Special Forest Products – Hardwoods & Cedar Salvage, NRS3, Department of Natural Resources WA State
Special Forest Products – Hardwoods & Cedar Salvage, NRS3 Recruitment #2022-2-P404
This is a Full-time, Project, Represented position.
Anticipated Project Employment is: April 2022-June 2023.
Location: Product Sales and Leasing Division, Olympia.
CLOSING DATE EXTENDED! First review of applications on 03/10/2022.
The hiring authority reserves the right to make a hiring decision at any time. It is in the applicant’s best interest to submit material as soon as possible.
Want to join something GREAT and make a difference? The DNR Product Sales and Leasing Division, product sales program is seeking a forester to create and implement a new program to increase the amount of cedar salvage and hardwood timber sales being offered for auction. Do you possess journey-level forestry knowledge and desire an opportunity to develop new skills? This position will challenge your knowledge and skills through the creation of expanded opportunities in niche markets for forest products. This position will establish methods to bring more hardwood timber and cedar salvage to auction as well as authoring a report for the State Legislature. This position involves traveling to potential sale areas in both southwest Washington and the Olympic Peninsula while interacting closely with other DNR foresters and timber purchasers. To be successful in this position you will need a strong understanding of natural resource management, the state lands Habitat Conservation Plan, as well as the policy and regulatory environment in which we operate. This position requires excellent understanding of project management principles and ongoing frequent cooperative communication to ensure that the project goals are met. Critical and creative thinking is welcome!
DUTIES: Responsibilities: Identify currently planned (Fiscal Year 2023-2024) cedar-salvage and hardwoods-dominated sales in Pacific Cascade and Olympic Regions. Identify and design potential additional sales in these categories that can be offered for sale. Create and maintain a tracking system for costs and revenues associated with the hardwoods-dominated and cedar-salvage sales associated with this project. Identify key stakeholders and establish regular communications on project progress. Contract Administration: Ensure contracts offered under this project are completed in accordance with contract terms. Design reports to communicate key metrics and summarized findings for state uplands managers, and the Washington State Legislature.