Silviculture Forester Job at Port Blakely, Washington DC

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  • Port Blakely
  • Washington DC

Job Description

Silviculture Forester – Tumwater, Washington

Full-Time

Port Blakely is looking for a Silvicultural Forester to join our team based in Tumwater, Washington. The Silvicultural Forester is responsible for administering silvicultural activities throughout the Port Blakely ownership in both Washington and Oregon, ensuring the value growth of the company by establishing vigorous young forests. You will work with the Silvicultural Manager and contractors to plan, permit and carry out spray and fertilizer projects, reforestation efforts, hardwood slashing, survival surveys, and Pre-Commercial Thinning operations in a hands-on supervisory manner. Flexibility with logistics and planning is key in this role. Variability of the weather and contractor availability require flexible plans and quick decision making when conditions change.

As part of our Resources Team, you will report to the Silviculture Manager.This role primarily works out of our office in Tumwater, Washington with some travel to Oregon and spends a good amount of time in the field.

About Us

Port Blakely grows and markets renewable forest products around the globe. Guided by the principle that tomorrow comes first, we take great care in advancing the ideals and best practices of good corporate and environmental stewardship. We are devoted to our employees, customers, and the communities where we live and work, and are determined to do our part to help them prosper and thrive. Through our work, we hope to inspire the next generation, so they will inspire the one after that. For five generations, the future-first vision of our family owners has kept our sights squarely on the horizon, on making sure that the decisions we make today have a lasting, positive impact on tomorrow.

Port Blakely manages forestlands in the Pacific Northwest of the United States and New Zealand.

What you’ll do:

  • Model and encourage safe work practices.
  • Coordinate contractors and ensure contract compliance with a variety of contractors and different treatments including planting, spraying, thinning, hardwood slashing.
  • Assist with permitting prior to spray projects
  • Administer reforestation logistics with seedling distribution, plantation monitoring and maintenance, seedling survival surveys, and seed orchard work.
  • Meet with our neighbors to help them understand our forestry operations and build community relationships.
  • Ensure conformance of our commitments to the Sustainable Forestry Initiative, and internal and regulatory best management practices.
  • Assist with effective administration of internal business functions, including contracts, accounts payable, data entry of all silviculture treatments, and budget development for the silvicultural function.
  • Occasionally travel for training, meetings, and conferences in the Pacific Northwest,
  • Spend time in the field in Washington and occasionally Oregon to manage planting, PCT, and other silviculture projects.
  • Maintain readiness and assist with fire response during fire season.

We’d love to hear from people with:

  • 2+ years of silvicultural forestry experience
  • An understanding of working with independent contractors in planting, spraying, thinning, hardwood slashing
  • Effective administrative experience to assure logistics, paperwork, and communications are effectively completed
  • Ability to work and operate independently, using sound judgement to make decisions, while juggling multiple competing tasks and demands
  • The ability to use cellular apps, maps, compass, and Avenza for navigation to the woods and in the woods while working on units
  • Experience with ArcGIS, GPS, and Forest Information System (FIS)
  • Familiarity with SFI standards
  • Contract compliance expertise

Perks & Benefits:

  • 100% employer-paid medical & vision premiums for employees and child dependents
  • 100% employer-paid dental premiums for employees
  • HSA and Dependent Care FSA
  • Annual employee bonus plan
  • 401k Matching and Profit-Sharing
  • Flexible Work Arrangements
  • Paid Medical and Parental Leave
  • Generous paid time off: 4 weeks’ vacation, 2 weeks sick pay, 12 paid holidays, 2 floating holidays
  • Employer-paid Long Term Care insurance coverage
  • Employer-paid Long-Term Disability, Life Insurance, AD&D, and Long-Term Care insurance coverage
  • Tuition Assistance
  • Support for volunteer work & charitable employee matching

C ompensation:

  • Salary Range: Min $63,500 | Mid $76,200 | Max $88,900
  • Other compensation includes bonuses, profit-sharing, employer 401k match, or other forms of compensation offered to the hired applicant in addition to their established salary range or hourly pay wage scale.

HOW TO APPLY

Applicants should send resume and cover letter to Stefanie Urquidez at HR@portblakely.com. A full job description can also be made available upon request.

Equal Opportunity Employer

It is the policy of Port Blakely and all subsidiaries of Port Blakely to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law. In addition, Port Blakely will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.

Job Tags

Hourly pay, Holiday work, Full time, Contract work, For contractors, Local area, Flexible hours,

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