Forest Resources Manager; Dalles

Forest Resources Manager (The Dalles)

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Our Mission – To protect and promote resilient forests that benefit all Oregonians.

The Benefits of Joining Our Team:

Work/life balance, 11 paid holidays a year, flexible work schedules, competitive benefits packages and so much more.

You'll be part of the ODF team that serves our fellow Oregonians relying on regulation and protection of both public and private forest land in our great state of Oregon!

What we are looking for:

ODF is looking for a Forest Manager 1 (Forest Resources Manager) to provide leadership through operational oversight, coordination and direction of Forest Resource Program activities for The Dalles Unit of the Central Oregon District within the Department of Forestry. These goals and associated duties include:

• Maintaining political and operational relationships with Local, State and Federal Agencies, cooperators, contractors and landowners.
• Overseeing all programmatic functions administered within the Forest Resources Program in the Unit's geographical area as assigned by the Unit Forester.
• Supervising, directing, and monitoring the work of skilled, technical, and professional employees assigned to the program.
• The position also serves an important function in the Agency's fire protection responsibility.

Minimum Qualifications:

Five (5) years of natural resource experience in areas such as wildland fire suppression, forest management, etc., which include assisting with a) development of program rules and policies, b) development of long- and short-range goals and plans, c) program evaluation, and d) budget preparation;

OR

Bachelor's degree in forestry or closely related natural resources field AND two (2) years of natural resource experience in areas such as wildland fire suppression, or forest management which include assisting with a) development of program rules and policies, b) development of long- and short-range goals and plans, c) program evaluation, and d) budget preparation.

Desired

Skills:

• Working knowledge of the Forest Practices Act.
• Experience with grant management including application development, administration, budget tracking, accomplishment reporting and/or monitoring.
• Experience with coordination between numerous interagency partners on cross boundary project planning and public outreach activities.
• Experience interpreting state and federal laws and policies that are used to inform potential activities for implementation in the Forest Resources Program.
• Experience making decisions involving personnel management including discipline, scheduling, hiring.
• Skills in team building, interpersonal relationships, mentoring and employee support/empowerment.
• Experience in, understanding of, and ability to support ODF's Fire Protection Program, both locally and statewide.

How to Apply:

• Cover letter and resume are both required
  - Failure to submit the required cover letter or resume will remove your application from consideration. Your resume and cover letter may be uploaded in the Resume/CV field on the online application.
• Current State of Oregon employees – You must apply through your employee Workday account.
• Please ensure the work history in your applicant profile is up to date.
• The State of Oregon does not request or require your age, date of birth, attendance or graduation dates from an educational institution during the application process.
• Please contact the recruiter under the 'Additional Details' section if you have any questions about how to fill out the fields of experience or to attach a document. Your submitted experience fields or attached resume must include dates (MM/YYYY) for each employer.

Salary Determination:

Per the Pay Equity Law passed in 2017, a pay equity analysis for starting salary will be conducted to determine what pay step the successful candidate will be offered. The analysis will be based on the submitted materials and the time of application. No other documents will be accepted after submission of application. Please include any relevant information and materials if you wish to be compensated accordingly.

Additional Details:

• This recruitment may be used to fill future vacancies. This…