Forestry Specialist (Forestry, Logging & Mill Operations)

Full Time

  Whitetail Environmental

  Fort Jackson, South Carolina, United States

The candidate will provide onsite technical support to the Forestry Branch and Natural Resources conservation initiatives at Fort Jackson, SC.

The candidate must have a clear understanding of the biological principles and theories of forestry and wildlife management, and the ecology of the longleaf pine ecosystem and be able to identify the flora and fauna of the southeastern United States.

The candidate will assist with forest management activities including but not limited to prescribed burning, wildfire suppression, wildlife and recreation management and general maintenance at Fort Jackson, SC. Candidate will assist with post-burn evaluations and collection of fire weather data necessary for reporting requirements. The candidate will provide timber cruising and marking for forest thinning operations needed to develop harvest areas to improve Red-cockaded woodpecker (RCW) habitat, and will perform forest inventory data collection. Candidate will also assist with RCW cavity assessments (status and condition), construction of artificial cavities, performing field investigations to collect RCW habitat data, monitoring the installation's RCW population, and providing native groundcover restoration.

Candidate must be able to perform physical tasks such as raking RCW cavity trees and preparing areas for prescribed burns, conducting prescribed burns, performing GPS data collection, cruising timber, marking timber and treatment area boundaries for harvesting operations and mid-story removal, and performing forest inventory. Candidate should be experienced in operating ATVs, farm tractors with implements (i.e. disk harrows and planters, and heavy duty mowers/shredders), weed eater type brush saws, chain saws, and other heavy duty equipment.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree in Forestry or related discipline is preferred. Associate' Degree in Forestry or related disciplines will be considered with 2 years of successful working experience in forestry and wildland fire.
  • Candidate must have experience with wildland fire.
  • Candidate should be able to safely operate chainsaws, ATVs and agricultural tractors and implements. 
  • Candidate must be a U.S Citizen, have a current driver's license, be able to pass a background security investigation, and have an original copy of their birth certificate.