Salary : $54,600.00 - $73,028.80 Annually

Location : Grand Rapids, MN

Job Type: Regular, Full-time

Job Number: 2024-00079-EXT repost

Department: Land

Opening Date: 10/03/2024

Closing Date: 10/31/2024 11:59 PM Central

POSITION SUMMARY

Department: Land
Classification: Grade 10 (Local 1626)

FLSA Status: Non-exempt; PR/PT
Position Description: Responsible for multiple-use management on tax forfeited lands within a forest district. Responsibilities include implementing land management plan and annual prescribed harvest goals for the district; timber sale development and administration; incorporating silvicultural, social and ecological information into forest management prescriptions; forest inventory and stand development; public relations and coordination; forest access road management; wildlife habitat projects, recreational coordination and real estate needs within an assigned district.

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Current Vacancy: 1 Regular, F/T position

External Job Opportunity: Open to the Public

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Work Hours: The normal hours of work shall be 8 hours per day and 40 hours per week, Monday - Friday 8:00 am - 4:30 pm, overtime as necessary and approved.

Work Location: Itasca County Land Department, 1177 LaPrairie Ave, Grand Rapids, MN and County-wide on field projects.

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Itasca County offers a robust and comprehensive range of benefit programs for employees and their eligible dependents. These include health, dental, and life insurance, PERA pension, eligibility for student-loan forgiveness, as well as a variety of voluntary benefits.

01

As a minimum qualification, which of the following do you have? (Work experience is the equivalent of full time, paid experience.)

Bachelor's Degree in Forestry, Forest Management or related field (must attach transcript) and 2 years field experience in any combination of the following: timber sale development, timber sale administration, forest inventory, silvicultural prescription development, forest inventory, forest harvest planning
Associate's Degree in Forestry, Forest Management or related field (must attach transcript) and 4 years field experience in any combination of the following: timber sale development, timber sale administration, forest inventory, silvicultural prescription development, forest inventory, forest harvest planning
None of the above

02

In response to the question above, tell me which educational institution(s) and employer(s) listed on your application I can refer to verify this education and work experience. If none, state N/A.

03

As a minimum qualification, do you have education (must attach transcript) and/or work experience in ArcGIS?

04

In response to the question above, tell me which educational institution(s) and/or employer(s) listed on your application I can refer to verify this education and/or work experience. If none, state N/A.

05

As a minimum qualification, do you have a valid driver's license and reliable means of transportation?

06

As a preference qualification, how many additional months work experience, beyond the minimums, specifically in timber sale development or administration do you have? (Work experience is the equivalent of full time, paid experience.)

None
Less than 6 months
6 months - less than 12 months
12 months - less than 18 months
18 months - less than 24 months
24 + months

07

In response to the question above, tell me which employer(s) listed on your application I can refer to verify this work experience. If none, state N/A.

08

As a preference qualification, how many additional months work experience, beyond the minimums, in silvicultural prescription development do you have? (Work experience is the equivalent of full time, paid experience.)

None
Less than 6 months
6 months - less than 12 months
12 months - less than 18 months
18 months - less than 24 months
24 months +

09

In response to the question above, tell me which employer(s) listed on your application I can refer to verify this work experience. If none, state N/A.

10

As a preference qualification, how many additional months work experience, beyond the minimums, specifically in forest inventory or forest harvest planning do you have? (Work experience is the equivalent of full time, paid experience.)

None
Less than 6 months
6 months - less than 12 months
12 months - less than 18 months
18 months - less than 24 months
24 months +

11

In response to the question above, tell me which employer(s) listed on your application I can refer to verify this work experience. If none, state N/A.

12

As a preference qualification, do you have education (must attach transcripts) and/or work experience with Geographical Information Systems: ArcGIS? (Work experience is the equivalent of full time, paid experience.)

No
Yes: Less than 6 months
Yes: 6 months - less than 12 months
Yes: 12 months - less than 18 months
Yes: 18 months - less than 24 months
Yes: 24 months+

13

In response to the question above, tell me which educational institution(s) and/or employer(s) listed on your application I can refer to verify this work experience. If none, state N/A.

14

As a preference qualification, do you have education (must attach transcript) with a Bachelors or higher degree in Forestry or closely related field?

Yes
None

15

In response to the question above, tell me which educational institution(s) listed on your application I can refer to verify this education. If none, state N/A.

16

As a preference qualification, do you have education (must attach transcript) with degree from Society of American Foresters accredited program?

Yes
None

17

In response to the question above, tell me which educational institution(s) listed on your application I can refer to to read and verify this education. If none, state N/A.

18

Are you eligible to obtain a MN non-commercial pesticide applicator's license within one year of employment.

19

My responses to the above Supplemental Questions are clearly documented in my application submitted for this job posting. (If I failed to document or misrepresented relevant education or paid work experience, this may result in the removal of my application from further consideration.)

Required Question

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