Forestry Supervisor - Forest Management Supervisor

Job Description
- Forestry Supervisor
- Forest Management Supervisor )

Position Title:

Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation's mission is to help ensure that Montana's land and water resources provide benefits for present and future generations.

The DNRC believes employees are their most important asset. The DNRC empowers employees to exercise professional judgment in carrying out their duties. Employees are provided with the training and tools necessary to achieve the mission. Both team effort and individual employee expertise are supported and sustained.

Core Values:

The Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation’s Forestry and Trust Land Division recognizes that building a collaborative, professional, and inclusive work environment is critical to fulfilling our mission of managing, protecting, and promoting stewardship of Montana’s forests and lands for the benefit of current and future generations and our trust beneficiaries. We hold ourselves to these high standards as we are accountable to the people of Montana.

• We value and respect each other.
• We create collaborative work environments.
• We build and maintain strong relationships.
• We celebrate our successes and take pride in our work

Work Unit Overview:
The mission of the Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation (DNRC or Department) is to ensure that Montana’s land and water resources provide benefits for present and future generations. The Forestry/Trust Lands Division (FTLD) plans and implements forestry and fire management programs through an extensive network of staff in field offices across the state. Division functions include fire protection, forestry assistance, Good Neighbor Authority, business management, policy, planning, and outreach.

The Division also administers and manages state trust timber, surface, and mineral resources for the benefit of the common schools and other endowed institutions in Montana, including program areas such as Agriculture and Grazing Management, Forest Management, Minerals Management, and Real Estate Management.

Position Summary:
These positions are responsible for program administration and advanced professional forestry functions necessary to generate revenue for school trust funds, perpetuate natural resources within the office’s jurisdictional area, and developing techniques and methods to meet the Trust Land Management Division’s multiple forestry objectives. The incumbents applies the theories, concepts, principles, and practices of a wide variety of natural resource disciplines; strong organizational methods, and effective oral and written communication and public speaking to represent the Department with the general public, environmental groups, other agencies, specialists, the media, cooperators, and others.

The incumbents work with a diverse group of people and direct and coordinate the efforts of others working on concurrent projects in the forestry program. These positions normally report to a Unit or Area Manager.

Essential Functions (Major Duties and Responsibilities): These job functions are the essential duties of the position and are not inclusive of all the duties that may be assigned to the incumbent.

Program Leadership, Planning, Development – 85% of time
The position is responsible for program administration, supervision and advanced professional forestry functions necessary to generate revenue for school trust funds, perpetuating natural resources within the office’s jurisdictional area, and developing techniques and methods to meet the Trust Land Management Division’s multiple forestry objectives.

Wildland Fire Management – 10% of time
Provide direct wildland fire suppression and assistance to county and rural fire departments as needed to protect lives, property, and natural resources in the unit/area.

Other Duties as Assigned – 15% of time:
These positions perform a variety of professional forest and trust land management activities as assigned by the Unit or Area Managers in support of the DNRC mission and division objectives. This includes representing the department at conferences and meetings, and projects commensurate with department…