State Lands Forester, Natural Resource Specialist 1 (NRS1)
Recruitment #2024-4-8537
Full-time, Non-permanent, Represented position (Anticipated 6-18 months)
Location: South Puget Sound Region - Belfair, WA
Salary: $3,700.00 - $4,968.00 Monthly 

Want to join something GREAT and make a difference?
The Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has an exciting opportunity within our South Puget Sound Region. Are you interested in a rewarding career in Washington State managing the state’s forests for multiple objectives? We are seeking a Non-permanent Forester (Natural Resource Specialist 1) to help manage State Trust Lands to achieve the Agency’s mission and goals by implementing ecologically sound forest management to meet trust obligations. The State Lands Forester works under the guidance of the Habitat Conservation Plan, Forest Practices Rules, the Policy for Sustainable Forests, the Sustainable Harvest Calculation, the Endangered Species Act, and all other applicable laws, rules, regulations, and agency policies, procedures, and guidelines to accomplish the Agency’s objectives. This position works in the Belfair Unit which contains approximately 40,000 acres of DNR Trust Lands located in the Tahuya and Green Mountain State Forest within Mason and Kitsap County.

Required Qualifications: 

• An Associate's degree in forest management or related natural resource field;
  OR a combination of equivalent education and/or experience.
• Knowledge of general forest management theory (timber management planning, silviculture, appraisal techniques, timber sales, contract preparation and administration, forest fire prevention and suppression,
  logging and forest road construction, reforestation methods, public relations, statistical analysis).
• Knowledge of basic mensuration, forest biology, and silviculture.
• Computer skills such as MS Word, MS Excel, ARC-GIS, and ARC-View, with an aptitude for learning new software programs.
• Experience in navigating using maps, aerial photos, compass, orthos, clinometer, radio, laser rangefinder, GPS, and chain.
• Experience using GPS and ArcGIS to create maps.
• Demonstrates leadership in the maintenance and development of a safe and healthy work environment by promoting safety as the most important consideration in all tasks and activities and fostering an environment where all employees want to contribute to a culture of safety.
• Being empowered to identify, resolve, or mitigate observed safety concerns.
• Strong verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills as demonstrated by the ability to resolve conflicts, write effectively, and communicate with diverse groups both internal and external.
• Work independently and as part of a team to develop and achieve department and project goals.
• Demonstrated commitment to fostering and supporting an environment that honors diversity, equity, inclusion, and environmental justice practices.