Forestry Technician

Job DutiesDuties listed are at the full performance level.Develops and implements field procedures to obtain accurate volume and value data for diverse forest management and restoration projects, including ecosystem management, forest health, and resource protection activities.Plans, coordinates, and implements studies to validate volume estimator models to insure accurate estimates are arrived at for cruises and inventory.Coordinates regional and interregional training, certification, and quality control activities for timber measurement, appraisal, product accountability, and related timber program functions.Provides technical guidance and expertise on timber measurement, contract utilization standards, product accountability, quality assurance, and timber theft investigations.Develops regional and interregional Timber Measurements training materials and conducts training and implements field measurement procedures.Recognizes critical trends in use of statistical and quantitative measures associated with standard forest and log sampling techniques.Serves as the technical expert for effective implementation of National cruising and scaling policy, handbooks and computer software.Develops Regional and Interregional Timber Measurements training materials and conducts training.Develops and finalizes field procedures to gather accurate volume and value data.