at Idaho Division of Human Resources in Sandpoint, Idaho, United States Job Description Idaho Department of Lands The Idaho Department of Lands ( IDL ) is seeking a full-time Lands Resource Specialist - GNA . This position will be located at the Pend Oreille Area Office in Sandpoint, ID. Applications will be accepted through 11:59 PM MST on the posting end date. Description To perform technical, operational, and administrative duties to plan, design, and administer programs or projects associated with land management and/or natural resource protection; perform related work. The Lands Resource Specialist position is used for recruitment and training purposes for the Lands Resource Specialist, Senior. Through various types of on-the-job training, the employee will learn to carry out the duties of a Lands Resource Specialist, Senior. Typically, the Senior level requires 2-5 years of experience as a Lands Resource Specialist or equivalent work experience. Incumbents are expected to apply his/her technical knowledge and training while learning the state laws and department policies and procedures necessary to achieve the expertise and independence of the journeyman level Lands Resource Specialist, Senior.

Responsibilities:

+ Prepares timber sale projects in the field to include: + Establishing project boundaries + Developing silvicultural prescriptions + Determining logging systems + Designing /maintaining road systems + Timber marking and cruising + Prepares forest improvement projects in the field to include: + Planting + Broadcast burning + Pre-commercial thinning + Road maintenance + Prepares timber sale and forest improvement project documentation to include: + Writing project descriptions + Building GIS project maps + Compiling timber cruise data + Determining logging and road construction costs + Timber sale appraisal + Preparing contract terms + Developing a hazard management plan + Administers timber sale and forest improvement projects for compliance with management objectives, contract terms, Department policy and applicable laws + May supervise seasonal personnel + May participate in fire suppression and prescribed burn programs

Minimum Qualifications Experience:

+ Communicating effectively both verbally and in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience through technical reports, business correspondence, and oral presentations + Using Geographic Information Systems ( GIS ) to produce maps and analyze spatial data

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