FORESTER - 42003361

Requisition No: 881063

Agency:
Agriculture and Consumer Services

Working Title:

FORESTER -

Pay Plan:
Career Service

Position Number:

Salary: $51,000.30 - $62,000.12

Posting Closing Date: 08/18/2026

• OPEN COMPETITIVE OPPORTUNITY***

Charley Ferrer,

A bachelor’s (4 years) and/or master’s (6 years) degree in Forestry or a related field from a Society of American Foresters accredited college or university; or

Anticipated receipt of a bachelor’s and/or master’s degree in Forestry or a related field from a Society of American Foresters accredited college or university within six (6) months of the closing date of this advertisement.

NOTE:

Applicants in this category will not be appointed until they have acquired and provide final proof of receiving the required degree.

A bachelor’s and/or master’s degrees 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; or
2) curriculum must include at least two (2) of the following four (4) courses:
Silviculture, Dendrology, Forest Mensuration or Forest Management.

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***

• 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.

Occasional to moderate travel required.

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

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.

The incumbent of this position is responsible for a variety of technical forestry, fire and resource management programs on the Pine Log State Forest, Point Washington State Forest and Sandy Creek State Forest located within the Chipola Forestry Center. Responsible for the technical forestry work on the Point Washington State Forest. This includes timber marking and volume estimation and the sale of forest products;

providing technical assistance in planning for multiple use of the forest and ensuring that multiple use management is practiced; preparing stands for contract tree planting; preparing contracts for harvesting forest products, for tree planting and other contract services. Provides technical assistance in developing prescribed burn prescriptions and smoke screen plans; evaluates areas to be burned prior to burn and after burn to ensure that sound forest management objectives are met;

participates in prescribed burns, secures the necessary training to conduct and participate in prescribed burning. Maintains prescribed burning records and evaluations. 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. Utilizes mass media systems such as newspaper, radio, television, and public presentations to keep the public informed of developments on the Point Washington State Forest.

Provides local schools with information and conducts periodic field trips for environmental education. Coordinates local volunteer