Job description
Join Evergreen Nexus Forestry, a leading firm dedicated to sustainable land management and community collaboration. This role offers the opportunity to guide forest stewardship projects from planning through execution in the Pacific Northwest.
As a Forestry Project Manager, you will lead field teams, manage project scope, and ensure ecological integrity while delivering measurable conservation outcomes for private landowners and public partners.
We value hands-on expertise, data-driven decision making, and a passion for healthy forests. If you thrive in dynamic field environments and want to influence sustainable forestry practices, this is your role.
Responsibility
- Lead and coordinate field operations across multiple project sites, ensuring safety and efficiency.
- Develop project plans, schedules, budgets, and resource requirements; monitor progress and adjust accordingly.
- Conduct ecological assessments, vegetation inventories, and silvicultural assessments to support management decisions.
- Apply best practices in sustainable forestry, regeneration planning, and habitat conservation.
- Collaborate with landowners, government agencies, and NGOs; communicate progress and adapt plans to stakeholder feedback.
- Maintain accurate data in GIS and project management systems; produce regular reports for leadership and funders.
- Ensure compliance with federal, state, and local environmental regulations and permit conditions.
- Mentor junior staff and field crews, promoting safety and professional development.
Qualification
- Bachelor's degree in Forestry, Natural Resources, Environmental Science, or related field (Master's preferred).
- 5+ years of forestry project management or field experience in timber management, restoration, or conservation.
- Proficiency with GIS tools (ArcGIS, QGIS) and field data collection methods.
- Strong knowledge of environmental regulations, silviculture, and sustainable harvesting practices.
- Excellent leadership, communication, and stakeholder engagement skills.
- Ability to travel to field sites; valid driver's license and reliable transportation.
- Experience with data-driven decision making and reporting to partners and funders.
- Professional certification such as Registered Professional Forester (RPF) or equivalent is a plus.