Weyerhaeuser's South Oregon Region is searching for a Roads Project Manager on the Springfield operations team, located in Springfield, OR. This is a full-time, exempt position, reporting to the Area Manager, with salary level dependent on skills and experience. As a Roads Manager, you will be responsible for the planning and execution of the road construction/road maintenance activities across the 200,000+ acre land base. You will also focus on the management of safety, environmental stewardship, costs, and leadership of the company road maintenance crew, as well as contract crews.

Key Functions

• Strong advocate for safety within the team and throughout the operation for company and contractor activities.  
• Role model, coordinate training and ensure commitment to safety and performance expectations with company crews and contract services.
• Ensure compliance with state and federal safety statutes, environmental requirements and Weyerhaeuser resource and stewardship goals. 
• Supervision of hourly road maintenance crew and assisting with hourly logging and shop personnel supervision. 
• Employ professional engineering skills in the planning, scheduling and field implementation of road layout, road construction, road maintenance, cable/ground-logging systems, harvest unit layout, fish pipe and bridge work.
• Adhere to labor relations principles, working with employees and union leadership to pro-actively resolve issues and concerns related to collective bargaining agreements.
• Full participation in the development and management of expense and capital budgets.  
• Negotiate, prepare, and administer contracts.  
• Act as company representative with landowners, government agencies, and community representatives.

Qualifications

• BS Forest Engineering or other relevant field, and/or five years’ experience in the forestry industry.
• Five years leadership experience in engineering related activities; unit layout, road construction, fish pipe and bridge work.
• Must be highly motivated, a self-directed team player.
• Possess understanding and ability to deal with state and federal wildlife, water and forest practice rules/statutes and permitting process.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills (written and oral).
• Ability to prepare, negotiate, administer, and monitor contracts.
• Strong analytical skills w/ proficiency in use of personal computers and related software applications such as MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Geographical Information Systems are highly desirable with desire to continue learning.
• Valid driver’s license is required, as work involves driving company vehicles on rough roads (25,000 miles per year).
• Ability to spend considerable time in the field, on steep or broken ground covered with slash and brush in a variety of weather conditions.
• Operational timing or weather constraints may require occasional weekend work.

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