Forester Job Description
Forester
provides technical assistance under agency service forestry and state land management programs to private and municipal forestland owners and the primary forest industry in areas such as silviculture, wildlife habitat characteristics, proper management practices to protect against soil erosion and water pollution, protection of rare and endangered species and other non-timber values, insect and disease infestation and marketing and utilization of forestry products; approve cutting plans of Foresters from own and other state agencies; administer the Forest Stewardship Program and other federal cost share programs.
Forester Duties & Responsibilities
To write an effective forester job description, begin by listing detailed duties, responsibilities and expectations. We have included forester job description templates that you can modify and use.
Sample responsibilities for this position include:
Plan, organize and supervise vegetation clearance activities
Continually analyze and monitor crew productivity to ensure PGE is receiving benefits for vegetation clearance expenditures
Represent PGE Forestry department in a positive professional manner to customers and governmental agencies in meetings and/or on the work site
Directly manage 200,000 to 300,000 tons per year of logging production with an emphasis on sale preparation, logger productivity, environmental compliance, product merchandising and delivery coordination
Work effectively as a member of a team of highly skilled professionals focused on achieving our clients’ financial goals
Provide excellent service to our mill customers by meeting or exceeding wood delivery targets, communicating delivery plans, and ensuring that all products meet or exceed customer specifications
Lead timber sale administration for your assigned area including sale set up, environmental compliance, timber security, utilization, and post-harvest work
Negotiate, execute and administer contracts associated with logging production, road construction and maintenance, and the sale of forest products including lump sum, per unit, or delivered sales
Provide input to the annual harvest and expense budget preparation
Plan and forecast wood supply delivery objectives
Forester Qualifications
Qualifications for a job description may include education, certification, and experience.
Licensing or Certifications for Forester
List any licenses or certifications required by the position: BMP, S-212, NWCG, GPS, NCFS, SFI, FSC, U.S.C, ISA, IC
Education for Forester
Typically a job would require a certain level of education.
Employers hiring for the forester job most commonly would prefer for their future employee to have a relevant degree such as Bachelor's and Collage Degree in Forestry, Education, Engineering, Mathematical Sciences, The Curriculum, Graduate, Graduate Education, Management, Science, Technical
Skills for Forester
Desired skills for forester include:
Computers and programs
File creation
Manipulation and sharing
Manipulation
Sharing
Growth rates
Local tree species and species specific growth rates
Overhead construction types
Computers
State
Desired experience for forester includes:
Assist in all aspects of the Production Forestry Field Research Program, other areas of research (Environmental and Tree Improvement) as needed
Professional experience with participation on teams, committees and other special assignments, the ability to work independently
A bachelor’s degree in Forestry
Experience in managing contracts is a plus
Knowledge or ability to learn and apply key financial concepts to business decisions
Must be team player and have strong communication skills
Forester Examples
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Forester Job Description
Job Description Example
Our innovative and growing company is searching for experienced candidates for the position of forester. Thank you in advance for taking a look at the list of responsibilities and qualifications. We look forward to reviewing your resume.
Responsibilities for forester
- Build and maintain strong relationships with timber procurement personnel, logging contractors and HFM personnel in other areas
- Cross train with the Land Management team to develop reforestation and silvicultural skills as needed
- CONDUCT ALL ACTIVITIES IN COMPLIANCE WITH HFM POLICIES AND PROCEDURES, ALL REGULATORY AND SFI REQUIREMENTS
- Administrate timberland management contracts
- Participant in the North Inland Division safety program
- Assist with the development of harvest plans
- Help as needed with the layout of harvest units
- Provide information to Populate and maintain tactical harvest plans
- Support implementation of SFI® standards for timberland management activities
- Manage and update GIS data
Qualifications for forester
- A bachelor’s degree in Forestry or similar discipline
- Strong computer and analytical skill-sets desired including Microsoft Office and ArcGIS
- Knowledgeable in product merchandising and local market specifications is desired
- Experience in logging operations including safety, BMP compliance, road maintenance, and the Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI®) is not required, but is preferred
- Interact with other HNRG groups such as Acquisitions, Client Account Group, etc as needed
- Assist with contract appraisals, costing, bids, and retrospective analysis
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Job Description Example
Our company is growing rapidly and is looking to fill the role of forester. We appreciate you taking the time to review the list of qualifications and to apply for the position. If you don’t fill all of the qualifications, you may still be considered depending on your level of experience.
