Forest Resources Manager (The Dalles)

About the role

The Forest Resources Manager (Forest Manager 1) will 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. The position includes responsibilities such as maintaining political and operational relationships with local, state, and federal agencies, overseeing programmatic functions, supervising staff, and serving in fire protection responsibilities.

Responsibilities

• Maintain political and operational relationships with Local, State, and Federal Agencies, cooperators, contractors, and landowners.
• Oversee all programmatic functions administered within the Forest Resources Program in the Unit's geographical area as assigned by the Unit Forester.
• Supervise, direct, and monitor the work of skilled, technical, and professional employees assigned to the program.
• Serve an important function in the Agency’s fire protection responsibility.

Requirements

• 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.

Qualifications

• Note: Driver’s License Check – This position requires the operation of a state vehicle for official State business.

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

Your cover letter and resume are both required. Failure to submit the required cover letter or resume will remove your application from consideration. 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.