Senior Forester

Position: SENIOR FORESTER - 42002491
Location: Hilliard

Requisition No: 867475

Agency:
Agriculture and Consumer Services

Working Title:

SENIOR FORESTER
- Pay Plan:
Career Service

Position Number:

Salary: $56,049.24 - $66,950.00

Posting Closing Date: 03/03/2026

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SENIOR FORESTER

FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES

FLORIDA FOREST SERVICE

* OPEN COMPETITIVE OPPORTUNITY
* CONTACT:

Tammy Fitchett,

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

A bachelor's degree with a major in Forestry or related field from a Society of American Foresters accredited college or university and two (2) years of professional forestry or natural resource experience; or

A master's degree with a major in Forestry or a related field from a Society of American Foresters accredited college or university and one (1) year of professional forestry or natural resource experience.

A bachelor's and/or master's degree in Forestry or a related field obtained outside the United States must either:
1) be obtained from a Society of American Foresters accredited college or university in addition to the applicable required experience above; or
2) curriculum must include at least two (2) of the following four (4) courses:
Silviculture, Dendrology, Forest Mensuration or Forest Management in addition to the applicable required experience listed above.

NOTE:

Applicants will provide an academic equivalency evaluation obtained in the United States showing the required courses.

NOTE:

ALL POSITIONS WITHIN THIS CLASS REQUIRE POSSESSION OF A VALID DRIVER LICENSE.

* ATTENTION CANDIDATES
* To be considered for a position with the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services:

* All fields in the Candidate Profile must be completed (an attached resume is not a substitution for the information required on the candidate profile).

* Work history, duties and responsibilities, hours worked, supervisor, and formal education fields, etc. must be filled out to determine qualifications for this position.

* Responses to Qualifying Questions must be verifiable in the Candidate Profile.

The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services values

and supports employment of individuals with disabilities. Qualified

individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

Occasional to moderate travel required.

Position may respond to emergencies, including natural disasters or other type incidents requiring travel, as needed.

NOTES:

To maintain fairness and integrity, applicants are required to provide honest and authentic responses during all stages of the evaluation and selection process. Applicants must rely on their own personal knowledge, thoughts, and impressions. A candidate's use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools to answer qualifying questions or participate in interviews will be taken into consideration when determining qualification for the position.

Successful applicant must pass a background screening, including fingerprinting, as a condition of employment.

JOB DUTIES:

Provides forest management technical assistance to rural private forest landowners to achieve the goals of the landowner, including timber revenue, sustained yield, ecological management, and wildlife management; provides advice on timber marking and volume estimation, and the sale of forest products; provides technical assistance in implementation of federal cost-share programs, site preparation and tree planting procedures, investment analysis, timber stand improvement methods, and diagnosis of forest insect and disease outbreaks;

prepares Stewardship and other management plans, proper tree selection and tree planting procedures. Provides technical assistance for Urban and Community Forestry grants, Tree City USA and Champion Tree designations, and other related forest factors. Responds to homeowners requests for analysis of shade tree and ornamental tree diseases and provides information on methods of prevention and control.

Utilizes mass media systems such as newspapers, radio and television to keep the public informed of developments in the forestry and conservation fields. Conducts forest management technical information and education workshops for private forest landowners. Provides local schools with information and assistance pertinent to environmental education through teacher workshops and instruction at environmental education centers.

Provides wildfire and emergency response support as directed. Assists in the development of smoke management, wildfire prevention, prescribed fire, pre-suppression burning plans and hazardous fuels mitigation. Assists in the enforcement of Florida's open burning laws and regulations.

Provides technical assistance to county commissions, municipalities and other county and city agencies in the development and implementation of effective environment studies and practices relating to land-use planning, zoning and development. This includes conservation and environmental planning, recreation and open-space planning, zoning variances relating to vegetation, drafting of ordinances…