Idaho Department of Lands
The Idaho Department of Lands (IDL) is seeking a full-time Lands Resource Supervisor – Forest Management – Good Neighbor Authority position. This position will be located in Sandpoint, Idaho.
Applications will be accepted by 11:59 PM MST on the posting end date.
Description
To supervise staff in resource management activities; perform related work. Generally, a Lands Resource Supervisor is assigned supervisor work related to Forest Management, Service & Regulatory Forestry, Fire Management or Lands & Waterways Management.
Examples of Duties
- Lead and supervise staff by hiring, assigning priorities, evaluating performance, coaching, and supporting employee development.
- Plan, design, and prepare timber sale and forest improvement projects, including boundaries, prescriptions, logging systems, road design, project mapping, cost estimates, and contract terms.
- Administer timber sale and forest improvement projects to ensure technical accuracy, legal compliance, contract fairness, and alignment with program objectives.
- Conduct fieldwork such as timber cruising, marking, road assessments, and overseeing planting, thinning, and maintenance activities.
- Provide technical guidance to staff, private landowners, contractors, and partner agencies on silviculture, engineering, hazard management, compliance, planning, and resource assessments.
- Manage program planning, coordination, evaluation, and implementation across timber, range, mineral, and public trust areas.
- Oversee budgeting, expenditures, and financial accuracy for program operations, projects, personnel, and capital needs.
- Facilitate communication across Area staff, bureaus, agencies, interest groups, and the public to address emerging issues and ensure coordinated management.
- Represent the program with stakeholders, committees, public groups, and governmental agencies, providing information and fostering collaborative relationships.
- Ensure access to project areas through rights of way identification and acquisition.
- Participate in the Department’s fire suppression program as required.
Minimum Qualifications
Experience in:
- Preparing and administering contracts including implementation and evaluation of contracts as well as field inspection, compliance and reporting requirements
- Interpreting public land survey legal descriptions, aerial imagery and topographic and property ownership maps
- Using Geographic Information System (GIS) principles and data model
- Managing projects including developing and evaluating projects, preparing reports and making recommendations
- Making oral presentations and providing technical assistance and program information to management, clients or public groups
- Performing financial analyses to determine cost/benefit of project proposals
- Interpreting and applying state and federal laws, rules and regulations related to natural resource management activities
- Writing technical reports.
Good knowledge of:
- Effective supervisory practices
- Conflict resolution methods.
- Other: Possession of a valid driver's license.
Desired Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in forestry or related discipline
- Experience working in ArcPro GIS platform
- Experience preparing, writing, and administering timber sales and forest management plans
- Experience with supervising others
- Experience with Project Management and budgeting including priorities, developing project budgets, allocating resources, monitoring progress and evaluating results
- Experience with timber markets
- Experience using and managing databases
- Experience with or knowledge of the NEPA process
Benefits:
The State of Idaho offers a robust total compensation package, including medical, vision, and dental insurance; PERSI retirement benefits; paid sick, vacation, and parental leave; and 11 paid holidays per year. For additional information related to benefits and/or State programs, please visit https://dhr.idaho.gov/StateEmployees/Benefits.html.*
EEO/ADA/Veteran:
The State of Idaho is committed to providing equal employment opportunities and prohibit discrimination against qualified individuals based on their status as protected veterans or individuals with disabilities and prohibit discrimination against all individuals based on their race, color, religion, political affiliation or belief, sex, national origin, genetics, or any other status protected under applicable federal, state, or local laws.
The State of Idaho is committed to access and reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities, auxiliary aids and services are available upon request. If you require an accommodation at any step in our recruitment process, you are encouraged to contact (208) 334-2263 (TTY/TTD: 711), or email [email protected].
Preference may be given to veterans who qualify under state and federal laws and regulations.
About the Idaho Department of Lands:
Become part of an organization where you will work with dedicated people who are committed and skilled in managing and protecting Idaho's natural resources.
The Idaho Department of Lands (IDL) believes in its employees and values stewardship, service, accountability and cohesiveness. Our goals emphasize our people and processes, financial stewardship, and customer focus. We strive for a culture in which leadership equips, entrusts and expects employees to make decisions in fulfillment of our mission. View our Strategic Plan here .
Under the direction of the Idaho State Board of Land Commissioners , IDL manages more than 2.5 million acres of state endowment trust land under a constitutional mandate to produce maximum long-term financial returns for public schools and several other State of Idaho institutions. Leases and other contracts are used to authorize revenue generating activities such as timber harvest, grazing, farming, mining, commercial use, residential use, and conservation in a prudent and sustainable manner.
Managing endowment trust lands is only part of our story. We also protect public resources such as water quality, fish, wildlife habitat, and recreation on navigable waterways , and ensure the protection of water quality and other resources by overseeing forestry and mining practices across all ownerships in the state. We also work to reclaim abandoned mines in Idaho. One of our most important resource protection responsibilities is fire prevention and suppression. We also aid landowners in managing their forest lands, work with communities to plant trees in urban settings, help keep working forests working through the Forest Legacy Program, and work with many partners to promote healthy forests on a landscape level. IDL also is the administrative arm of the Idaho Oil and Gas Conservation Commission.
