civil Engineer 2 (CE2), depending on qualifications.

Required Qualifications: 
Civil Engineer 1 (In-Training)  
(Salary range: $4,517.00 – $6,077.00 per month):

• A bachelor’s degree in Forest or Civil Engineering or related field;
  OR an equivalent combination of education and/or experience.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to navigate in the field using maps, compass, and orthophotos.
• Commitment to fostering and supporting an environment that honors diversity, equity, inclusion, and environmental justice practices.
• Perform assigned duties in a manner consistent with applicable laws, regulations and public records retention and requests are followed.

Civil Engineer 2 (CE2)
(Salary range: $5,241.00 – $7,043.00 per month):

• A bachelor’s degree in Forest or Civil Engineering or related field,
  AND One year of experience in forest or civil engineering or related field;
  OR an equivalent combination of education and/or experience.
• Knowledge of theory, policy, principles, and practices of the forest engineering profession as applied to Northwestern United States (i.e., fundamentals of markets and economics, sales layout, logging methods, road engineering, water quality, watershed management, fish passage design.)
• Knowledge of current forest practices rules, forestry laws, and practices.
• Experience with timber sales road plan preparation and administration.
• Experience with facilitation and negotiation.
• Experience with navigating in the field using maps, compasses, and orthophotos.
• Well-developed written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to write professional correspondence and technical documents.