- Industry: Lumber
- Salary: $120,000 - $140,000 / year, benefits, company vehicle, relocation assistance. Salary and benefits commensurate with experience.
- Education Preferred: A bachelor’s degree in Forest Management or a Natural Resources related field is preferred but not required.
- Years’ Experience Required: 7+ years of experience log and timber procurement experience in the USA. Experience with log harvesting and quality.
If you are interested in this job and have the required skills, please submit your resume in MS Word
Description:
The Resource Forester in Oregon will work with a great group of people in an environment where safety is top priority. In this role, you will be responsible for being a safety champion; collaborating across multiple teams to ensure best practices; and supervising the Forestry Department. We believe our employees are our most valuable asset.
Resource Forester Position Requirements:
- A bachelor’s degree in Forest Management or a Natural Resources related field is preferred but not required.
- 7+ years of log and timber procurement experience in the USA. Experience with log harvesting and quality.
- Strong computer skills including the ability to prepare spreadsheets and use Microsoft Office Products
- Previous experience/strong understanding of budgeting/expense management with a basic understanding of financial and accounting practices.
- Must be a legal US resident. Unfortunately, there is no visa sponsorship offered for this role.
- Knowledge of Federal timber contracts
- Highly motivated, results oriented, driven.
- Experience with Log quality programs and scaling.
- Excellent interpersonal communication and listening ability.
- Availability to travel as required.
- Administrative skills and aptitude combined with on-the-ground initiative and capability.
- Ability to work with teams and lead decision-making processes in a team environment.
- A strong ability to be adaptable and flexible.
Resource Forester Position Responsibilities:
- Review proposed agency and private timber sales, looking at quantity, quality, and operability.
- Review and layout sales prior to logging to facilitate log planning.
- Respond to all calls and concerns to resolve on the ground problems both verbal and in written form at all hours of the day.
- Oversee designated Purchaser Representatives authorized to receive notices regarding performance and take appropriate action under timber sale contracts.
- Oversee and manage foresters, and contractors in fulfilling contractual items.
- Negotiate fair and reasonable logging and hauling rates.
- Monthly summary and resource reports
- Maintain scale certification and routine maintenance
- Maintain records of production by sale, contractor, and volume.
- Knowledge of contractual matters, interpretation, and ability to communicate and negotiate with agency and private counterparts to ensure contract compliance and completion.
- Hold pre-work meetings on the ground with contractors and agency regarding contract compliance.
- Handle all resource concerns and supply the annual needs at the sawmill facility.
- Ensure compliance with USFS scaling agreement
- Develop and execute logging plans to facilitate sort, log quality, management of contractors and cash flow
- Determine best access routes, road and skid trail locations, and logging methods to maximize efficiency.
- Administer specified road projects, ensure roads are built to standard and completed on time.
- Administer acquisition of federal, state, BLM and private timber sale contracts.
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If you are interested in this job and have the required skills, please submit your resume in MS Word along with the job name in the Subject line to [email protected]
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