Forest Operations Intern: Field & GIS Engineering

Roseburg Forest Products; Oregon; On-site; USD 22,000 - 33,000; Full time

Job summary

Roseburg Forest Products offers an internship focused on forest operations, providing hands-on experience in field and office engineering for logging roads and harvest units. Interns will engage in road location and design, defining harvest unit boundaries, stream surveys, and GIS mapping.

Dates of employment are June 2027 through September 2027 (flexible to school schedules). This hourly position is pay-grade commensurate with experience and does not include benefits.

Qualifications

• Pursuing a Bachelor’s in Forest Management, Forest Operations Management, Forest Engineering, or Natural Resources and returning student.
• Familiar with the Oregon Forest Practices Act and general forest operations knowledge.
• Valid driver’s license with clean record; experience with 4WD trucks.
• Working knowledge of GIS, Word processing and spreadsheet programs.
• Safety-conscious in all aspects of the job.
• Highly organized, self-motivated team player who can work independently or with a crew.

Responsibilities

• Assist team in field work.
• Layout harvest unit boundaries, including RMA establishment and Leave Tree designations with knowledge of Logging Systems and Oregon Forest Practices Act.
• Conduct Perennial Stream Surveys.
• FRIA Road & Culvert Inventory.
• Road layout and staking.
• ArcGIS map making.
• Work safely in crew environment.
• Model Company core values.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

GIS knowledge

Safety minded

Team player

Organized

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Forest Management / Natural Resources

Tools

ArcGIS

Microsoft Word

Excel

Job description

Roseburg Forest Products offers an internship focused on forest operations, providing hands-on experience in field and office engineering for logging roads and harvest units. Interns will engage in road location and design, defining harvest unit boundaries, stream surveys, and GIS mapping.

Dates of employment are June 2027 through September 2027 (flexible to school schedules). This hourly position is pay-grade commensurate with experience and does not include benefits.