Temporary Forest Technician

Prentiss & Carlisle Management Company, Inc.; Bangor (ME); Hybrid; USD 22,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Lodging provided

Meals provided

Transportation provided

Job summary

Prentiss & Carlisle, a leading forest management firm, is seeking a Temporary Forest Technician to support inventory work and regeneration plots across Maine. The role involves extensive travel with multi-day stays and data delivery to the Bangor office, with lodging and meals when working away from Bangor.

Candidates must be comfortable in remote locations, pass a pre-employment physical, and work a minimum of 45 hours per week. Duration is approximately mid-May to late August 2027; EOE.

Qualifications

• Map and compass skills required.
• Forest inventory tools experience preferred.
• Pacing and cruising methods knowledge.
• Familiarity with variable- and fixed-radius cruising.
• Proficiency with GPS data collection and data management.
• Ability to operate data collectors and GPS units.
• Comfort working in remote locations with limited supervision.

Responsibilities

• Perform variable-radius inventory work and regeneration plots.
• Extensive travel within Maine with multi-day stays.
• Plan daily work and manage inventory data delivery to Bangor office.
• Assist foresters with harvest layout and boundary line renewal.

Skills

map and compass

forest inventory tools

pacing

variable and fixed-radius cruising

GPS

data management

off-highway driving

Tools

Data collectors

GPS units

Job description

Prentiss & Carlisle, a leading forest management firm and timberland services provider, is currently seeking candidates for the position of Temporary Forest Technician. Founded in 1924, Prentiss & Carlisle operates in Maine, New York and Canada, and manages the activities on approximately 1.5 million acres of timberland on behalf of its clients.

Location: Statewide in Maine with the potential for out-of-state travel. Successful candidates will be working out of the Bangor office or from one of our remote camps in the West Branch of the Penobscot River or northwest Aroostook regions.

Responsibilities: Candidates will be responsible for performing variable-radius inventory work, along with regeneration plots. Extensive travel with multi-day stays within the state will be required. Candidates will be responsible for planning their day’s work, operating data collectors and GPS units, and managing and delivering inventory data back to the Bangor office. Secondary responsibilities may include, but not be limited to, boundary line renewal and assisting Prentiss & Carlisle foresters in harvest layout.

Skills: The successful candidate must possess, but are not limited to, the following skills: map and compass, forest inventory tools, pacing, variable- and fixed-radius cruising, GPS, data management, and off-highway driving. Candidates must be comfortable working in remote locations alone with limited supervision and must comply with all safety policies and prodcedures.

When working away from the Bangor office, lodging, meals and transportation will be provided.

This position requires a minimum of 45 hours per week, with all hours above 40 paid at an overtime rate of time and a half. Duration of employment will be approximately mid-May to late August 2027.

Candidates must pass a pre-employment physical paid for by Prentiss & Carlisle.

Prentiss & Carlisle is an Equal Opportunity Employer.