Plan and design road and forestry harvesting activities including road design, construction, modification, and performance and maintenance of equipment and machinery.
Tasks
- Provide specialist knowledge for establishment, planning and overall management of forest plantations
- Provide specialist knowledge in GIS forestry operations (such as coordinating mapping processes through field data capture and reporting), regeneration, environmental planning, growth and yield analysis
- Develop working relationship with community, local shires and other regulatory bodies
- Assist with preparation of plantation development ‘consents’ in a timely manner including liaising with the relevant state and local government authorities. This may include the preparation of subdivision applications
- Monitor compliance of forestry activities with regard to statutory requirements and codes
- Provide reports to inform management of plantation design, layout and map production and supply
- Participate in fire prevention and suppression activities
- Undertake other tasks as directed including health and safety and fire management activities
Personal Requirements
- enjoy working outdoors
- computer skills
- supervisory skills
- problem solving and mathematics skills
- organisational skills
- work independently and as part of a team