LANDS RESOURCE SPEC - FOREST MANAGEMENT

Description

Idaho Department of Lands

The Idaho Department of Lands (IDL) is seeking a full time Lands Resource Specialist – Timber Management position. This position is split between IDL, ID Parks and Recreation and ID Fish and Game. This position will be located out of our Mica Area Office in Kingston or Coeur d’Alene, ID.

Applications will be accepted through 4:59 PM MST on the posting end date.

Responsibilities:

• · Prepare timber sale projects in the field to include establishing project boundaries, developing silvicultural prescriptions, determining logging systems, designing/maintaining road systems, timber marking and cruising.
• · Prepare forest improvement contracts in the field that include planting, herbicide site preparation, pre-commercial thinning, road maintenance, and land surveying.
• · Prepare timber sale and forest management project documentation to include, writing project descriptions, building GIS project maps, compiling timber cruise data, determining logging and road construction costs, timber sale appraisal, preparing contract terms, developing hazard management plan.
• · Administer timber sale and forest improvement projects for compliance with management objectives, contract terms, department policy, and applicable laws.

Minimum Qualifications

Experience:

• Communicating effectively both verbally and in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience through technical reports, business correspondence, and oral presentations
• Using Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to produce maps and analyze spatial data

Some Knowledge of:

• State and federal laws, rules and regulations in relation to natural resource management activities
• Methods used to evaluate projects and/or data, analyzing alternatives, and making recommendations
• Public land survey legal descriptions, aerial photos and topographic and property ownership maps
• Financial analysis methods used to consider the relative costs and benefits of potential actions or proposals to choose the most appropriate one

Other: Possession of a valid driver's license.

Supplemental Information

Land Management.

• Plan, coordinate and evaluate activities on state endowment trust lands and other state and federal lands to maximize net revenue, to provide for the sustainable use of the land and associated resources, and to ensure adherence to state and federal laws and regulations
• Inventory and monitor land resources to assess conditions, trends and concerns, and complete statistical analyses, technical research, and financial analyses to determine the highest returns to the landowner
• Management plans are developed and implemented utilizing extensive knowledge of vegetation, soils, hydrology, land use planning and zoning, prudent business practices and/or financial analysis
• Serve as departmental liaison to other agencies, the public, industry and other outside groups, to implement management plans or activities for the benefit of the landowner

MQ Specialties

Forest Management
Some knowledge of:

• Forest management principles including
• Silvicultural principles
• Forest mensuration

Desired Qualifications

• · Experience using silvicultural to meet diverse management objectives to include wildlife and recreation.
• · Experience (typically gained from college course work and/or at least 12 months’ work experience) in project management and budgeting including developing project budgets, allocating resources, monitoring progress, and evaluating results.
• · Some Knowledge (typically gained from college course work and/or at least 6 months’ work experience) of Timber Markets using and managing databases.
• · National Wildfire Coordinating Group (NWCG) Red Card Qualification
  
  

Benefits:

The State of Idaho offers a robust total compensation package, including medical, vision, and dental insurance; PERSI retirement benefits; paid sick, vacation, and parental leave; and 11 paid holidays per year. For additional information related to benefits and/or State programs, please visit https://dhr.idaho.gov/StateEmployees/Benefits.html.*

EEO/ADA/Veteran:

The State of Idaho is committed to providing equal employment opportunities and prohibit discrimination against qualified individuals based on their status as protected veterans or individuals with disabilities and prohibit discrimination against all individuals based on their race, color, religion, political affiliation or belief, sex, national origin, genetics, or any other status protected under applicable federal, state, or local laws.

The State of Idaho is committed to access and reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities, auxiliary aids and services are available upon request. If you require an accommodation at any step in our recruitment process, you are encouraged to contact (208) 334-2263 (TTY/TTD: 711), or email [email protected].

Preference may be given to veterans who qualify under state and federal laws and regulations.

About the Idaho Department of Lands:

Become part of an organization where you will work with dedicated people who are committed and skilled in managing and protecting Idaho's natural resources.

The Idaho Department of Lands (IDL) believes in its employees and values stewardship, service, accountability and cohesiveness. Our goals emphasize our people and processes, financial stewardship, and customer focus. We strive for a culture in which leadership equips, entrusts and expects employees to make decisions in fulfillment of our mission. View our Strategic Plan here.

Under the direction of the Idaho State Board of Land Commissioners, IDL manages more than 2.5 million acres of state endowment trust land under a constitutional mandate to produce maximum long-term financial returns for public schools and several other State of Idaho institutions. Leases and other contracts are used to authorize revenue generating activities such as timber harvest, grazing, farming, mining, commercial use, residential use, and conservation in a prudent and sustainable manner.

Managing endowment trust lands is only part of our story. We also protect public resources such as water quality, fish, wildlife habitat, and recreation on navigable waterways, and ensure the protection of water quality and other resources by overseeing forestry and mining practices across all ownerships in the state. We also work to reclaim abandoned mines in Idaho. One of our most important resource protection responsibilities is fire prevention and suppression. We also aid landowners in managing their forest lands, work with communities to plant trees in urban settings, help keep working forests working through the Forest Legacy Program, and work with many partners to promote healthy forests on a landscape level. IDL also is the administrative arm of the Idaho Oil and Gas Conservation Commission.