Forester, Timberland Asset Management

JPMorgan Chase & Co.; DeQuincy (LA); On-site; USD 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Campbell Global is seeking a Forester to supervise all aspects of forest management activities within the Asset & Wealth Management team, in partnership with Campbell Global, LLC.

The role involves planning and supervising silviculture, harvesting, and land-use projects, ensuring compliance with fiduciary, regulatory, and environmental standards while coordinating with external contractors.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in forestry, Forest Management, Forest Engineering or Forest Operations Management with a minimum of 2 years’ work experience in forest management or equivalent training and experience.
• Strong analytical and critical thinking skills, with ability to manage multiple projects from initiation to final completion in a timely and efficient manner.
• Demonstrated interpersonal, oral communication and written communication skills in addition to good and up to date computer skills, especially in MS Excel, Word and Outlook.
• Ability to work alone in the outdoors over extremely rough, brushy, and uneven terrain in all weather conditions required, and ability to regularly lift up to 50 lbs.

Responsibilities

• Responsibilities include contracting with third parties to perform harvesting, silviculture, and road construction and maintenance-related services (prospectus preparation, identification of qualified/licensed contractors or consultants, bid analysis, negotiations, contract execution and compliance monitoring).
• Implement policies, procedures, and guidelines regarding all forest management activities to ensure the highest quality while managing cost effectiveness
• Maintain full and appropriate compliance with applicable Federal, State and Local regulations, Licensing Standards, Forest Practice laws, SFI Standards, and FSC Standards with the ability to obtain chemical application license within 6 months.
• Implement policies, procedures, and guidelines regarding all forest management activities to ensure the highest quality while managing cost effectiveness utilizing GIS system to provide information needed to update maps regarding stand treatments, boundaries, inventory depletions, stream locations and stream classification
• Monitor expenditure and operation levels closely in order to comply with budget limitations, and participate in quarterly and annual budgeting processes and “Forward Look” process, as needed.
• Represent Campbell Global at all levels, maintaining good communication and excellent professional working relationships with outside companies, contractors and agencies as well as internal team members.
• Actively participate within the organization to ensure all timberland management investment services meet or exceed client commitments while ensuring that environmental or financial risk management reporting is conducted in a timely and professional manner to your Forest Supervisor and, if appropriate, local Safety Coordinator.

Skills

Analytical skills

Critical thinking

Interpersonal skills

Written communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in forestry

Tools

MS Excel

MS Word

MS Outlook

Job description

Campbell Global is seeking a Forester to supervise all aspects of forest management activities within the Asset & Wealth Management team, in partnership with Campbell Global, LLC.

The role involves planning and supervising silviculture, harvesting, and land-use projects, ensuring compliance with fiduciary, regulatory, and environmental standards while coordinating with external contractors.