FORESTER 1* - 04082025- 66909

Job Information

State of Tennessee Job Information

LOCATION OF (1) POSITION(S) TO BE FILLED: DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY OPERATIONS DIVISION, HENDERSON COUNTY

Please include a copy of your Forestry transcript or similar natural resource curriculum that includes dendrology, forest measurements, silviculture and forest management.

Qualifications

Education and Experience: Graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelor¿s degree in forestry or similar natural resource curriculum that includes dendrology, forest measurements, silviculture, and forest management.

Necessary Special Qualifications: Applicants for this class must:

• Possess and maintain a valid vehicle operator¿s license in some positions;
• Possess and maintain a Forest Inventory Analysis Certification in some positions;
• Pass a physical fitness test upon hire for participation in wildfire activities in some positions.

Examination Method: Education and Experience, 100%, for Preferred Service positions.

Overview

Summary: Under immediate supervision, is responsible for professional forestry work of routine difficulty; and performs related work as required.

Distinguishing Features: This is the entry-level class in the professional forester series. An employee in this class learns to perform professional forestry duties in a state forest or in multiple counties. This class will be located in state forests or Forest Inventory and Analysis. This class differs from the Forester 2 in that the latter functions at the working level.

• An applicant appointed to this flexibly staffed class will be reclassified to the next higher class in the series after successful completion of a mandatory one-year training period; inadequate or marginal performance during the training period will result in automatic demotion or termination.

Responsibilities

• Assists with addressing feedback received from landowners, general public, and other public agencies by gathering information from all parties and reports information to supervisor.
• Assists with making recommendations regarding public use of state forests such as road access, vehicle restrictions, and permits based on impacts on forest property.
• Walks, hikes, and works on steep, rough terrain for extended periods of time to perform timber cruising activities, boundary line inspections and timber sale preparation.
• Learns to collect forest inventory data such as tree/site data, landowner information, invasive/exotic species, and pathogen information.
• Learns to use mapping software to document road and inventory plot locations, boundaries, and other information. Assists in drafting specifications for construction of state forest roads.
• Assists in designing public use areas and trails (e.g. hiking, horseback riding, all-terrain vehicles, off-highway vehicles) on state property.
• Assists in delineating forest management units and conditions based on characterizing data variables such as forest type, stand size/class, density, and regeneration status.
• Assists in providing technical expertise to agency personnel and general public regarding the application of forestry practices and forestland management decisions.
• Learns to use GIS software, enters spatial data, stand attributes table, cruise data, to sell timber and create compartmental plans.
• Learns to write and implement State Forest Compartment Plans using forest inventory data.
• As the agency¿s on-site representative, assists in maintaining the scheduled work of vendors/contractors.
• May assist in wildland fire response, prescribed fire application, and all-hazard incidents.

Competencies (KSA's)

Competencies:

• Action Oriented
• Approachability
• Composure
• Learning on the Fly
• Customer Focus
• Listening
• Ethics and Values
• Perseverance
• Organizing
• Patience

Knowledge:

• Biology
• Communications and Media
• Geography
• Mathematics
• Public Safety and Security

Skills:

• Active Learning
• Active Listening
• Coordination
• Monitoring
• Science
• Speaking
• Time Management

Abilities:

• Category Flexibility
• Depth Perception
• Far Vision
• Gross Body Coordination
• Gross Body Equilibrium
• Memorization
• Near Vision
• Number Facility
• Reaction Time
• Spatial Orientation

Tools & Equipment

• Computer
• Telephone
• Fax Machine
• Printer/Copier/Scanner
• Projector
• Calculator
• Smart Phone
• Safety Equipment/Tools
• Motor Vehicles
• Laser Measuring Device
• Forestry Tools
• Fireline Equipment
• GPS/Survey Equipment
• Data Recorders
• Pesticide Application Equipment

TN Driver Standards

State of Tennessee positions that may involve driving responsibilities require candidates to meet the following minimum driver qualifications:

• A valid driver's license
• For the past five years, the candidate's driver record must not have record of the following violations: driving under the influence (DUI), reckless driving, license suspension for moving violations, more than 4 moving violations.

Please include your Driver's License Information under the Licenses and Certifications section of your application.

**Agencies may allow an exception based on other factors.