Reforestation Field Manager, Arizona and New Mexico

divp data-pasted="true"strongspan style='font-size:13px;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#005251;'Our Mission in Action/span/strong/pp style="margin-right:-1.0pt !msorm;text-align:justify;margin-right:0in;line-height:normal;"span style="font-size: 13px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"Trees play a vital role in solving some of the most pressing issues facing our communities, our society, and our world today. For 150 years, American Forests has stood boldly at the forefront of the conservation movement, working collaboratively and innovatively to ensure that all people have access to the benefits of trees. As we look ahead to the next 150, continued collective action will be essential to securing a healthy, climate-resilient future for all.nbsp;/span/pp style="margin-right:0in;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;"br/pp style="text-align:justify;line-height:normal;"strongspan style='font-size:13px;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#005251;'What Yoursquo;ll Do/span/strong/pp style="margin-left:-1.0pt;line-height:normal;"span style="font-size: 13px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"Recent years have seen a drastic shift in our forests, with millions of acres lost to high severity wildfire, disease, and intensifying storms resulting in a drastic increase in post disturbance reforestation. American Forests is working in partnership with the USDA Forest Service to meet this reforestation need and restore our forests with boots on the ground. As a Reforestation Field Manager, you will be running the on-the-ground response. You will manage the logistics and daily output of a 4-person forestry crew, conducting reforestation work that will demonstrate the success of our partnership in increasing capacity to meet the scale of this challenge. Working closely with the regional Senior Manager, you will ensure that reforestation goals are translated into high quality field results, while keeping the field crew safe and motivated. Successful applicants must be located within reasonable distance of priority projects and partnerships, and positions may require up to (60%) travel throughout the field season, to go where reforestation support is most needed.nbsp;/span/ppspan style="font-size: 13px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"Specific responsibilities will include but are not limited to:/span/pp style="line-height:normal;background:white;"strongspan style="font-size: 13px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"Field Forestry Tasks (70%)/span/strong/pp style="line-height:normal;background:white;"span style="font-size:11.0pt !msorm;font-family:Calibri !msorm;font-weight:bold !msorm;"span style="font-size: 13px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"The Reforestation Manager will lead and participate in the reforestation field crewrsquo;s work in /span/spanspan style="font-size: 13px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"coordination with the local and regional national forest staff and Senior Manager, by planning and performing tasks such as, but not limited to:nbsp;/span/pul style="list-style-type: disc;margin-left: -0.25in;"li style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"Layout of units for planting, site preparation, or fuels management./span/lili style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"Inspection of planting, site preparation, or fuels management contracts and maintenance of documentation of reforestation activities in appropriate formats and databases./span/lili style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"Complete reforestation surveys (e.g. stocking and survival surveys)./span/lili style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"Complete post-disturbance reforestation assessments./span/lili style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"Use of a tablet to record and interpret spatial data in ESRI Field Maps and other applications./span/lili style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"Assist with cone collection through preparation, cone surveys, and/or inspection of cone collection contracts./span/lili style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"Perform all tasks in accordance with safety policies including use of company equipment safely and respectfully./span/lili style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"Maintain and support a culture of safety within the field crew and American Forests.nbsp;/span/lili style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"Coordination with research scientists whose studies are being implemented as part of the post-recovery project area./span/lili style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"Coordinate and/or participate in project-level multi-party surveys and/or monitoring.nbsp;/span/lili style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"Attend field safety trainings offered through American Forests and participating National Forest units. nbsp;/span/li/ulp style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:-.25in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-left:.25in;line-height:normal;"span style="font-size: 13px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"nbsp;/span/pp style="line-height:normal;"span style="font-size: 13px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"nbsp;/span/pp style="line-height:normal;"span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"strongspan style='font-size:13px;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;'Supervisory Duties (15%)/span/strong/span/pul style="list-style-type: disc;margin-left: -0.25in;"li style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"Weekly coordination with seasonal field staff, managing crew time and project timelines.nbsp;/span/lili style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"Responsible