Unit Forester – Presales, Natural Resource Specialist 3

Starbird Unit Forester – Presales, Natural Resource Specialist 3 (NRS3)
Recruitment #2024-1-3093
Full-time, Permanent, Represented position
Location flexibility may be available and considered: Northwest Region-Arlington, Granite Falls, Sedro-Woolley, WA 
Partial Telework flexibility may be available and considered
Salary: $4,723.00 – $6,349.00 Monthly 

Review of applications is ongoing. We reserve the right to make a hiring decision or close this recruitment at any time after 1/15/24. It is in your best interest to submit materials as soon as possible.

The Starbird Unit Forester position provides professional-level forestry expertise on DNR uplands managed for current and future citizens for the state to 1) sustain long-term ecosystem and economic viability; and 2) ensure long-term access to the forest lands and the benefits derived from them. This position helps the Northwest region achieve its mission through strong leadership, thoughtful decision-making, and excellent planning.
The primary duties and responsibilities of this position include:

• Oversees the implementation of the layout of various types of timber sales, and silvicultural treatments, and collaborates with recreation projects including reconnaissance, stream typing, identifying areas needing special protection, developing logging plans, marking and traversing sale boundaries, identifying and traversing road locations, marking leave trees, and completing SEPA’s, FPA’s, timber sale related maps, and other presales documents.
• Develops and maintains a dynamic 5-year forest management plan for assigned geographic area.
• Develops silvicultural rotational prescriptions, timber sale schedules, and work priorities for staff.
• Ensures proper monitoring and compliance with the HCP, forest practice rules, and all policies and procedures in the Forest Resource Plan.

Required Qualifications: 

• Experience in applying theory, policy, principles, and practices of the forestry profession as applied to the Northwestern United States (i.e., fundamentals of silviculture of Northwest species, markets and economics, cruising methods, sales layout, logging methods, engineering, plant nutrition, propagation and weed control, reforestation and intensive forest practices, recreation, multiple use, inventory, water quality, watershed management and basic principles of fisheries management.).
• Professional experience in the application of forest management objectives and timber management planning.
• Experience preparing and/or managing timber sales contracts.
• Experience with ground and cable logging systems, and forest road construction.
• Experience with, and understanding of, Forest Practices rules, natural resources law, and practices.
• Experience with computer applications such as Microsoft Word and Excel.
• Experience with GPS technology and GIS mapping products.
• 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.
• Demonstrated commitment to fostering and supporting an environment that honors diversity, equity, inclusion, and environmental justice practices.