Forester

Bureau of Land Management; Portland (OR); Remote; USD 136,000 - 176,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Telework eligible

Job summary

The Bureau of Land Management in Portland, OR, seeks a senior forester to lead national forestry policy interpretation and program coordination across federal, state, and regional offices.

You will manage Oregon & California forestry program activities, including budget formulation, directives, and performance evaluation, while ensuring data quality and regulatory compliance across the entity.

Qualifications

• This position has a mandatory education requirement.
• You must submit a transcript to support education claims.

Responsibilities

• Serves as senior contact for interpretation and implementation of national forest and woodland policy directives and programs.
• Monitors and coordinates national aspects of the Oregon & California Forestry Management Program including budget formulation and program evaluation.
• Coordinates between Oregon and Washington State Office, BLM HQ, and Department of the Interior on Oregon and California work plans, budget, land use plans, protests, appeals and litigation.

Job description

• Hiring Agency: Bureau of Land Management

This position is located within Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Headquarters, in the Directorate of Resources and Planning in the Division of Forest, Range and Vegetation Resources.

Key Responsibilities

Some of the major duties you will perform include but are not limited to the following: Serves as the senior contact for the Department of the Interior and advises management at all levels of the organization on the interpretation and implementation of national BLM forest and woodland policy directives and programs.

Monitors, manages, and coordinates national aspects of the Oregon & California (O&C) Forestry Management Program including budget formulation, execution, allocation, annual directives, performance measurement, and program risk determination and evaluation especially related to the O&C Act of 1937.

As the expert in forest and woodland management activities on Oregon and California (O&C) Act lands, coordinates between the Oregon and Washington State Office, BLM Headquarters, and Department of the Interior in the areas of Oregon and California Annual Work Plan for resource management to include budget preparation and implementation, land use plan preparation and implementation, protest, appeal and ligation resolution.

Develops and implements program management options, including databases and program management systems, mandated by the Oregon and California (O&C) Act. Provide oversight to BLM State Offices for adequacy of forestry and woodland data collection and reporting to determine compliance with established policies, standards, procedures, program objectives and priorities.

Provides forestry expertise in reviewing environmental legislation and drafting sustainable regulations that provide effective resource management.

Requirements & Education

This position does not allow substituting education for experience. This position has a mandatory education requirement. You must submit a copy of your transcript(s) to support claimed education if substituting education for experience. Transcripts must include your name, school name, grades, credit hours earned, major(s), grade point average or class ranking, and date the degree was conferred, if applicable. A typed list of courses, grades, semester/quarter hours, GPA, etc.

will not be accepted. Non-submission may result in being rated not qualified for the position. Unofficial transcripts are acceptable, but if you are selected for this position and you used your education to qualify, you must provide official transcripts before you begin work.

Foreign Education: To receive credit for education completed outside the United States, you must show proof that the education has been submitted to a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign educational credentials and such education has been deemed at least equivalent to that gained in conventional U.S. education programs.

For more information on how foreign education is evaluated, visit: https://www.ed.gov/about/initiatives/international-affairs/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications

Which agency is hiring for this position?

This position is with Bureau of Land Management, Department of the Interior.

What is the salary for this position?

The posted pay range is $135522 – $176183/yr.

Is this position remote or telework eligible?

This position is eligible for telework.

What is the application deadline?

Applications close on 2026-10-26.

Who is eligible to apply?

This position is open under the 'Fed Transition' hiring path.

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