Deadline: Tue, 08/15/2023 - 12:00pm Employer: Wagner Forest Management, Ltd. Job Field: Forestry GIS/Technology Job Type: Full Time Location: New Hampshire Location Detail: Lyme, NH Job Description: We have an immediate full-time opening for a forest management professional with strong technical, analytical, and organizational skills. The Forest Information Systems Specialist will join our central office team in our Lyme, NH office, and participate in a range of forest management support functions. This job will entail periodic travel and independent work in remote forested locations. Key roles: - Maintain, develop, and update operational and reporting databases and spreadsheets; - Help design, implement, conduct, and process forest inventories; - Implement growth and yield modeling and develop forest management plans; - Analyze data, summarize and communicate conclusions in tabular and text forms; - Conduct GIS analyses, manage GIS data, and make maps; - Support and facilitate the work of field foresters and others; and - Drive continuous system improvement in all of the above. Qualifications: - Bachelor’s degree in forestry or a related field; - Expertise in understanding, auditing, creating, updating, and improving complex spreadsheets and relational databases; - Applied experience with Woodstock/Mosek, regional growth and yield models (including FVS), and ESRI GIS products and/or QGIS (ArcGIS Online experience a plus); - Applicable programming skills; - Relevant professional experience – preferably in the region and ideally including timber cruising and field forestry operations; and - Good communication skills – in writing, in person, and by video conference / phone. Miscellaneous: Wagner offers competitive compensation and a comprehensive package of benefits. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. Salary: $55,000 to $85,000 base salary How to Apply: Email a cover letter and resume to Dan Hudnut at dhudnut@wagnerforest.com, with ‘Forest Information Systems Specialist’ as the subject
