Forester – Inventory/GIS

We train and promote from within
Excellent low-cost health benefits
Retirement plan with employer-paid contributions
Paid vacation and 10 holidays

At Sierra Pacific Industries, we understand our greatest strength is the people who choose to build a career with us. We are a third-generation family-owned company that has grown to be one of the largest lumber and millwork producers in the United States. Our more than 6,000 employees are proud to work at our state-of-the-art sawmills and other facilities, including: manufacturing, custom wood-framed windows, fabrication, millwork, veneer, cogeneration, trucking, forestry, and other operations.

The Forestry Division in Anderson, CA has an opening for a qualified forester with a working knowledge of forest inventory methods and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) experience. This position qualifies towards RPF experience requirements.

About The Position

• Leverage modern technology for on-the-ground forestry applications
• Collaborate with internal and contract technical specialists to perform data queries and analysis using GIS
• Effectively generate maps and resource reports
• Install, troubleshoot, and manage various forestry-related programs and software
• Maintain and update GIS map files and associated data in relational databases
• Manage data collection for the Company’s annual timber harvest depletion
• Manage files and reports related to the Company’s carbon offset program
• Read and interpret maps and aerial photography
• Hike in extremely remote and mountainous regions using maps, compass, and GPS

Qualifications

• Bachelors’ degree in Forestry, GIS, or Natural Resources discipline
• Working experience using ArcGIS Pro
• Demonstrated capability installing, troubleshooting, and maintaining computer programs and software
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel
• Experience with R, Python, or SQL databases is a plus
• Familiarity with standard data collection tools such as iPads and GPS and file sharing/data management applications
• Working knowledge of forest inventory methods and GIS
• Experience with QGIS and Avenza is desirable
• Demonstrated organizational skills with superior attention to detail
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Positive attitude, self-motivated, ability to work as a team member in a crew environment
• Valid California driver’s license

Why Join Our Team?
Because this is more than an invitation, it’s a commitment to offer opportunities for personal and professional growth to everyone! We ask people to grow with us and make the company even better.

We provide an excellent benefit package including a full Health Benefits Plan (including medical, dental, and vision) with low-cost premiums, a 401(k) with Company Match, additional Retirement Contributions, and company-paid Life Insurance. Every year since 1979, the Sierra Pacific Foundation has provided an average of $500,000 in scholarships to help the children of our crew members with education expenses.

Sierra Pacific is an (EOE) Equal Opportunity Employer, including those with a disability and veterans.
The general wage range for this position at Sierra Pacific Industries is from $65,000 to $85,000 per year, and is dependent upon a number of factors, including, but not limited to: relevant work experience, skill, knowledge, and/or education.

About Our Company
Sierra Pacific Industries started in 1949 and has grown to be one of the largest lumber and millwork producers in the U.S., employing more than 6,000 crew members. Sierra Pacific continues to be a company where its employees are proud to work at state-of-the-art sawmills and other facilities and others strive to become part of the team.

We are a third-generation family-owned company based in Northern California. Sierra Pacific owns and sustainably manages more than 2.4 million acres of timberland in California, Oregon, and Washington. We are growing forests for our future, planting over 6 million new trees every year. Our forests are managed under a 100-year plan by Registered Professional Foresters, Wildlife Biologists, Botanists, and other professionals.

Sierra Pacific effectively uses nearly 100% of every piece of wood we bring to our facilities. In fact, any small amount that isn’t turned into hand-crafted doors and windows, millwork, lumber, or landscaping material is converted into electricity in our seven biomass-fueled power plants.

We are proud that all Sierra Pacific facilities follow our drug-free and tobacco-free policies. As part of our safety in the workplace policy, an offer of employment is subject to a negative drug screen result. We use E-verify to verify the social security number and work authorization of all newly hired employees. Sierra Pacific is an (EOE) Equal Opportunity Employer, including those with a disability and veterans.