Forestry Technician 3

ACS Professional Staffing; Spokane (WA); On-site; USD 48,000 - 68,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid holidays

PTO starting at 10 days

401k with employer match

Job summary

ACS Professional Staffing is seeking a Forestry Technician 3 to work on-site in Vancouver, WA. The role collects, analyzes, and manages forestry data, supports timber appraisal and resource management, and collaborates with engineers and stakeholders on capital projects.

Qualifications include forestry-related education, GIS/GPS proficiency, and MS Office. This contract position requires strong analytical skills and multi-tasking across projects.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Forestry, Natural Resources, Geography or Environmental planning preferred.
• 6 years of experience with a Bachelor's degree; 8 years with an Associate's; 10 years without a degree or applicable degree.

Responsibilities

• Provide information tracking of owned timber and timber stands.
• Collect forestry data (diameter, height, volume, defects) for construction projects.
• Perform data entry and analyze field data in standard databases.
• Inspect timber and brush removal activities on-site.
• Help manage timber-related studies and marketing of timber resources.

Skills

Forestry data collection

GIS data collection

Analytical skills

Project coordination

Microsoft Office

Education

Bachelor's degree in Forestry/Natural Resources

Associate's degree with 8+ years experience

Tools

ArcGIS Online

Collector

Relascope

GPS

Microsoft Excel/Word

Job description

Location: Spokane, Washington

Type: Contract

Job #8864

Overview

ACS Professional Staffing is looking for an employee to work on-site with our client. This Forestry Technician 3 will collect, analyze, and manage forestry data, conduct timber cruising and field inspections, oversee vegetation clearing activities, and support timber appraisal, harvest, and resource management projects. The role assists with project planning, cost tracking, GIS/GPS data collection, technical documentation, and stakeholder coordination. Qualified candidates will have experience in forestry, natural resources, or related fields, along with knowledge of timber valuation, forest management, GIS/GPS technologies, electronic data collection systems, and Microsoft Office applications. Strong analytical skills, the ability to develop technical work products, and experience managing multiple priorities are essential. This full-time position is located in Vancouver, WA.

Pay Rate: $34.69 - $49.56

Benefits

• Paid holidays: 11
• PTO: Starting at 10 days
• Sick Leave: Up to 56 hours per year (prorated based on start date)
• EAP: Employee Assistance Program
• Benefit Options Available: Medical, Dental, Vision, FSA, DCA, LPFSA, HSA, Group Life/AD&D, Voluntary Life/AD&D, Voluntary Short-Term Disability, Voluntary Long-Term Disability, Voluntary Critical Illness, Voluntary Accident, Hospital Indemnity, 401k (immediately eligible for employee and employer contributions - employer match up to 4%)
• Other benefits include the following: Calm App, LifeBalance Discount Program

Responsibilities

• Provide information tracking of owned timber and timber stands.
• Perform collection of forestry related data such as diameter, height, volume, percent defect, form factor, disease, root rot, logging, yarding and hauling costs, etc. for construction projects.
• Provide data entry, collect, process and analyze field data in appropriate company and industry standard database(s).
• Perform onsite inspection and oversight of timber and brush removal activity.
• Assist the Chief Forester in managing Timber, Brush and Undesirable Plant Studies and clearing activities.
• Assist the Chief Forester in marketing timber resources cleared from rights-of-ways or on U.S. Government property.
• The Forestry Technician 3 supports this work by assisting with the identification of trees to be harvested and estimating the value of the timber in those trees.
• Draft scopes of work, statements of work and technical specifications for forestry-related projects.
• Collaborate, attend, participate and coordinate with design and/or planning engineers, project managers, managers, and stakeholders to develop work products, such as timber appraisals that are reflective of the project scope on capital projects assigned to the position.
• The quality reflects an understanding of the work products developed by both internal and external stakeholders.
• Consult with clients, vendors, personnel in other departments or construction foremen to discuss and formulate their work products, such as timber appraisals.
• Work with appropriate manager / personnel to facilitate resolution of conflicting priorities and requirements, as well as conflicting positions in order to build consensus among clients and stakeholders.
• Prepare land rights and access road work products, such as timber appraisals to be used by land acquisition personnel and management for planning, organizing and scheduling work.
• Assess cost effectiveness of products, projects or services, tracking actual costs relative to bids as the project develops.
• Develop a system for cost monitoring and reporting of project completion procedures.
• This is a new requirement as company is focusing on cost containment within the Transmission expense and capital pools as well as the overall capital and expense pools.
• Provide GIS/GPS/eGis/Photogrammetry/data collection support as needed.
• Mark documents and maintain filing system(s), files, emails and records in accordance with compliance requirements.
• Share and disperse documents only to appropriate personnel (those with a need to know).
• Mark and maintain all official records in accordance with the Information Security (INFOSEC) and Information Governance & Lifecycle Management (IGLM) standards and procedures.
• Validate official records are accurately maintained for auditing purposes.

Requirements

• A Bachelor's degree in a Forestry-related field such as: Geography, Natural Resources, or Environmental planning is preferred.
• 6 years of experience is required with an applicable Bachelor's degree.
• 8 years of experience is required with an applicable Associate's degree.
• 10 years of experience is required without a degree or applicable degree.
• Experience must include forestry and forestry production, engineering or natural resource experience, and must incorporate a diversified knowledge of natural resource principles and practical experience.
• Professional forestry practices and procedures as they pertain to cruising, valuation, log scaling and forest management
• Ability to operate and maintain forestry related mensuration and data collecting equipment such as analog or digital Relascopes, Laser ranger finders, GPS and GIS data collecting / processing instruments and associated software along with other related forestry tools (both electronic and mechanical)
• Familiarity with operation of electronic data collection systems such as ArcGIS Online (AGOL) and mobile field applications such as Collector; ability to download and upload data; ability to process data files on computer and mobile field units
• Familiarity with the operation of electronic data collection systems such as ArcGIS Online (AGOL) and mobile field applications such as Collector; ability to download and upload data; ability to process data files on computer and mobile field units is required; ability to access and manipulate information in Geographic Information Systems.
• Familiarity with the operation and maintenance of forestry related navigation and mensuration tools such as topographic maps, aerial photos, compass, Relascope, radio, laser hypsometer/rangefinder, GPS & mobile data collection devices.
• Experience using Land information systems (PLSS, real property concepts, land use classes) Timber harvest and marketing experience Experience with Microsoft Office Suite software, such as MS Word, Excel, Outlook, Windows Explorer
• The ideal Forestry Technician candidate has the ability to: Manage multiple tasks and competing needs concurrently under constricted deadlines. Understand and compose scopes of work, statements of work and technical specifications for forestry projects. Analyze information, evaluate results and make sound decisions. Must be able to provide solutions to complex problems Interpret potential hazards and react appropriately in emergency situations. Understanding of real estate right-of-way issues and concepts.
• Valid U.S. Driver's License is required.
• Work sponsorship is not available at this time.
• Third-party candidates will not be considered for this position.
• Because we are a federal government contractor, we have special restrictions placed on us for hiring foreign nationals into certain key positions within the company. This particular position requires U.S. citizenship.
• ACS Professional Staffing will provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants without regard to the applicant's race, color, religion, sex, gender, genetic information, national origin, age, veteran status, disability status, or any other status protected by federal or state law. The company will provide reasonable accommodations to allow an applicant to participate in the hiring process if so requested.