Forester

Location: Fort Gibson

Job Posting Title

Forester

Agency

040 DEPT OF AGRICULTURE FOOD & FORESTRY

Supervisory Organization

Agriculture, Food & Forestry–Agriculture Building

Job Posting End Date

Refer to the date listed at the top of this posting, if available. Continuous if date is blank.

Note:

Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the posting end date above.

Estimated Appointment End Date (Continuous if Blank) Full/Part-Time

Full time

Job Type

Regular

Compensation

Up to $48,290.00 based on education and experience.

Job Description

The Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry (ODAFF) is seeking a full‑time Forester I in the Forestry Division. This position (PIN #) is in state government and will cover multiple counties across Oklahoma. The State of Oklahoma offers a comprehensive Benefits Package, including a generous benefit allowance to offset the cost of insurance premiums for employees and their eligible dependents.

The annual salary for this position is up to $48,290.00 based on education and experience.

Position Description

Positions in this job family are professional foresters assigned responsibilities to develop, implement, or administer forestry conservation and management programs, wildland fire management, and projects in an assigned district, region, or statewide.

Typical Functions

• Collects forest health, volume, and extent data across private and public land in all 77 counties in Oklahoma. Locate historic research sites, coordinate access with landowners, edit and transmit data to the US Forest Service.
• Conducts timber inventory surveys; computes and analyzes data collected and summarizes results; assists operators and timber buyers in the location of salable timber.
• Facilitate and participate in meetings, conferences and seminars on forest fire prevention and control, or forest management and conservation; develops and conducts training classes for employees, schools, civic groups, clubs and concerned citizens.

Level Description

This is the basic level of this job family where employees are assigned responsibilities involving beginning level professional work primarily related to providing farmers, landowners, communities, and others with technical advice and service concerning their forestry programs and natural resource needs. In this role they will be responsible for assisting in the development and implementation of forestry conservation projects in an assigned area or district.

This will include analyzing forest resource conditions, developing recommendations and writing forest management plans, contacting landowners and providing advice on forestry management techniques, providing educational assistance to schools, civic groups and others, and assisting groups and local governments with community forestry projects.

Education and Experience

Requirements at this level consist of a bachelor’s degree in forestry or a related natural resources degree.

Knowledge, Skill, and Abilities

Knowledge,

Skills and Abilities

required at this level include knowledge of dendrology; of mensuration; of forest management; of silviculture; of modern forestry methods and techniques; of soil conservation techniques and principles; of forest economics; of timber management, inventory, cutting and regeneration methods; of forest products, marketing and urban forestry; and of tree physiology. Ability is required to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others;

to express ideas clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing; to speak effectively before groups; and to follow written and oral instructions.

Physical Demands and Work Environment

This position requires extensive travel for 4 days a week (up to 90% of the year) and field work in all weather conditions while carrying heavy equipment (up to 50 lbs.). The position will require extensive hiking through difficult terrain and in some instances, incumbents may wade through water where other access is not available.

Additional Information

Selected applicants must possess a valid Oklahoma Driver License (or possess a valid Driver License and obtain an Oklahoma Driver License within 6 months of employment). Once obtained, the Oklahoma…