FORESTER

Requisition No:868137

Agency:
Agriculture and Consumer Services

Working Title:

FORESTER -  1

Pay Plan:
Career Service

Position Number:

Salary: $51,000.30 - $62,000.12

Posting Closing Date: 01/26/2026

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Tyler Gilbert

A bachelor’s and/or master’s degree in Forestry or a related field from a Society of American Foresters accredited college or university; or

Anticipated receipt of a bachelor’s and/or master’s degree in Forestry or a related field from a Society of American Foresters accredited college or university within six (6) months of the closing date of this advertisement.

NOTE:

Applicants in this category will not be appointed until they have acquired and provide final proof of receiving the required degree.

A bachelor’s and/or master’s degrees in Forestry or a related field obtained outside the United States must either:

• be obtained from a Society of American Foresters accredited college or university;
• curriculum must include at least two (2) of the following four (4) courses:
  Silviculture, Dendrology, Forest Mensuration or Forest Management.

NOTE:

Applicants will provide an academic equivalency evaluation obtained in the United States showing the required courses.

NOTE:

ALL POSITIONS WITHIN THIS CLASS REQUIRE POSSESSION OF A VALID DRIVER LICENSE.

To be considered for a position with the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services:

• All fields in the Candidate Profile must be completed (an attached resume is not a substitution for the information required on the candidate profile).
• Work history, duties and responsibilities, hours worked, supervisor, and formal education fields, etc. must be filled out to determine qualifications for this position.
• Responses to Qualifying Questions must be verifiable in the Candidate Profile.

The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services values and supports employment of individuals with disabilities. Qualified individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply.

Occasional to moderate travel required.

Position may respond to emergencies, including natural disasters or other type incidents requiring travel, as needed.

NOTE:

To maintain fairness and integrity, applicants are required to provide honest and authentic responses during all stages of the evaluation and selection process. Applicants must rely on their own personal knowledge, thoughts, and impressions. A candidate’s use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools to answer qualifying questions or participate in interviews will be taken into consideration when determining qualification for the position.

This is a highly technical position responsible for a variety of forestry related programs on Tate's Hell State Forest. The incumbent must deal with forestry and environmental issues affecting both the public and state owned forest land.

Provides technical forestry assistance on Tate's Hell State Forest in the management of timberlands for maximum profits and sustained yield as well as balancing environmental concerns; provides timber marking and volume estimation and the sale of forest products; provides technical assistance in planning for multiple use of the forest and ensures that ecosystem management is practiced; prepares stands for direct seeding or contract planting;

helps to prepare contracts for all silvicultural operations and oversees these operations while in progress to ensure contractor compliance.

Provides technical assistance in developing prescribed burning plans to ensure minimum impact of smoke and maximum use of assigned resources; evaluates areas to be burned prior to burn and after burn to ensure that sound forest management objectives are met; participates in burns conducted by helicopter and by hand; secures the necessary training to conduct and participate in prescribed burning safely.

Provides wildfire and emergency response support as directed. Assists in the development of smoke management, wildfire prevention, prescribed fire, pre-suppression…