Forester - Service Forester

The DNRC believes employees are their most important asset. The DNRCempowers employees to exercise professional judgment in carrying out their duties. Employees are provided with the training and tools necessary to achieve the mission. Both team effort and individual employee expertise are supported and sustained.

Job Overview:
This position is a Service Forester. The position is responsible for providing service forestry leadership and consultation to forest communities, loggers, land managers, and landowners located within NWLO to build local capacity to sustain adaptive management of Montana forests. This includes assisting landowners in meeting their management objectives while improving and restoring the health of the land, protecting homes and property, retaining the value of the land and ensuring compliance with state and federal laws. The position also provides wildland fire suppression services and assistance to county and rural fire departments as needed to protect lives, property and natural resources in the unit, and may manage unit operations on behalf of the unit manager to ensure continuity of services. The Service Forester reports to the Unit Manager.

Physical and Environmental Demands:
An essential function of the position is being capable of vigorous physical activity in all types of weather. The position requires working alone in the field, including winter conditions (using tire chains) and navigating with a map and compass.

APPLICATION MATERIALS REQUIRED FOR THIS POSITION ARE:

• Cover Letter
• Resume

Please apply through the state of Montana website mt.gov Home (mt.gov)

HELPFUL HINT:
You must check the “relevant document” box to ensure your attachments are uploading correctly to the specific application.

BENEFITS:

• Health Care & Benefits
• Retirement
• Paid Vacation, Sick Leave and Holidays

Approximately 5% travel time with occasional overnight travel.

• If you are interested in a complete job description please contact HR at Stacey.Gabrio@mt.gov.

Minimum Qualifications (Education and Experience):
The position requires education and experience equivalent to a bachelor’s degree in forestry, natural resource management, forest management, or a related field and four (4) years progressively responsible experience in forestry and resource management.

Required knowledge, skills, and abilities:
The position requires knowledge of the principles and practices of forestry and natural resource management including silviculture, survey methods, research and analysis, fire prevention, forest improvement, insect and disease identification and treatment, wildland and urban firefighting tactics, conservation practices, watershed protection, and forest products (e.g., logging and mill operations). The position requires knowledge of public relations, communication, technical writing, conflict resolution methods and techniques, investigation and enforcement practices, program administration, governmental accounting and budgeting, grant administration, records management, and report writing.

The position requires skill in administering multiple forestry programs, verbal and written communication, negotiation and conflict management, the use of personal computers and forestry- and business-related software, and in the operation of fire suppression equipment.

The position requires the ability to communicate detailed information verbally and in writing; develop and implement State forestry programs; train and direct the work of others; plan, manage time, set priorities and carry out forestry field projects; keep records and prepare reports; make quick, proper and decisive fire suppression decisions; persuade and direct private landowners on methods to achieve forest management objectives; prepare silvicultural prescriptions and fire prescriptions; persuade, discern, negotiate or sometimes diffuse volatile situations, and to provide effective application of forest management principles for accomplishment of forestry field projects.

Special Information:
Candidates must be eligible to work in the United States. A valid driver's license is required with less than 12 conviction points in the most recent completed 36 months.
Eligibility to Work:
In accordance with the Immigration Reform and Control Act, the person selected must produce within three days of hire documents that show authorization to work in the United States. Examples of such documentation include a birth certificate or Social Security card along with a driver’s license or other picture I.D., or a U.S. passport, or a "green card".