Deadline: Mon, 12/05/2022 - 12:00pm Employer: Idaho Department of Lands Job Field: Forestry Job Type: Full Time Location: Idaho Location Detail: Deary and Orofino, Idaho Job Description: General Job Duties for Forest Management: Prepares timber sale projects in the field to include: Establishing project boundaries Developing silvicultural prescriptions Determining logging systems Designing /maintaining road systems Timber marking and cruising Prepares forest improvement projects in the field to include: Planting Herbicide site preparation Broadcast burning Pre-commercial thinning Road maintenance Land surveying Prepares timber sale and forest improvement project documentation to include: Writing project descriptions Building GIS project maps Compiling timber cruise data Determining logging and road construction costs Timber sale appraisal Preparing contract terms Developing a hazard management plan Administers timber sale and forest improvement projects for compliance with management objectives, contract terms, Department policy, and applicable laws Administers grazing leases Supervising others Participates in fire suppression and prescribed burn program Qualifications: Experience: Communicating effectively both verbally and in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience through technical reports, business correspondence, and oral presentations Using Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to produce maps and analyze spatial data Some Knowledge of: State and federal laws, rules and regulations in relation to natural resource management activities Methods used to evaluate projects and/or data, analyzing alternatives, and making recommendations Public land survey legal descriptions, aerial photos and topographic and property ownership maps Financial analysis methods used to consider the relative costs and benefits of potential actions or proposals to choose the most appropriate one Specialty Minimum Qualifications: Forest management principles including: Silvicultural principles Forest mensuration Dendrology, Systematic Botany or Plant Identification Forest entomology and Pathology Forest harvest methods Soils, Physical Geology or Soil Ecosystems Other: Possession of a valid driver's license Supplemental Information Desirable Qualifications: Experience: Project Management and budgeting including priorities, developing project budgets, allocating resources, monitoring progress and evaluating results Some knowledge of: Timber Markets Using and managing databases Salary: $22.73 DOE Benefits: https://dhr.idaho.gov/ - vacation, sick, and special leave information https://ogi.idaho.gov/benefits-plans/ - medical/dental/vision https://www.persi.idaho.gov/ - Retirement information How to Apply: Please follow these links for the 2 open Lands Resource Specialist - Forest Managment positions. (Deary, ID) (Orofino, ID) Deary: https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/idaho/jobs/3803682/lands-resource-specialist-forest-management?keywords=Lands%20Resource&pagetype=jobOpportunitiesJobs Orofino: https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/idaho/jobs/3799390/lands-resource-specialist-forest-management?keywords=Lands%20Resource&pagetype=jobOpportunitiesJobs
