SEASONAL POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT
POSITION TITLE: Seasonal Forester (4 positions)
LOCATION: Steamboat District – State Forest Office (Gould, CO)
HOURLY PAY RATE: $11.00 per hour (depending on experience) – Dormitory style housing and utilities provided
EMPLOYMENT DATES: May 2016 through August 2016 (start and end date may be variable)
CLOSING DATE: Applications will be considered until the positions are filled, however materials should be received by February 5, 2016 for full consideration
Seasonal Foresters Duties and Responsibilities:
- Cruising and data collection for forest-wide inventory
- Chainsaw operation - thinning, firewood, and defensible space work
- Assisting with timber sale and service contract layout - cruising, boundary delineation, and marking
- Various GPS and GIS applications
- Assisting with assessment and treatment of insect and disease projects
- General labor - rock headers, fences, facility and equipment maintenance, etc.
- Support of wildfire suppression on state land – dependent upon need and qualifications
Preferred Background & Experience:
- Pursuing bachelor’s degree in forestry or related natural resources field
- Good written and oral communications
- One season of field experience is preferred, but not required
- National Wildfire Coordinating Group (NWCG) S130/190 Wildfire Training is preferred, but not required
- S-212 certified preferred, but not required
- Experience in the utilization of MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, internet, e-mail, GPS, and ArcGIS
Position Requirements:
- Possession of or ability to obtain a valid driver’s license
- Ability to operate a manual transmission
- Ability to operate 4-wheel drive vehicles in variable weather and road conditions
- Ability to (or willingness to learn how to) operate chainsaws/misc. logging equipment, forestry equipment, and perform strenuous outdoor work in a variety of weather conditions
- Ability and willingness to work long hours with occasional evening and weekend duties (work based on a 40 hour work week)
- Demonstrated ability to work as a team
To Apply:
Please send the following to the address listed below
- Cover letter stating interest for the position and identifying skills and experience relating to the position duties and responsibilities described above
- Professional resume
- At least three professional references and their current contact information (previous supervisors preferred)
Colorado State Forest Service
Attn: Russell Gross
59228 Highway 14
Walden, CO 80480
or e-mail application packet to: CSFS_StateForest@mail.colostate.edu
For questions regarding these positions, please contact John Twitchell or Russell Gross
@ (970) 723-4505. This announcement is also posted on our website at:
http://csfs.colostate.edu/employment
Colorado State University is an EO/EA/AA employer. Colorado State University conducts background checks on all final candidates.