Division Forester

POSITION SUMMARY:

Under the direct supervision of a Molpus Property Manager or Director, a Division Forester manages any and all functions relative to land management activities and marketing and harvesting forest products on lands owned by clients of The Molpus Woodlands Group, LLC that are within a specific geographic division. These land management functions may include planning, performing and/or contracting all silvicultural activities, all public relations issues (rights-of-way, easements, boundary line, etc.) and all other land use issues (hunting clubs, seismic activity, leases, etc.). Manage all properties to comply with each state’s Best Management Practices and follow SFI® guidelines. Marketing and harvesting functions may include evaluating, negotiating, scheduling, monitoring, and the auditing of activities associated with short and/or long term timber sales contracts.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

· Provides leadership for the Molpus Woodlands Group (Molpus) staff within a specific geographic division.

· Assists in preparation of monthly, quarterly, annual, and 5-year plans and budgets for the land management, marketing, and harvesting function within the specific division.

· Coordinates silvicultural, marketing, and harvesting activities performed either in-house or through contractual arrangements on lands of clients of MTM within the specific geographic division.

· Serves as a local contact for public relations and land use issues within the specific geographic division.

· Participates in negotiations with customers for the sale of forest products from the lands of Molpus clients with the specific geographic division. Coordinates with Molpus legal and accounting on the contract and sale of these products thru the Molpus settlement system.

· Implements strategies to ensure loggers properly merchandize timber cut from lands of Molpus clients. Ensure loggers maintain SIC sponsored professional logger training to maintain compliance under the SFI® program.

· Implements strategies to ensure overall timber security for timber growing and being removed from lands of Molpus clients.

· Manages hunting leases on client’s property and ensures income from this source is maximized.

· Provides on-ground support and recommends appropriate action on land use issues such as easements, rights-of-way, boundary lines, seismic requests, and other miscellaneous leases within the specific geographic division.