Forester jobs in Tennessee

State of Tennessee Job Information

• Possess and maintain a valid vehicle operator’s license in some positions;

• Possess and maintain a Forest Inventory Analysis Certification in some positions;

• Pass a physical fitness test upon hire for participation in wildfire activities in some positions.

• Assists with addressing feedback received from landowners, general public, and other public agencies by gathering information from all parties and reports information to supervisor.

• Assists with making recommendations regarding public use of state forests such as road access, vehicle restrictions, and permits based on impacts on forest property.

• Walks, hikes, and works on steep, rough terrain for extended periods of time to perform timber cruising activities, boundary line inspections and timber sale preparation.

• Learns to collect forest inventory data such as tree/site data, landowner information, invasive/exotic species, and pathogen information.

• Learns to use mapping software to document road and inventory plot locations, boundaries, and other information. Assists in drafting specifications for construction of state forest roads.

• Assists in designing public use areas and trails (e.g. hiking, horseback riding, all-terrain vehicles, off-highway vehicles) on state property.

• Assists in delineating forest management units and conditions based on characterizing data variables such as forest type, stand size/class, density, and regeneration status.

• Assists in providing technical expertise to agency personnel and general public regarding the application of forestry practices and forestland management decisions.

• Learns to use GIS software, enters spatial data, stand attributes table, cruise data, to sell timber and create compartmental plans.

• Learns to write and implement State Forest Compartment Plans using forest inventory data.

• As the agency’s on-site representative, assists in maintaining the scheduled work of vendors/contractors.

• May assist in wildland fire response, prescribed fire application, and all-hazard incidents.

• Action Oriented

• Approachability

• Composure

• Learning on the Fly

• Customer Focus

• Listening

• Ethics and Values

• Perseverance

• Organizing

• Patience

• Biology

• Communications and Media

• Geography

• Mathematics

• Public Safety and Security

• Active Learning

• Active Listening

• Coordination

• Monitoring

• Science

• Speaking

• Time Management

• Category Flexibility

• Depth Perception

• Far Vision

• Gross Body Coordination

• Gross Body Equilibrium

• Memorization

• Near Vision

• Number Facility

• Reaction Time

• Spatial Orientation