Inventory Forester

Steigerwaldt Land Services•Town of Bradley, WI

3d•$43,888 - $62,317•Hybrid

About The Position

Steigerwaldt Land Services, Inc. is seeking a full-time Inventory Forester to join their Inventory and Geospatial Solutions department. This role will support forest inventories nationwide and contribute to local inventory efforts and natural resource management projects. The position is considered entry-level, though prior professional experience is beneficial. It requires travel and work in remote locations, with a preference for candidates near the Tomahawk office, though location flexibility may be possible. An interest in emerging markets and forest carbon services is preferred. The role involves a hybrid work model, with approximately 95% field work and 5% office work, requiring occasional travel to the office for fieldwork coordination and access to company resources.

Requirements

Functional & Technical Expertise – Effectiveness at gaining, maintaining, and sharing functional expertise related to the role in the organization, including the specific knowledge, skills, and abilities spelled out in the job description and the incorporation of new technologies for competitive advantage.
Integrity & High Standards – Effectiveness at maintaining the highest ethical and professional standards and company values while building and maintaining trust through transparency, dependability, and consistency, admitting, and correcting mistakes, and promoting high integrity in others.
Drive & Initiative – Effectiveness at establishing, pursuing, and attaining stretch goals and an ambitious workload that drive the mission in a way that is vigorous, enthusiastic, persistent, positive, internally motivated, and fast paced.
Problem Solving – Effectiveness at predicting problems inside and outside of the specified role, recommending solutions that are logical, timely and creative, and taking corrective action in the purview of the role and/or coordinating with others when problems cross role and team boundaries.
Adaptability – Effectiveness at coping with changing priorities, alterations in workflows and overcoming unexpected barriers while demonstrating a learning mindset, growing from adversity, and recommending changes for the betterment of the organization.
Communication – Effectiveness in both verbal and written expressions of ideas in a clear, concise, and grammatically correct manner, ensuring that all messages are both professional and precise in all media while proactively fostering two-way communications with colleagues and customers.
Interpersonal Savvy – Effectiveness at interacting respectfully and positively with colleagues, outside partners, and audiences, demonstrating and developing emotional intelligence, being approachable, earning likeability, seeking to understand differences of opinion and perspective, disagreeing respectfully, and solving conflict proactively.
Teamwork – Effectiveness at working on a team, not just as an individual contributor, by proactively engaging with team members, sharing resources, responding to requests, providing data and ideas, collaborating on tasks and projects, delivering on promises dependably, and actively helping others achieve their individual goals as well as overall team goals.
Customer Service – Effectiveness at building and maintaining customer relationships by finding and attending to customer needs and expectations within company parameters, reporting up customer needs and expectations, and delighting customers with the results they get and how they are achieved.
Work Management – Effectiveness at getting and staying organized, planning the work on the immediate horizon, staying focused on the highest priorities, using essential technologies, generating documentation, meeting goals and deadlines, using time and all resources efficiently, and following policies and procedures.
Must have an adventurous side, enjoy significant travel, and thrive in high-pressure situations and working with tight deadlines.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor of Science degree in Forestry or a related field
Ability to travel and conduct overnight work away from the office – travel up to 50 percent or more
Interest in emerging markets, ecosystem and environmental services, and forest carbon
Desire to develop a career as a natural resource professional in a fast-paced and diverse consulting business
Ability to work independently in varied settings, both in the field and with clients and other professionals
Superior written and oral communication skills
Competent with Microsoft Office software
Experience with GPS data collecting and processing
Experience with ESRI GIS software and GIS mapping and data collection principles
Current valid driver’s license with personal vehicle suitable for forestry work (mileage is reimbursed)
ATV and snowmobile certifications
A team player who is confident, respectful, curious, flexible, and able to work with other professionals in a growing, successful, and respected business

Responsibilities

Inventory data collection with necessary level of speed and precision dependent upon project requirements
Detailed tree data recording of field observations (using a tablet and internal software)
Make calls on tree diameters, heights, species, and product sections within plots
Utilize sub-meter GPS for applications including plot location collection, monumentation, and accessing boundaries
Coordinate with property managers to understand any concerns, hazards, and access details
Collaborate with other inventory foresters to maximize efficiency and operate safely
Periodic travel on project may exceed ±50 percent (in and out of state)
Other duties as assigned