Roads Forester

We are seeking a dynamic and skilled Planning & Roads Forester to oversee and integrate road and planning operations across the Moosehead District. This unique role offers a primary focus in either planning or roads, with responsibilities tailored to leverage your expertise while supporting the District-wide harvest strategies. This is an exciting opportunity to work extensively in the field, fostering sustainable forest management practices.

Key Responsibilities

• Collaborate with planning and harvesting teams to manage road and planning operations across 400,000 acres, ensuring alignment with comprehensive harvest plans and strategies
• Champion safety and risk awareness by modeling best practices and intervening when necessary to ensure a safe work environment
• Utilize strategic harvest plans and GIS tools to conduct field reconnaissance, preparing harvest units in accordance with New England harvest practices
• Oversee tract preparation activities, including validating harvest candidates, assessing environmental impacts, marking stream boundaries, and volume estimation, while adhering to Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI) management constraints
• Manage yearly contract budgets, fostering seamless communication between planning, marketing, and harvesting teams to support efficient operations
• Oversee road construction and maintenance to meet safety and environmental standards, ensuring operational efficiency in all weather conditions
• Effectively manage contractors for both planning and road operations, ensuring capacity, safety, and budget adherence

Key Functions

• Planning Focus:
  • Develop and execute harvest unit plans using strategic tools and field expertise
  • Conduct comprehensive reconnaissance and implement sustainable timber management practices
• Roads Focus:
  • Oversee road expenditures and contractor capacity, ensuring timely and cost-effective construction and maintenance of roads critical to harvesting and forestland activities

Qualifications

This multifaceted role offers flexibility for candidates with expertise in either planning or road management while contributing to the District’s broader goals. If you’re passionate about forestry, thrive in a field-oriented environment, and are committed to excellence, we’d love to hear from you.

• Bachelor’s degree (or higher) in forestry or a related field OR an equivalent combination of education and professional experience; a minimum of 3 years of relevant experience is preferred
• Strong understanding of harvesting techniques, wood flow dynamics, marketing strategies, silvicultural objectives, and forest economics
• Proficiency in forestry Best Management Practices (BMPs), cruise design, sampling principles, and forest inventory systems; familiarity with GIS and Weyerhaeuser’s inventory systems is a plus
• Demonstrated ability to create, manage, and implement budgets effectively
• Basic knowledge of negotiation tactics and contract administration
• Strong computer skills, including proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (especially Excel) and mobile applications
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, with the ability to inspire, motivate, and contribute to transformational initiatives
• Proven leadership and interpersonal skills, with a commitment to fostering collaboration in a diverse team environment
• Exceptional organizational and problem-solving abilities, with the capacity to prioritize and manage multiple tasks effectively
• Dedication to safety, including adherence to protocols and promoting Weyerhaeuser’s safety vision
• Flexibility and willingness to take on additional projects and assignments as needed

Compensation: This role is eligible for our annual merit-increase program, and we are targeting a salary range of $48,175 – $72,193 based on your level of skills, qualifications and experience. You will also be eligible for our Annual Incentive Program, which offers a cash bonus targeting 5% of base pay. Potential plan funding may range from zero to two times that target.

Benefits: When you join our team, you and your dependents will be offered coverage under our comprehensive employee benefits plan, which includes medical, dental, vision, short and long-term disability, and life insurance.  We offer a pre-tax Health Savings Account option which includes a company contribution.  Other benefit options are also available such as voluntary Long-Term Care and Employee Assistance Programs. We also support personal volunteerism, sponsor a host of diversity networks, promote mentoring, and provide training and development opportunities to help you chart your path to a fulfilling career.

Retirement: Employees are able to enroll in our company’s 401k plan, which includes a paid company match in addition to our annual contribution equal to 5% of your base salary.

Paid Time Off or Vacation: We provide eligible employees who are scheduled to work 25 hours or more per week with 3-weeks of paid vacation to use during your first year of employment. In addition, after being employed for six months, eligible employees begin to accrue vacation for future use. We also recognize eleven paid holidays per year, providing a total of 88 holiday hours

About Weyerhaeuser

We sustainably manage forests and manufacture products that make the world a better place. We’re serious about safety, driven to achieve excellence, and proud of what we do. With multiple business lines in locations across North America, we offer a range of exciting career opportunities for smart, talented people who are passionate about making a difference. 

We know you have a choice in your career. We want you to choose us. 

About Timberlands

We believe trees are a remarkable resource that can and should be managed responsibly to make a range of products that meet human needs, while also providing recreation, wildlife habitat, and other important ecosystem benefits. 

For more than a century, we’ve been taking care of forests to make life better.

Weyerhaeuser is an equal opportunity employer. Inclusion is one of our five core values and we strive to maintain a culture where all our people feel a sense of belonging, opportunity and shared purpose. We are committed to recruiting a diverse workforce and supporting an equitable and inclusive environment that inspires people of all backgrounds to join, stay and thrive with our team.