Presales Forester

Deming Presales Forester, Natural Resource Specialist 2 (NRS2)/NRS1 (In-Training)
Work Hour flexibility may be available and considered
Relocation Compensation may be available and considered
Salary: $3,811.00 - $5,783.00 Monthly 

Review of applications is ongoing. We reserve the right to make a hiring decision or close this recruitment at any time after 2/13/25. It is in your best interest to submit materials as soon as possible.

Presales Design 

• Research and analyze the operational feasibility of harvest units. Develop a feasible timber harvest plan using GIS, LIDAR, logging system analysis software, aerial photos, field observations, and maps and consult with engineers, biologists, other foresters, and the unit forester to implement good presales designs and forest road planning. Operational feasibility is critical. Analyze and ensure all planned timber sale units are safe, meet economic and fiduciary requirements, complement long-term watershed and landscape objectives, and protect or mitigate environmental concerns. Harvest units will be examined and selected by analyzing ecological constraints, economic constraints, and social constraints.
• Research and devise appropriate silvicultural prescriptions, review, and analyze similar stand prescriptions, and utilize GIS, department planning and database software, growth and yield models, department protocols, Forest Practice Rules, and field observations while consulting with the region silviculturist and in some cases the biologist to devise a plan to successfully regenerate harvested areas or plan habitat treatments that meet department policies.
• Foster good working relations with community members and adjacent landowners and be transparent about our operations. Under the guidance of the unit forester, communicate with adjacent landowners and external stakeholders through various means including public meetings, and field site visits, and use written and oral communication strategies to resolve property line discrepancies, cost-share agreements, and access for state lands projects. Present during education and information-sharing opportunities.
• Implement Habitat Conservation Plan (HCP) requirements and Policy for Sustainable Forest (PSF) requirements on state lands, such as legacy cohorts and sensitive area protections like potentially unstable slopes, riparian areas, old growth stands, and cultural resources, all while maintaining a feasible harvest operation by coordinating site visits and consulting with biologists, geologists, archeologists, and silviculturists.  
• Assess, review, and implement all applicable policies, rules, and regulations and incorporate any specialist input into the pre-sales design process and timber sales contract. Appropriately assess, classify, delineate, and buffer all waters and wetlands within and adjacent to the harvest area. Field observations, LIDAR, biologist consultation, and formal and informal training will be utilized to apply the appropriate buffers per the department’s HCP and PSF.
• Use GPS to collect data for boundaries, streams, wetlands, live trees, and road locations. Delineate a timber sale boundary that allows for feasible harvest operations that comply with all policies, rules, and regulations. GPS points will be collected to create shapefiles in GIS. The HCP, PSF, Forest Practices Rules, and all other applicable rules and regulations will be followed, and specialists will be consulted.
• Flag and traverse new forest road locations that comply with all rules and regulations. Consultation with specialists, including engineers, geologists, and forest practices foresters is required and projects will utilize LiDAR, GIS, and specialized roads training and forestry equipment such as the GPS, clinometer, compass, maps, string box, and laser to achieve this objective. Results will be entered into software as directed by the unit forester or project engineer.
• Create a timber sale packet that complies with all state and federal regulations and department protocols. Using professional experience, complete all necessary permitting and paperwork (FPA, SEPA, HCP checklist, contract), while reviewing previously completed documents found on the department’s Timber Sale Document Center (TSDC). Working knowledge of GIS is required to create maps that support the FPA, SEPA, and timber sale contracts. 

Potential for Timber Sale Compliance
 

• Ensure contract requirements are reviewed and understood by coordinating a pre-work meeting with the purchaser and operator. Ensure contract requirements are met during active logging operations by field compliance visits and active communication with the purchaser and operators. Utilize a strong working knowledge and in-depth understanding of timber sale objectives and contract clauses.
• To provide trust beneficiaries with revenue, payment securities, and billing schedules will be calculated utilizing a full understanding of fiscal principles associated with road construction and timber harvest operations.  
• Ensure regulatory, environmental, social, political, and fiscal objectives are met by consulting and coordinating with resource specialists using HCP guidance, internal and external policy requirements, interdisciplinary team meetings, and knowledge and experience.     
• Maintain a compliance packet containing all the relevant permits, documents, maps, and forms, including FPA conditioning, prepared notes to the contract administrator, road use permits, and cutting line agreements that may require additional communication steps.  Keep a compliance diary that records interactions with purchasers and operators, including corrective actions, disputes, timelines met, and accomplishments.         
• Minimize any financial and resource damage to the active timber sale area and ensure the protection of surrounding resources. This will be achieved through site visits utilizing local knowledge and experience, to determine potential environmental and economic impacts and mitigations and/or compensation as needed.