Forester **Application Deadline 07/29/26**

Job description

These positions are located in the Bureau of Land Management, Oregon State Offices located in Grant Pass, Klamath Falls, Medford, North Bend, Prineville, Roseburg, Salem, Springfield, and Tillamook, Oregon. Pay will vary based on grade level and/or duty location for which you're selected. First time hires to the Federal government normally start at the step 1 rate. Requirements/Conditions of employment: Must provide proof of U.S. citizenship. Appointment subject to background investigation and favorable adjudication. Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service. Direct Deposit participation required. Successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more, visit www.dhs.gov/EVerify/. Must possess and maintain a valid driver's license throughout employment. You cannot hold an active real estate license, nor can you have an interest or hold stocks in firms with interest in Federal Lands. As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period during which your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest will be evaluated. Qualifications All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement-07/29/2026-unless otherwise stated in this vacancy announcement. All candidates must also meet Time-in-Grade requirements. The Forester: Serves as a member of ID team that develops and designs projects for the forest management program. He/she would identify forest management activities on specific tracts which result in the Field Office meeting its ASQ and RMP commitment. The forester serves as a Field Office harvesting and logging systems technical specialist. He/she prepares viable and acceptable logging and harvest plans. Identifies and finds solutions to road location, harvesting, logging, site preparation, fire protection, fuels/slash treatment, and environmental protection problems and concerns. Prepares a variety of timber sale and silvicultural service contracts. Contracts must fully implement accepted plans, agency policies, and multiple resource management objectives. Contracts must be legally exacting, clearly specified, and readily enforceable. Designs contract provisions based upon field conditions, knowledge of past practices, and policy and guidelines. Evaluates timber sale requirements and ongoing operations to insure that resource management and environmental protection goals are achieved. Inspects operations to ensure contract compliance and interprets contract provisions consistently. Makes on-the-spot decisions and gives instructions to operators to resolve sale issues. The forester prepares all correspondence, documentation, and bills for each sale. Prescribes silvicultural and site preparation treatments based on field exams of stand conditions and other resource values. - Duties will be developmental in nature when filled below the full performance level. Salary Ranges for Grant Pass, Klamath, Medford, North Bend, Prineville, Roseburg, Springfield and Tillamook Oregon: GS-07: $50,460- $65,599 GS-09: $61,722 - $80,243 See additional details online following the application link.