Area Forester
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Job details
- Application deadline:
- Starting date:
- Salary:
- $47,775 to $79,625 per year
- Classification:
- full time
- Education required:
- bachelor's degree
- Location:
- Silsbee, Texas, US
- Posting:
- view information
Description
Description Manulife Forest Management, Inc., is seeking a qualified candidate to join the team in Texas, based out of Silsbee. This position supports forest management operations on approximately 130,000 acres in east Texas. Daily assignments are performed in a friendly team environment alongside a diverse group of foresters, managers and administrative personnel.
Position Responsibilities:
Assisting delivered timber harvesting operations including planning, harvest layout, contract administration, timber security, quality inspections and reporting. Developing site specific silviculture prescriptions, planning, budgeting, implementing and reporting on all applicable operations.
Administering local reforestation programs to ensure successful plantations are reestablished that meet or exceed growth expectations.
Update inventory and mapping software in conjunction with resource support personnel.
Support regional stewardship activities and Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI®) Program objectives.
Asset protection, working with external consultants, contractors and state agency personnel to ensure casualty losses are minimized.
Work with MIMTA Recreational License Administrators, hunters, and other recreational users to ensure license compliance and maximize non-timber revenue.
Participate in special projects to add diversity and broaden skills.
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