Responsibilities for forester
- Plan and implement all timber marketing, sales and contract oversight in the area
- Plan and implement all silviculture activities in the area in conjunction with the larger HFM team efforts across the HTRG ownerships
- Plan and implement BMP compliant road construction and maintenance
- Plan and secure non-timber revenue sources for client properties in alignment with HTRG objectives including hunting / recreation revenues, retail land sales, surface use revenue and other opportunistic revenue sources
- Provide inputs into forest management planning, both long term and short term for areas under management, including quarterly forecasts, annual budgets, long term plans and comprehensive management plans
- Support and conduct quarterly reporting including status commentary and updates as scheduled and requested
- Update forest GIS systems and other data systems as scheduled
- Implement internal BMP and forest certification procedures and support and participate in audits
- Maintain positive and proactive stakeholder relationships in the operating area
- Silvicultural activities layout, contracting, and administration
Qualifications for forester
- A bachelor’s degree in Forest Management (or related field such as Forest Engineering/ Forest Science) or equivalent experience is required
- Prefer2-5 years of timber management experience
- Strong working knowledge of Washington forest practice regulations
- Knowledge of computer software, with emphasis in ArcMap, Excel, Access, and Word
- Must be team player, able to understand and work with others, and with different personalities
- Must be highly motivated and entrepreneurial
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Job Description Example
Our innovative and growing company is searching for experienced candidates for the position of forester. To join our growing team, please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications.
Responsibilities for forester
- Development of annual property budgets and forecasts
- SFI compliance
- Basic mapping tasks with ArcMap
- Support HNRG groups such as Acquisitions, Client Account Group
- Manages the forest inventory program on assigned properties including annual inventory plan development, field inventory work implementation, contract administration, field inventory work audits, field measurement compilation, and field measurement integration into databases
- Assists in managing the forest inventory program to meet or exceed policies and contractual agreements and is consistent across properties
- Liaises with forestry operations on the planning and implementation of contracted forest inventory activities
- Conducts quality control on the inventory updates and perform audit and reporting procedures with respect to the periodic reconciliation of inventory updates, cut-out analysis, and other related work as assigned
- Assists in inventory update process for forest management activities
- Assists in advancement of Hancock Timber Resource Group (HTRG) business development objectives including property transactions, timberland investment analysis, decision support tools, systems and other strategic business objectives
Qualifications for forester
- Knowledge in product merchandising and local market specifications is a plus
- Capable of working alone in steep, uneven, rugged terrain
- A bachelor’s degree in forestry or equivalent experience
- Graduate degree in forestry, wildlife or related discipline is highly desirable
- Minimum of 5 years’ forest management and forest operations experience
- Southern timber harvesting and silviculture experience preferred
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Forester Job Description
Job Description Example
Our company is hiring for a forester. We appreciate you taking the time to review the list of qualifications and to apply for the position. If you don’t fill all of the qualifications, you may still be considered depending on your level of experience.
Responsibilities for forester
- Supports all aspects of property data tabulation for periodic property appraisals
- Assist in harvest planning, unit layout, contracting, and administration
- Implement and adhere to risk management and safe work procedures
- Assist with the development of budgets and forecasts
- Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI) compliance
- Support HNRG groups such as Acquisitions, Client Account Group, as needed
- Participate in the budgeting process as well the development of Annual Work Schedules (AWS) and Annual Reports (AR)
- Assist the Operations Team with monitoring of road construction and road maintenance
- Support HFM and HTRG businesses by preparing and delivering accurate asset management and decision support information including third party property appraisals, acquisitions, dispositions, buy/hold/sell analysis, ad-hoc requests, and other information on a timely basis
- Support the preparation of annual client property budgets and quarterly management reporting both in collaboration with HFM and HTRG staff
Qualifications for forester
- Must have excellent relationship, interpersonal and communication skills
- Willingness to live in a rural environment and work based out of home
- A bachelor’s degree in Forest Management, Forest Engineering or related field
- Knowledge of Microsoft computer software, with emphasis in Excel, Access, and Word preferred
- Knowledge of Lotus Notes or similar e-mail program
- Knowledgeable in GIS, ArcMap
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Our growing company is searching for experienced candidates for the position of forester. To join our growing team, please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications.
Responsibilities for forester
- Participant in the NID safety program
- Provide information to populate and maintain FOPS with tactical harvest plans
- Support implementation of SFI® standards for timber harvesting and road building
- Manage and update GIS data for harvest activities
- Assist with Logging appraisals, costing, and retrospective analysis
- Assist with Slash disposal
- Management of assigned projects within budget objectives
- Ensuring that contract work is done in full compliance with specifications and supporting staff as needed
- Inspect and assess the rights of way for vegetation requiring pruning or removal to avoid conflicts with overhead conductors and capture data on a hand-held computer
- Notify landowners of impending compliance or reliability work and discuss incompatible vegetation removals
Qualifications for forester
- Team player, be able to understand and work with others’ needs and with different personalities
- Working knowledge of Oregon Forest Practices rules and regulations
- A minimum of two years’ applicable forestry experience preferred
- Bachelor’s Degree or Higher in Forestry or related subject
- B.A./B.S./A.A.S
- A Bachelor of Science degree in forestry or related discipline