Deadline: Wed, 11/01/2023 - 12:00pm Employer: U.S. Forest Service Job Field: Forestry Job Type: Full Time Location: Georgia Location Detail: Lakemont, Georgia Job Description: This position serves as a silviculture forestry technician with primary responsibility for inventory, analysis, and application of silvicultural methods and practices. Other duties include but are not limited to the following: Conduct common stand examinations of timber compartments and stands to determine and evaluate current conditions. recommend basic land management decisions based on these evaluations. assist with silviculture prescriptions and action plans for TSI and reforestation work necessary to attain timber management objectives, plan and implement noxious weed control management, assist in the district hemlock program, perform survey work (hemlock, NNIS, roads, wildlife, etc.), assist timber with sale design, layout, and marking in accordance with approved silvicultural prescription and environmental assessment reports, help conduct annual landline maintenance, administer or supervise the administration of timber stand improvement and planting contracts. Qualifications: See Qualifications section in USAJOBS.gov job posting: https://www.usajobs.gov/job/756350400# Miscellaneous: This announcement is associated with the 2023 Society of Foresters (SAF) recruitment event. The targeted start date for these positions is Spring 2024. https://www.fs.usda.gov/working-with-us/careers/recruitment-events/forestry-and-timber-career-opportunities Salary: GS-04/05 with promotion potential to GS-07, starting salary range $34,584 - $37,696 per year Benefits: A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered. https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/working-in-government/benefits/ How to Apply: https://www.usajobs.gov/job/756350400# Specify Lakemont, GA as the interested location when submitting application.
