Forest Management Supervisor - Forestry Supervisor

Job Description
- Forest Management Supervisor
- Forestry Supervisor )

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.

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

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 and Trust Land Management Divisions plan and implement programs through an extensive network of staff in field offices across the state.
Area and Unit offices are responsible for integrating and implementing programs for both the Forestry and Trust Land Management Divisions. The Forestry Division functions include fire & aviation management, forestry assistance, business management, and policy, planning and outreach. The Trust Land Management Division administers and manages the state trust timber, surface, and mineral resources for the benefit of the common schools and the other endowed institutions in Montana.

Division functions include:
Agriculture and Grazing Management, Forest Management, Minerals Management, and Real Estate Management.

This position is 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 incumbent works with a diverse group of people and direct and coordinate the efforts of others working on concurrent projects in the forestry program. This position reports to a Unit Manager.

Program Management, Planning and 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, 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.

• Participate in the staff selection process by interviewing and making hiring decisions and recommendations; authorized to approve all temporary hiring.
• Set priorities…