Forestry Team Lead – Area 44 Position Available In Neshoba, Mississippi

Forestry Team Lead

• Area 44
  
  Salary
  $55,000.00
• $71,208.86 Annually
  Location 55
• PEARL

RIVER COUNTY, MS

Job Type
Full-Time
Job Number
9395-0451-20250306PRV
Department
0451

• FORESTRY

COMMISSION

Opening Date
03/06/2025
Closing Date
3/20/2025 11:59 PM Central
Agency Minimum Salary
$55,000.00
Agency Maximum Salary
$71,208.86
About the Agency
Mississippi Forestry Commission (MFC) has been a leader in the protection, management, and sustainability of the state’s forests for 95 years. The MFC provides expert management, protection, and information needed to keep Mississippi’s approximately 19.2 million acres of forestland healthy, productive, and prosperous. For additional information contact Brooke Hanna, Human Resource Director, shanna@mfc.ms.gov.
About the Position
This position is with the Mississippi Forestry Commission with duties and responsibilities in Hancock, Lamar, and Pearl River counties. This is a First-level Supervisory Forestry position accountable for directing a phase of a statewide forestry program. The duties are often technical, not only requiring the application of well-standardized techniques but also demanding continuous study and experimentation to develop new techniques. Employees at this level direct and review the work of lower-level positions
What you’ll need to be Successful

Integrity:

Exhibits behaviors showing a strong internal personal commitment to fundamental principles of honesty and fairness dealing in all activities related to job performance.

Work Ethic:

Is productive, diligent, conscientious, timely, and loyal.

Service Orientation:

Demonstrates a commitment to quality public service through statements and actions.

Accountability:

Accepts responsibility for actions and results.

Self Management Skills:

Effectively manages emotions and impulses and maintains a positive attitude.

Interpersonal Skills:

Shows understanding, courtesy, tact, empathy, and concern to develop and maintain relationships.

Time Management:

Managing one’s own time and the time of others.

Coordination:

Adjusting actions in relation to others’ actions.

Science:

Using scientific rules and methods to solve problems.

Critical Thinking:

Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.

Reading Comprehension:

Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.
Preferred Qualifications
Requires a Bachelor’s Degree and 5 years of experience and licensure as a Registered Forester.
Characteristics of Work
See MSPB Careers for information regarding this classifications
Examples of Work
First-level Supervisory Forestry position accountable for directing a phase of a statewide forestry program. The duties are often technical in nature, not only requiring the application of techniques that are well standardized, but in addition, demanding continuous study and experimentation to develop new techniques. Employees at this level direct and review the work of lower-level positions.
Minimum Qualifications
Requires a Bachelor’s Degree and 5 years of experience and licensure as a Registered Forester.
Employer
State of Mississippi
Address
210 East Capitol Street
Suite 800
Jackson, Mississippi, 39201
Phone
601-359-1406
601-359-1406
Website
http://agency.governmentjobs.com/mississippi/default.cfm

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