State Lands Forester, Natural Resource Specialist 2 (NRS2)/NRS1 (In-Training)

State Lands Forester, Natural Resource Specialist 2 (NRS2)/NRS1 (In-Training)
Recruitment #2024-8-7469
Full-time, Permanent, Represented position
Location: Northeast Region- Loomis, WA.
Salary: $3,811.00 – $5,783.00 Monthly

(See official listing for full details.)

Responsibilities:

• Timber sale layout and design including stream type determination, identification of potentially sensitive areas, boundary location and marking, reserve and legacy tree identification and marking, identifying appropriate harvest systems, and locating roads to access landing locations.
• Preparing documents, including SEPA, FPA, and other permits, GIS maps, pre-cruise narratives, and contract documents
• Contract administration on timber harvests, PCT, salvage, fuels treatments, and occasionally planting.
• Planning and doing Forest survey inventories include survival assessments, stocking, verifying targets, pre-commercial thinning, and forest health.

This may be filled as an in-training position. This is designated as a 12-24 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 Natural Resource Specialist 1 (In-Training) or Natural Resource Specialist 2 (NRS2), depending on qualifications.

Required Qualifications:

Natural Resource Specialist 1 (In-Training)
(Salary range: $3,811 – $5,117 per month):

• AA degree in Forestry or Natural Resource related field; 
  OR, a combination of education and/or experience equivalent.
• Knowledge of forest management objectives, timber management objectives, and silvicultural practices.
• Knowledge of GPS equipment and ESRI GIS program to map unit boundaries and road layouts.
• Knowledge of contracting procedures.
• Knowledge of logging and forest road layout.
• Experience using computer applications such as Arc GIS, Microsoft Word, and Excel.

Natural Resource Specialist 2 (NRS2)
(Salary range: $4,299-$5,783 per month):

• A Bachelor’s Degree in Forestry or Natural Resource related field of study;
  Or a combination of education and/or experience equivalent.
• Experience with forest management objectives, timber management objectives, and silvicultural practices.
• Experience with contracting procedures.
• Logging and forest road layout experience.
• Able to use GPS equipment to map unit boundaries and road layouts.
• Experience using computer applications such as Arc GIS, Microsoft Word, and Excel.