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District Manager

Deadline:
Employer:
Resource Management Service, LLC.
Job Field:
Forestry
Other
Job Type:
Full Time
Location:
Arkansas
Location Detail:
Southern Arkansas
Job Description:

The successful candidate will be responsible for planning, coordinating, and executing timberland management activities for a district comprised of 35,000-55,000 acres of combined pine plantation and natural forest acres located in Southern Arkansas and Oklahoma. The position works closely with other team members in Arkansas and Birmingham, AL, to drive investor returns while maintaining safe, productive, and sustainable forestry practices.

Activities include, but are not limited to: − Timber sales and harvesting

-- Develop and execute annual timber sales plan, including budgeting and planning, harvest delineation, contract administration, fiber sourcing, utilization and merchandizing, contractor supervision, implementation and monitoring of Best Management Practices (BMP), and timber security.

− Silviculture operations

-- Develop and execute silviculture prescriptions related to site preparation, planting, pre-commercial thinning, commercial thinning, mid-rotation investments, and insect, disease, and pest control.

− Non-timber revenue

-- Manage recreational lease program for the assigned district, evaluate retail land sale candidates, solar leases, conservation easements/opportunities, and other potential non-timber revenue opportunities, as needed.

− Data management activities

-- Maintain spatial, stand attribute, and forest inventory data for the assigned district.

− Other timberland management activities

-- Assist with annual property tax preparation and manage the infrastructure and property line maintenance programs for the assigned district.

− Networking

-- Develop and maintain professional, productive, and respectful relationships with colleagues, service providers, and industry personnel; leverage relationships to generate positive outcomes, improve performance, and generate positive outcomes.

− Additional activities

-- Participate in timberland acquisition evaluations, investor meetings and field tours, RMS and region based tactical and strategic initiatives, and other duties, as needed.

− Environmental, social, and governance (ESG)

-- Actively engage and comply with the RMS safety program; drive compliance with stewardship, sustainability, and BMP programs; foster productive relationships with adjacent landowners, communities, trade associations, state and federal agencies, and other industry stakeholders.

Qualifications:

− Bachelor of Science in Forestry or a closely related field required

− Five to ten years of relevant industry experience

− Demonstrated knowledge of current silviculture science and practices, harvesting practices, soil science and application to forest operations, and infrastructure management practices

− Strong interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills

− Proven negotiation and networking skills with a history of developing and maintaining professional, productive, and respectful relationships

− Strong problem-resolution, critical thinking, analytical, business acumen, and entrepreneurial skills

− Demonstrated planning, time management, and organizational skills − Proven ability to maintain an appropriate balance between leadership, independence, and collaboration

− Strong technical aptitude and specific proficiency with Microsoft Office, ESRI, and IPad applications

− Strong commitment to stewardship and ESG principles; specific knowledge and experience with Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI), Forest Stewardship Council (FSC), and Best Management Practice programs

How to Apply:

 Please email hr@resourcemgt.com and request an employee application. 

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