Watershed Forester (3486) (162728)

City and County of San Francisco•Moccasin, CA

8d•$125,190 - $167,152

About The Position

The Tuolumne Watershed Forester is responsible for monitoring and advising on activities and planning within the Tuolumne Watershed and the eastern area of the Hetch Hetchy Regional Water System (HHRWS) that could affect drinking water quality. These activities include wildfire management, recreation, mining, grazing, timber harvesting, road and infrastructure maintenance and capital projects. This role requires exemplary partnership, relationship building and collaboration with the Hetch Hetchy Water and Power and Water Quality Divisions of the SFPUC Water Enterprise, the federal landowners within the watershed including the USFS, the NPS and the BLM, and other federal, state and local agencies. This role also requires an understanding of the Surface Water Treatment Rule and activities needed to maintain the filtration avoidance status for the Hetch Hetchy and Upcountry Non-Hetch Hetchy drinking water supplies. Essential duties and responsibilities include but are not limited to:

Requirements

License: Possession of a valid license as a professional Forester issued by the California State Board of Forestry, AND Possession of a valid California Driver’s License.
Applicants must meet the minimum qualification requirement by the final filing date unless otherwise noted.
Applicants who meet the minimum qualifications are not guaranteed to advance through all of the steps in the selection process.

Nice To Haves

Professional experience in forest or watershed management.
Professional experience in advising on best practices to protect water quality from erosion and runoff from land use.
Familiarity with Tuolumne watershed or similar Sierra landscape.

Responsibilities

Build relationships and coordinate with HHWP, WQ, the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) and the National Park Service (NPS) to support watershed protection measures, including those listed below, within the Cherry Lake, Eleanor Lake and Hetch Hetchy watersheds.
Collaborate with federal partners, local governments, and non-governmental organizations for watershed protection and wildfire mitigation efforts.
Monitor planning and activities for prescribed fires, fuel reduction wildfire incidents and wildfire rehabilitation to ensure water quality concerns are addressed.
Monitor and advise on permitting and compliance with the SWRCB Utility Wildfire General Order.
Develop annual Hetch Hetchy Sanitary Survey Report, including recommendations to maintain and improve drinking water quality protection.
Develop 5-year Non Hetch Hetchy Sanitary Survey Report Sanitary Survey Report, including recommendations to maintain and improve drinking water quality protection.
Track interagency agreements and participate in coordination meetings with the USFS and NPS to ensure annual work plans include priorities in the sanitary surveys.
Participate in planning and monitoring of grazing, mining and timber harvesting activities to ensure watershed protection measures are integrated.
Participate in planning and monitoring of recreational uses such as camping, trails, wastewater and sanitary disposal, pack animal management and educational materials to ensure watershed protection measures are integrated.
Monitor infrastructure maintenance and capital projects within the watersheds to ensure drinking water quality is prioritized.
Monitor and advise on road maintenance, repair and treatment prescriptions to minimize point source and non-point source sediment transport from drainage.
Develop Timber Harvest Plans and other forest management planning and timber sale documents in compliance with the California Forest Practice rules as needed on City of San Francisco properties and rights of way.
Monitor and advise on long term vegetation management and herbicide applications within the HHRWS source watersheds.
Advise on cultural resources management as needed.
Coordinate across the Water Enterprise and partner agencies to support implementation of best available science and management practices.
Maintain accurate records in GIS, Field Maps, Excel and other asset management tools such as Maximo or related database to track to asset conditions, program operations, maintenance and construction and budget.
Performs related duties as required for Class 3486 – Watershed Forester.