Timber Management Forester

For more information about the Department of Game, Fish and Parks, please visit http://gfp.sd.gov/.

This position will be a member of an integrated resource management team of forestry, wildlife, bison, range and wildland fire natural resource professionals. Custer State Park has over 71,000 ac of managed lands and maintains active natural resource management programs. This is a unique opportunity to gain a valuable and diverse set of skills; such as implementation, coordinate, and administration of forestry activities and programs within Custer State Park. As a Timber Management Forester you would provide educational information to ensure effective conservation practices related to trees and forests and the protection of the state's resources. Duties include timber sale preparation and administration, log scaling, non-commercial thinning setup and administration, forest inventory, wildland fire suppression, hazard tree ID and removal, timber sale cleanup, and assisting with writing stand level forestry prescriptions. The incumbent will also be encouraged to participate in wildland fire fighting and pile burning activities.

Must be able to work independently; and traverse distances over one mile on uneven terrain and work in outdoor forested areas for extended periods of time through a variety of environmental conditions.

A valid driver's license is required, and the incumbent must be able to obtain a Class B commercial driver's license (CDL) within 90 days of hire date to retain employment; and will be subject to pre-employment, random, reasonable suspicion, post-accident, follow-up, and return-to-duty drug and alcohol testing.

Wildland fire training and experience is preferred.

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Additional Requirements: To be considered, attach your responses to the questions below. Your responses must be clear, concise, and numbered.

VETERANS' PREFERENCE ELIGIBLE 

NCRC: If you possess a National Career Readiness Certificate, please submit the certificate with your application. For more information on how to acquire a National Career Readiness Certificate contact a South Dakota Department of Labor and Regulation Job Service Office. A certificate is not necessary to be considered.

The State of South Dakota does not sponsor work visas for new or existing employees. All persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and complete an Employment Eligibility Verification, Form I-9.

The State of South Dakota offers paid employee health insurance plus ten paid holidays, generous vacation leave accrual, and medical, dental, vision, and other benefits. For more information please visit https://bhr.sd.gov/job-seekers/work-for-state-government/. This position is a member of Class A retirement under SDRS.