Our Natural Resource Specialists, 

• Conduct literature and/or specialist consultation to identify historic ranges of variability, characterize divergence from historic conditions and identify desired future conditions.
• Quantify timber volumes and other stand metrics to identify areas where silvicultural treatments are warranted and viable.  
• Develop both immediate and long-term strategies for restoring and maintaining desired future conditions.
• Evaluate forest inventory data, degree of divergence from historic conditions, habitat quality, risks, accessibility, and economics associated with forest restoration projects. 
• Develop necessary management strategies, in collaboration with other agency professionals, to establish priorities and economically viable management projects for restoring and maintaining degraded forest.
• Evaluate market conditions and develop timber appraisals to determine project viability, develop management plan implementation strategies and maximize returns for reinvestment into land management activities. 
• Perform or coordinate completion of defining harvest units, locating boundaries, identifying harvest road access, designing roads, planning harvest systems, defining environmental requirements, completing required paperwork, and preparing contracts in cooperation with region staff.   
• Develop, advertise, and administer contracts for timber sales, pre-commercial thinning, fuels management, road construction or repair, road maintenance, and reforestation projects.  
• Supervise contractors, monitoring timber volumes and scale slips, and manage budgets including revenue/costs of timber sales and ensuring successful reforestation.
• Utilize ecological integrity monitoring approaches to evaluate project effects.
• Conduct tree seedling stocking surveys to ensure compliance with Forest Practices reforestation standards – evaluates wildlife benefits as necessary.  

WORKING CONDITIONS:

• Work Setting, including hazards:    
  1. Working alone and outside in traverse steep, uneven terrain in all weather conditions. 
  2. Driving will be on primitive roads year-round.
• Schedule:   
  1. Typically, work schedule is 10 hours per day, 4 days a week – may be required to work long and irregular hours as needed.
• Travel Requirements: 
  1. Frequent daily travel to field sites.
  2. Occasional overnight travel.
• Tools and Equipment: 
  1. Forest management tools including relaskops, laser range finders, clinometers, diameter tapes, chainsaws, axes, drip torches, and power tools. ATV’s may be used to access remote areas.
• Customer Interactions:
  1. Frequent interaction with the general public.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications for the Natural Resource Specialist 1:

OR

Required Qualifications for the Natural Resource Specialist 2:

          AND

         OR

Required Qualifications for the Natural Resource Specialist 3 (Goal Class):

 AND 

Please Note: paraprofessional or technical experience in natural resources may substitute for the professional experience; three (3) years of paraprofessional or technical experience to two (2) years of professional experience.

Job knowledge and experience:

• Current forest management strategies and timber management planning.
• Two (2) years of professional forest management experience including planning and administering of commercial thinning projects.   
• Forest Practices rules and other regulatory laws and policies.
• Logging and forest road construction equipment.
• Inspecting, instructing, and working with contract crews to ensure compliance with contract(s).
• Familiar with and ability to use common forestry equipment suchas GPS devices, maps, aerial photos, compass, clinometer, relaskops, and laser rangefinder to cruise timber and make accurate maps.
• Planning and administering pre-commercial thinning projects.
• Planning and administering commercial thinning projects.
• Planning and administering reforestation projects.
• Conflict resolution and public relations. 
• Computer applications including MS Word, MS Excel, ARC-GIS ARC-View. 
• Safely operating motor vehicles on primitive roads in inclement weather conditions including snow.

Certifications/Licenses: 

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS: 

• Certification as a cultural resources technician.
• Tree falling certification.
• National Wildfire Coordinating Group PM-310-1 Red Card (certified or able to obtain) 
• Certification as an ATV and snowmobile operator.

Supplemental Information

Please note: Failure to follow the instructions below may lead to disqualification.

In order to successfully apply for this position, you MUST complete your profile at www.careers.wa.gov and attach the following to your profile before completing the online application:

• A cover letter describing how you meet the qualifications of this position and the job classification that you think you would qualify for – NRS 1, NRS 2 or NRS 3 (Generic cover letter will not be accepted).
• A current resume. 
• Three professional references. 

IMPORTANT NOTES: 

On Monday August 9, 2021, Governor Inslee enacted Proclamation 21-14 which requires that all employees of all state agencies not headed by an elected official be fully vaccinated with a recommended COVID-19 vaccine by October 18, 2021 as a condition of employment. Fully vaccinated includes the two-week waiting period after the last shot in each series, or single shot, is given. If hired for this or any position at WDFW, you will be required to provide verification of COVID vaccination. A list of acceptable documents to provide verification can be reviewed here. Vaccination acceptable documents link (Download PDF reader) (Download PDF reader)

The Department of Fish and Wildlife’s priority during the Covid-19 health crisis is to keep our staff, candidates, and the public safe.  We are hiring and encourage you to apply to open positions. We have transitioned to a virtual recruitment process, to include web-based interviews.

All new employees must complete an Employment Eligibility Verification Form (I-9 Form) on their first day of work. If hired for this or any position at WDFW, you will be required to provide documentation proving you are eligible to work in the United States. For a list of acceptable documents, please use the following link:  https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents