Senior Vegetation Management Specialist

Overview

Applicants who receive a conditional offer of employment are subject to a POST background check including polygraph, Personal History Statement, DMV driving record review, Live Scan, psychological screening, medical evaluation, and drug screen. The candidate will be required to provide complete, accurate, and truthful information throughout the background check. Please consider this carefully when determining if you will apply for this position.

Qualified Candidates:

Any combination of education, training, and experience which would provide the required knowledge and abilities needed to succeed within the role. A typical way to obtain the required qualifications would be:

• Four (4) year degree from an accredited college or university with major course work in forestry, resource management, public management, engineering, environmental, and/or climate studies; physical and biological sciences or related field; OR Equivalent to graduation from an associate degree in biology, ecology, environmental studies, environmental planning, natural resource or watershed management, fire ecology, fire science, or a closely related field
• Possess and maintain a current CPR card (NFD will provide training and certification)
• Two (2) years of experience working in biological monitoring or surveying and/or fuels management
• Possess and maintain a valid State of California Class C license
• Additional relevant coursework as describe above may substitute for the required experience on a year for year basis
• Register Professional Forester and/or Certified Arborist, highly desirable
• Bilingual, highly desirable