Deadline: Fri, 11/25/2022 - 12:00pm Employer: State of Connecticut, Department of Energy & Environmental Protection Job Field: Forestry Job Type: Full Time Location: Connecticut Location Detail: Marlborough, CT Job Description: The State of Connecticut, Department of Energy & Environmental Protection (DEEP) is currently seeking to hire an Environmental Protection Forester 2 with the Forestry Division, Private and Municipal Lands Unit. This position will work within the Cooperative Forest Management (Service Forestry) Program. In this role as a Service Forester, you will provide technical forestry assistance, outreach, and education to private and municipal woodland owners. You will work closely with program partners statewide to ensure woodland owners have the most accurate information and guidance needed to make informed decisions that ultimately steward an important shared resource. This position is based out of Marlborough, CT and covers the central one-third of Connecticut, which includes part of Hartford County, and all of Middlesex and New Haven counties. It is one of three service forestry positions, which collectively cover the entire state. This full-time position is 35 hours per week, Monday through Friday. Some evening and weekends may be required. Qualifications: MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS - GENERAL EXPERIENCE Seven (7) years of experience performing technical analysis in forest management. Forest management is defined as professional level forestry work requiring a knowledge of such scientific fields as dendrology, silvics and silviculture, engineering, forest economics, forest influences, and forest pathology and entomology and the application of their principles to the production of goods and services. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS - SUBSTITUTIONS ALLOWED 1. College training in forestry, forest management as defined or arboriculture may be substituted for the General Experience on the basis of fifteen (15) semester hours equalling one-half (1/2) year of experience to a maximum of four (4) years. 2. A Master's degree in forestry or forest management as defined may be substituted for one (1) additional year of the General Experience. PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS The preferred candidate will possess: Experience in the application of principles and practices of silvics, silviculture, forest mensuration, private forest land management, municipal forest land management, and forest products marketing; Experience developing and implementing forest management plans; Experience communicating in person and in writing to convey the principles and practices of climate science, forest ecology, forest health and resilience, carbon forestry, or urban and community forest management; Experience working independently and with others to develop and implement a project specific to vocational duties; Experience interpreting laws pertaining to forest lands, including forest land tax classification laws; Experience developing and implementing adult education; Experience utilizing computer software, forestry and natural resource management phone apps, geographic information systems, and electronic field data collection. Salary: $72,908* - $104,936/year (*New state employees start at the minimum) Benefits: State of Connecticut employees participate in a competitive benefits plan that includes: Excellent health and dental coverage; A generous retirement plan; Paid time off; A healthy work - life balance! How to Apply: Visit: https://www.jobapscloud.com/CT/sup/bulpreview.asp?R1=221025&R2=7616EE&R3=001. Should you have any questions pertaining to this recruitment, please contact Tyler Cashman at Tyler.Cashman@ct.gov.
