Forester (Forester)

Full Time

  American Forest Management, Inc. (http://americanforestmanagement.com/)

  Chester, SC, South Carolina, United States

Full-time position – Entry level field forester working a minimum 45 hours per week required, paid vacation schedule, health care and disability plan, 9 paid holidays, vehicle provided (or mileage paid), some out of town and overnight work required (expenses paid), participation in 401 (k) plan (after reaching 21 years of age and 6 months of employment).

Responsibilities and Job Requirements:

Timber Sales and Appraisals – All aspects of field work, office work and reporting to landowner/client.

  • Timber cruising using systematic sampling of merchantable and premerchantable timber using both fixed radius plots and prism sampling methods.

  • GPS navigation and plot location.

  • Identify, locate and mark property and timber sale boundary lines.

  • Identify and mark streamside management zones (SMZs) in compliance with state Best Management Practices.

  • Identification of commercial tree species (winter and summer).

  • Design and implementation of timber harvesting plan for clearcut, select cut and thinning sales.

  • Prepare GIS computer-generated timber type digitized maps.

  • Prepare timber sale bid notice and review timber sale contracts.

  • Complete timber harvesting inspections and reports to enforce compliance with contract.

  • Collect timber and land sale data for appraisal purposes.

  • Organize and audit timber sale settlements.

    Timberland Management – All aspects of field work, office work and reporting to landowner/client.

  • Inspections and reporting activities on clients’ tracts.

  • Planning and implementation of timberland management activities specific to individual sites and client goals including site preparation techniques (mechanical & chemical), prescribed burning, chemical release spray, herbaceous weed control, reforestation activities, seedling survival check, timber stand improvement activities (commercial & precommercial thinning, fertilization, chemical release, etc.).

  • Prepare and negotiate contracts with independent contractors for clients’ management services.

  • Supervision of contracted services, including certifying completion of work for payment.

  • Meeting with landowner/client to review management activities, answer questions and make proposals regarding their timberland.

  • Patrol property boundaries and points of access.

  • Assist with management plan preparation, and annual operating budgets.

    Additional Requirements

  • Ability to generate new business (meet with potential clients, explain our business, etc.)

  • Ability to efficiently and effectively perform assigned job duties.

  • Complete reports using computer spreadsheets and word processing.

  • Preparation of weekly timesheet reporting all time worked by project, bill method and task.

  • Required travel and ability to function as a team member on large projects throughout the U.S.

  • Research property deeds and plats through public county records.

  • Check client property for hunt leases violations.

  • Ability to communicate with the public in area of primary business.

Compensation

Compensation

This is a salaried position with paychecks issued semi-monthly. Salary level will be based on previous experience and ability to fulfill job requirements.

After successfully completing 6-month probationary period, employee will be eligible for annual bonus based on net company profit generated with the amount of bonus determined by AFM Finance Committee.

Additional compensation is possible from the generation of revenue from new client business and real estate sales.