BIOMETRICIAN - SPOKANE, WA OR EL DORADO, AR

Lead Biometrician in the Forest Planning and Inventory group. The individual will have a lead role in key company initiatives including carbon modelling, growth and yield modelling, harvest scheduling, silviculture, forest inventory, year-end inventory, and forest data management and design.

The salary range for this position is $84,825.00 - $141,375.00.

This position is bonus eligible, with a target value of 10% of salary.

Forest Biometrics

• Assess, validate and document company forest and carbon growth systems to help ensure reliable and consistent future forest timber and carbon estimates.
• Assess, validate and document company tree merchandizing systems to help ensure reliable and consistent current and future forest timber estimates.
• Assist with/conduct validations and verifications of growth and yields for projecting regional harvest schedules.
  
  

Forest Analytics And Forest Carbon

• Lead the testing of forest inventory and forest carbon measurement and verification methodologies
• Conduct analysis and utilize applied statistics for forest inventory, forest carbon offset and forest planning projects.
• Conduct strategic and tactical planning exercises to support Timberland’s harvest scheduling, silvicultural investments and acquisition and disposition opportunities.
• Provide technical support and data analyses to create and improve decision support tools.
  
  

Data Quality Assurance/Control

• Develop and document procedures to ensure the validity and credibility of all resource data, harvest scheduling outputs, analyses and reports.
• Support and assist with overseeing the annual year-end forest inventory tabular data update that produces revised forest inventory and carbon estimates by region and product.
• Ensure procedures for inventory updates are understandable and accurately implemented.
• Ensure that sample designs and intensities are consistent, reproducible and appropriate to the resource and management objectives.
  
  

Requirements

• Advanced Degree (MSc. or higher) in forest biometrics, forestry, natural sciences, resource management, statistics, or related field
• Demonstrated forest industry experience (2 years) and track record of success
• Advanced demonstrated proficiency with growth modelling systems, such as the Forest Vegetation Simulator (FVS) or the Simulator for Managed Stands (SiMS)
• Demonstrated proficiency administering and communicating advanced statistical analyses
• Demonstrated skills performing advanced data management/ display techniques with statistical software such as R or SAS
• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft SQL Server Database Designs
• Advanced knowledge of sampling theory
• Excellent project management skills and ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously
• Effective communication and presentation skills with District Forest Managers, Senior Field Forests, and Region Manager/Director level leaders
• Primarily in an office setting
• Some time may be spent outdoors and subject to adverse weather and terrain conditions
• Travel may be required ( -20%)
  
  

We offer a comprehensive benefit package that includes medical, dental, vision, 401(k), life and disability insurance, paid time off and additional voluntary benefits.

PotlatchDeltic is an EEO/AA/M/F/Veteran/Disabled Employer.