Forester (Forester)

American Forest Management, Inc. (AFM) is the largest forest consulting and real estate brokerage firm in the United States.   AFM currently manages over 5.1 million acres of privately owned timberland and has sold over $1.8 billion in real estate transactions. With 260 employees operating from 49 offices located in 16 states, AFM’s team of professionals is focused on meeting client needs by providing a complete range of forestry services including land and wildlife management, land sale and acquisition services, forest inventory and design, growth and yield modeling, cash flow projections, environmental services, appraisal, forest resource data management and harvest scheduling.

Job Description:

Full-time position - Responsible for providing forest management services in South Central Tennessee on approximately 160,000 acres of TIMO client lands as well as small, private forest landowners. Minimum of 45 hours per week required, vehicle provided, out of town and overnight work may be required (expenses paid).

Responsibilities and Job Requirements:

TIMO Clients- All aspects of field work, office work,analysis, and reporting tolandowner/client.

• Assists in managing all aspects of logging operations including harvest setup, harvest inspections, and merchandising trees into various forest products.

• Assists in planning, negotiations, administration, and inspection of other forestry related activities such as road construction and maintenance, timber marking, boundary establishment, and other land management projects as assigned.

• Assists in development and administering budgets.

• Monitors BMP and EMS Compliance to ensure 3rd Party SFI Certification.

• Uses Geographic Information System (GIS) to assist in managing TIMO lands.

• Participates in forest inventory projects individually or with a team.

• Possible oversight of agricultural leases and conversion from timberland to farmland

Non-Industrial Private Forestland Owners - All aspects of field work, officework, analysis, and reporting to landowner/client.

• Generate new business (meet with potential clients, explain our business, etc.)Create management plans that capture landowner objectives and offer solutions to achieve those goals.

• Perform all aspects of timber sale development, including timber inventory, boundary establishment, preparing timber sale bid notices, marketing, and reviewing timber sale contracts.

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

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

Additional Requirements:

• Highly proficient with MS Word, Excel, and GIS software.

• Ability to use GPS and hand-held data recorders.

• Has current Registered Forester’s license or ability to become a Registered Forester within 2 years.

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

• Bachelor’s Degree in Forestry.

• 2-4 years of forestry experience preferred.

• Strong analytical and problem solving skills.

• Excellent written and oral communication skills.

• Strong listening capabilities with the ability to translate communications into appropriate course of action.

• The successful candidate will be an honest, self-motivated problem solver, reliable and dependable, and enjoy working either solo or as a member of a team in a position that often requires physical labor, as well as administrative tasks.

• Knowledge of agriculture (high-production row-crop farming) techniques and procedures is preferred but not required. This position could require some oversight of agricultural leases and conversion from timberland to farmland.