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Resource Forester

Deadline:
Employer:
Resource Management Service, LLC
Job Field:
Forestry
Job Type:
Full Time
Location:
Arkansas
Location Detail:
Sheridan
Job Description:

Activities include, but are not limited to:

− Timber sales and harvesting -- Develop and execute annual timber sales budget, including budgeting and planning, harvest delineation, contract administration, fiber sourcing, utilization and merchandising, contractor supervision, implementation and monitoring of Best Management Practices (BMP), and timber security.

− Silviculture operations -- Develop and execute silviculture prescriptions related to site preparation, planting, precommercial thinning, commercial thinning, mid-rotation investments, and insect, disease, and pest control.

− Non-timber revenue – Assist with the recreational lease program for the assigned area, evaluate retail land sale candidates, solar leases, conservation easements/opportunities, and other potential non-timber revenue opportunities, as needed.

− Other timberland management activities – Assist with annual property tax preparation and manage the assigned area’s infrastructure and property line maintenance programs.

− Data management activities

– Maintain spatial, stand attribute, and forest inventory data for the assigned area.

− Additional activities -- Participation in timberland acquisition evaluations, investor meetings, field tours, RMS and region-based tactical and strategic initiatives, and other duties, as needed.

− Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) -- Active participation and compliance with the RMS safety program, demonstrate the commitment to stewardship and sustainability and the ability to foster positive relationships with adjacent landowners, communities, trade associations, state and federal agencies, and other industry stakeholders

Qualifications:

− Bachelor of Science in Forestry or a closely related field required.

− 0-5 years of relevant industry experience − Strong verbal and written communications skills

− Proficiency with Microsoft Office products and ESRI products

− Teamwork, critical thinking, analytical, business acumen, and entrepreneurial skills

− Strong commitment to stewardship and ESG principles; knowledge of Sustainable Forestry Initiatives (SFI), Forest Stewardship Council (FSC), and Best Management Practice programs.

How to Apply:

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