Mason CD Forester Position
Position Description
Join the Conservation District team and make a difference. Mason Conservation District is currently hiring one forester to support the District’s forestry program. This program provides hands-on forest management planning to communities and small landowners across the south Puget Sound region. The purpose is to improve forest health by empowering communities and private landowners to become knowledgeable and successful stewards of their forest resources. This program also provides wildfire preparedness assistance to communities and individuals through site visits, educational presentations, and coordinating with partners for implementation of best practices.
Forests within the region cover a wide variety of natural environments and human communities. Conservation District staff work with landowners, community representatives, and other agencies and disciplines to establish, manage, and restore forest resources. This position’s primary duty is to outreach to and develop working relationships with communities and small non-industrial private forest landowners to recommend sustainable forest stewardship practices.
This position supports forestry requests in Mason, Kitsap, Pierce, and Jefferson Counties. The geographic focus may narrow based on future funding and District needs.
This position reports to the Forestry Program Coordinator and is supported by a team that includes experts in land surveying, engineering, planning, biology, forestry, education, outreach, agriculture, and accounting.
Compensation
Pay Range: $65,487 – $77,843
Benefits: The District provides a comprehensive benefits package:
• Vacation accrual begins at eight (8) hours per month and increases based on years of service.
• The District recognizes twelve (12) holidays per year, which includes one (1) personal holiday.
• Sick leave accrues at a rate of eight (8) hours per month.
• The District currently covers 100% of employee’s health insurance, and 90% of eligible dependents’ coverage.
• The District and its employees participate in the Washington State Public Employees Retirement System (PERS).
Mason Conservation District is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Please let us know if you need any accommodation to participate in the application process.
Application Information
Opening Date: January 21st, 2025
Closing Date: Open until filled, priority applications by February 8th
Employment Application: Send a cover letter, resume and references electronically to: accounting@masoncd.org
A full copy of the job description can be found here.