Operations Forester

Seven Islands is currently accepting applications for an Operations Forester position in our 460,000-acre Acadian unit based out of Ashland, Maine.  This is a full time, exempt position, with competitive pay and benefits dependent on skills and experience. This position will work collaboratively with our entire Woodlands team to successfully fulfill our landowner and management objectives.

Essential Job Functions and Competencies: 

• Planning and preparation for harvest operations including harvest area reconnaissance and layout of sensitive areas, riparian areas, regulatory, wildlife, and social features.
• Forest road planning, layout, and monitoring road construction and road maintenance activities.
• Timber merchandizing, utilization, and quality control, including completion of service contractor performance inspections.
• Planning, monitoring, and administration of timber stand improvement (TSI) activities such as precommercial thinning, planting, site preparation, and competition control. 
• Forest protection activities such as installation, monitoring, and collection of spruce budworm traps and branch samples. 
• Preparation and filing of appropriate permits, notifications, and other documentation
• Implement silvicultural prescriptions in alignment with our mission and vision, our landowner objectives, and that maximize the future value of the forest.
• Ensure compliance with internal riparian and forest operations policies, state and federal forestry and land use regulations, conservation easements, BMPs, and SFI and FSC principles.
• Maintain harvest plan and spatial/tabular detail for forest inventory maintenance, including timely and complete operations updates for GIS records, permitting, and/or management planning.
• Interact with the public, government agencies and other industry professionals.
• Strong advocate for safety within the team and throughout the operation.
• Build strong relationships and maintain frequent and transparent communication with service contractors, peers, and supervisors. 
• Forecasting and tracking operations progress by area, volume, value, and/or time.
• A strong philosophy of continual improvement.
• Ability to work collaboratively with Service Contractors to efficiently and effectively meet landowner and other management objectives.