Job description

Job Description
Grade 21
General Statement of Duties
Manages the maintenance of the City's watershed; performs directly related work as required.
Examples of Essential Work

Manages timber resources within the land area of the City watershed, including planning, scheduling and supervising the work of maintenance personnel in forestry operations;
Participates in, trains personnel and provides technical oversight to forest cultivation activities;
Conducts forest inventories, inspections and disease and insect surveys;
Manages patrol activities within the watershed area, including supervising patrol personnel, training Patrol officers and explaining environmental conditions of enforcement;
Monitors contracts for forestry operations, and ensures compliance with all contractual obligations;
Develops, initiates and implements watershed rules and regulations;
Coordinates watershed forestry, wildlife and land management programs with local, State and Federal programs and ensures compliance with all applicable laws;
Testifies in tax assessments and judicial hearings;
Prepares easements, agreements and leases;
Completes budget preparation for assigned area;
Establishes job priorities and time frames for assigned personnel;
Monitors completion of job assignments to ensure compliance with standards and instructions and revises instructions and time frames as necessary;
Trains employees on equipment, task procedures, work standards and proper safety procedures;
Completes thorough and accurate reports on daily work activities, including tasks completed;
Reviews and analyzes methods, policies, procedures and performance to implement or recommend implementation of objective improvement systems;
Provides needed information and demonstrations concerning how to perform certain work tasks to new employees in the same or similar class of positions; and more.

Acceptable Experience and Training

Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Bachelor's Degree in Forestry or related field; and
Considerable experience in forestry operations, preferably with some involvement in watershed maintenance; or
Any equivalent combination of experience and training which provides the knowledge, skills and abilities necessary to perform the work.

Required Special Qualifications

Registered Forester preferred.

Additional Requirements:
. Successful candidate will be capable of obtaining a Stormwater Management Certificate through the UNH Stormwater Center within the first year of the position.

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