Resource Forester

Overview

The successful candidate will assist with planning, coordinating, and executing timberland management activities across approximately 260,000 acres of combined pine plantation and natural forest acres located in South Carolina. The position works closely with other team members within the Atlantic Region to drive investor returns while maintaining safe and sustainable forestry practices.

Responsibilities

• Timber sales and harvesting: Develop and execute the annual timber sales budget, including budgeting and planning, harvest delineation, contract administration, fiber sourcing, utilization and merchandising, contractor supervision, implementation and monitoring of Best Management Practices (BMP), and timber security.
• Silviculture operations: Develop and execute silviculture prescriptions related to site preparation, planting, pre‑commercial thinning, commercial thinning, mid‑rotation investments, and insect, disease, and pest control.
• Non‑timber revenue: Assist with the recreational lease program for the assigned area, evaluate retail land‑sale candidates, solar leases, conservation easements/opportunities, and other potential non‑timber revenue opportunities as needed.
• Other timberland management activities: Assist with annual property tax preparation and manage the assigned area’s infrastructure and property‑line maintenance programs.
• Data management activities: Maintain spatial, stand‑attribute, and forest inventory data for the assigned area.
• Additional activities: Participate in timberland acquisition evaluations, investor meetings, field tours, RMS and region‑based tactical and strategic initiatives, and other duties as needed.
• Environmental, social, and governance (ESG): Actively participate in and comply with the RMS safety program, demonstrate commitment to stewardship and sustainability, and foster positive relationships with adjacent landowners, communities, trade associations, state and federal agencies, and other industry stakeholders.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science in Forestry or a closely related field (required).
• 0–5 years of relevant industry experience.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office products and ESRI products.
• Teamwork, critical thinking, analytical ability, business acumen, and entrepreneurial skills.
• Strong commitment to stewardship and ESG principles; knowledge of Sustainable Forestry Initiatives (SFI), Forest Stewardship Council (FSC), and Best Management Practice programs.