District Officer; TI Job Keller Washington USA,Outdoor/Nature/Animal Care

Job Details:

Job Location:

Keller - WA, Salary Range: $40.25 - $46.67 Salary, CLOSING DATE:
Open Until filled with Bi-weekly reviews

POSITION:

District Officer

SALARY:

$40.25 to $46.67 per hour DOE

REPORTS TO:

Assistant Forest Manager

LOCATION:

Forestry, Keller, WA

Basic Functions:

This is a Exempt position. The District Officer functions as the operational and administrative supervisor in charge of a designated Forestry Management District. The incumbent directs all daily district operations—including timber sale administration, presales layout, cruising, forest engineering, silvicultural development, and log scaling to optimize long-term sustained-yield productivity and protect tribal trust resources in accordance with the Colville Reservation Integrated Resource Management Plan (IRMP).

In addition to core forestry and district management duties, the incumbent provides operational or technical leadership support to the Wildland Fire Management program (up to approximately 10% of annual duties), primarily during summer industrial woods restrictions and elevated fire danger.

BENEFITS:

We have excellent benefits including full Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, 401k with employer contributions, Short-and Long
- Term disability for Full-Time employees. Generous leave package includes paid holidays, sick leave, and annual leave for Full-Time and Part-Time employees.

Qualifications:

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Education and Training:

Requires a Master’s degree in Forestry, Forest Management, or Natural Resources, AND two (2) years of professional forestry experience at a lead or supervisory level; OR
Bachelor of Science degree in Forestry, Forest Management, or Natural Resources, AND four (4) years of progressively responsible professional forestry experience (including at least two years at the Forester II/III or lead technician level); OR Associate degree in Forestry or Natural Resources, AND six (6) years of professional forestry experience; OR
Twelve (12) years of progressively responsible forestry experience demonstrating successful performance as a Supervisory Forestry Technician or Lead Timber Sales Officer may substitute in lieu of a degree. AND
Requires Fire Qualifications (Active Red Card) :

Must possess and maintain active NWCG certification in at least one defined pathway:
- Operations / Command Track:
  Incident Commander Type 4 (ICT4) (ICT3 preferred), Single Resource Boss (CRWB/ENGB/HEQB/FIRB), Task Force / Strike Team Leader (TFLD/STCR), or Prescribed Fire Burn Boss (RXB2).
- Specialist / Technical Track:
  Qualified Resource Advisor (READ / RESC), Agency Representative (AREP), or Expanded Dispatch / Logistics Coordinator.
Requires valid Washington State Driver’s License (must maintain tribal vehicle insurance eligibility).
Requires Active Incident Qualification Card (Red Card) at the required level, including annual RT-130 refresher.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

Requires thorough professional knowledge of forestry sciences, including silvicultural systems, forest ecology, mensuration, biometrics, forest entomology, pathology, and soils/watershed management.
Requires comprehensive knowledge of commercial timber harvesting systems, logging engineering, road construction, timber cruising methods, and log scaling/ticketing procedures.
Requires practical understanding of tribal and federal environmental and trust frameworks, including 25 CFR, 53 IAM, NEPA, ESA, NHPA, and CCT Chapter 4-7 and 4-9 (Forest Practices / Water Quality).
Requires supervisory and administrative skills to plan multi-crew workloads, manage district operational budgets, evaluate personnel, and resolve employee conflicts.
Requires working knowledge of wildland fire behavior, suppression tactics, fuels reduction techniques, and Incident Command…