Senior Forester: Forest Management & Community Outreach

Florida; Hilliard (FL); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual Boot Allotment

Annual Uniform Allotment

Job summary

FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES, FLORIDA FOREST SERVICE, invites applications for a Senior Forester. The role focuses on forest management, private-landowner support, timber volume assessments, and ecological planning.

Ideal candidates hold SAF-accredited forestry degrees with relevant professional experience; occasional travel and emergency response are expected. A valid driver license is required for this open competitive opportunity.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with a major in Forestry or related field from a SAF-accredited college or university and two (2) years of professional forestry or natural resource experience; or
• Master's degree with a major in Forestry or related field from a SAF-accredited college or university and one (1) year of professional forestry or natural resource experience.

Responsibilities

• Provides forest management technical assistance to rural private forest landowners to achieve goals like timber revenue, sustained yield, ecological management, and wildlife management; advises on timber marking, volume estimation, and sale of forest products; assists in federal cost-share programs, site preparation and tree planting, investment analysis, timber stand improvement, and diagnosis of forest insect and disease outbreaks; prepares stewardship and other management plans.
• Provides technical assistance for urban and community forestry grants, Tree City USA and Champion Tree designations, and related forest factors.
• Responds to homeowners' requests for analysis of shade and ornamental tree diseases and prevention/control methods.
• Uses mass media systems (newspapers, radio, TV) to inform the public about forestry developments; conducts info and education workshops for private forest landowners; engages local schools with environmental education programs through workshops and center instruction.
• Provides wildfire and emergency response support; assists in developing smoke management, wildfire prevention, prescribed fire, and hazardous fuels mitigation plans; enforces Florida Open Burning laws.

Skills

Forestry experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in Forestry or related field

Master's degree in Forestry or related field

Job description

FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES, FLORIDA FOREST SERVICE, invites applications for a Senior Forester. The role focuses on forest management, private-landowner support, timber volume assessments, and ecological planning.

Ideal candidates hold SAF-accredited forestry degrees with relevant professional experience; occasional travel and emergency response are expected. A valid driver license is required for this open competitive opportunity.