Wildlife / Forestry Technician

Mendocino Forest Products Company•Ukiah, CA

10d•Onsite

About The Position

Mendocino Redwood Company is hiring a full-time, non-exempt Wildlife Forestry Technician based in Ukiah or Fort Bragg, California. The role is a field position with seasonal duties: Northern Spotted Owl (NSO) night and daytime surveys from February through August, followed by timber marking and Timber Harvest Plan (THP) development activities from September through January. Other assigned work may include wildlife surveys, watershed monitoring, and forest road inventories. The position reports to the Manager, Forest Science for approximately seven months of the year and to Forest Area Managers for approximately five months. The hourly rate is $28.65. Benefits include medical, dental, and vision coverage, 401(k) matching, and company-paid life insurance. Local travel is required, usually by pickup truck, within 100 miles one way. Mendocino Redwood Company is part of the Mendocino Companies, which collectively own nearly 450,000 acres of FSC-certified redwood and Douglas-fir timberland and employ 950 people.

Requirements

Bachelor’s or associate degree, or at least six months of experience performing similar forestry and wildlife work.
Maintain and carry a valid driver license and remain eligible and capable of operating company vehicles, including automobiles, trucks, and large four-wheel-drive vehicles, in accordance with company policy.
Knowledge of and ability to use a directional compass, topographical maps, and/or GPS.
Ability to work outdoors in remote settings and traverse steep, uneven, and difficult terrain, including frequent strenuous hiking.
Ability to safely operate all-terrain vehicles in varied terrain after appropriate training and in accordance with company policies and safety guidelines.
Ability to frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds of debris, tools, or forestry equipment, with or without reasonable accommodation.
Vision abilities including close, distance, color, peripheral, and depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus and visually identify Northern California birds and trees.
Ability to meet the physical demands of the role, including sitting, standing, walking, reaching, climbing or balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, and crawling.

Nice To Haves

Working knowledge of MS Excel, MS Word, and MS Outlook, or similar software programs.

Responsibilities

Conduct Northern Spotted Owl and other sensitive-species surveys and monitoring, including nighttime and daytime field surveys.
Work independently or as part of a small team in remote field settings, including at night.
Travel through field terrain by truck, all-terrain vehicle, and on foot for survey work.
Care for live mice and feed them to Northern Spotted Owls in accordance with established protocols.
Enter survey results into databases and perform routine data quality checks.
Mark timber in advance of timber harvest activities.
Assist with Timber Harvest Plan layout, including mapping and flagging, under the supervision of a Registered Professional Forester.
Conduct forest road inventory surveys to identify storm damage and maintenance needs.
Perform other duties as assigned.