for front-line decision making by American Forestsrsquo; field operations/span/lili style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"Supervise (3) seasonal employeesa id="_anchor_1" href="#_msocom_1" language="JavaScript" name="_msoanchor_1" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"[BM1]/a , including timesheet and leave approvals, work plan development, performance assessments, assistance with administrative processes, hiring, onboarding, mentorship, etc.nbsp;/span/lili style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"Lead recruitment, hiring, and training for additional field technicians, if applicablenbsp;/span/lili style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"Provide in-field supervisory support for AF staff, field crews, and field support personnel as needed and appropriate./span/li/ulp style="line-height:normal;background:white;"span style="font-size: 13px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"nbsp;/span/pp style="line-height:normal;"span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"strongspan style='font-size:13px;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;'Administration, Work Planning and Data Entry (15%)nbsp;/span/strong/span/pul style="list-style-type: disc;margin-left: -0.25in;"li style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"Planning and scheduling of field crew work schedules and travel logistics.nbsp;/span/lili style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"Track and submit reforestation accomplishment data into American Forests and USDA Forest Service databases of record.nbsp;/span/lili style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"Submit field crew expenses and reimbursements./span/lili style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"Support the Senior Manager in frontline relationship management and oversight of contractors./span/li/ulp style="text-align:justify;line-height:normal;"br/pp style="text-align:justify;line-height:normal;"strongspan style='font-size:13px;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#005251;'What Wersquo;re Looking For/span/strong/pul style="list-style-type: disc;margin-left: -0.25in;"li style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"Ideal candidate should have a minimum of a Bachelor#39;s degree in Natural Resource Management, Forestry, Conservation Biology or related field, but not limited to wildlife management, range management, agriculture, soil science or conservation of natural resources and/or three yearsrsquo; experience in natural resource management, or an equivalent combination of education and related experience./span/lili style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"Prior field experience working in forestry and natural resources, or a related field is highly desired.nbsp;/span/lili style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"Must be familiar with forest ecosystems in the desired region in the US, sustainable forestry, and/or natural resource conservation practices and principles./span/lili style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"Must have the ability to navigate using a directional compass and topographical maps./span/lili style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"Self-starter with high dependability, keen attention to detail, willingness to learn and excellent communication and organizational skills./span/lili style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"Proficiency with Outlook, Excel, and Word, ArcGIS./span/lili style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"Ability to communicate effectively in English, both verbally and in written form, sufficient to convey information and instructions to the public and colleagues. Ability to speak Spanish is highly desired./span/lili style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"Must possess a valid driverrsquo;s license, and a reasonably clean driving record./span/li/ulp style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:-.25in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-left:.25in;line-height:normal;"span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"strongspan style='font-size:13px;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;'nbsp;/span/strong/span/pp style="margin-right:-.25in;line-height:normal;"span style="font-size: 13px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"We donrsquo;t expect you to check every single box. If this role excites you, we want to hear from you! Wersquo;re interested in your ability to learn, collaborate, and bring fresh perspectives./span/pp style="text-align:justify;line-height:normal;"span style='font-size:13px;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;'nbsp;/span/pp style="text-align:justify;line-height:normal;"strongspan style='font-size:13px;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#005251;'Our Core Competencies/span/strong/pp style="text-align:justify;line-height:normal;"span style="font-size: 13px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"Attitude bull; Communication bull; Organization bull; Problem-Solving amp; Creativity bull; Representing the Organization/span/pp style="margin-left:.25in;"strongspan style='font-size:13px;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#005251;'nbsp;/span/strong/pp style="line-height:normal;"strongspan style='font-size:13px;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#005251;'Reporting and Supervision/span/strong/pp style="margin-right:0in;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;"span style="font-size: 13px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"The Field Manager may supervise up to three (3) direct reports, primarily field-going, seasonal technicians. Field managers will report to their respective Regional Senior Manager./span/pp style="margin-right:0in;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;"span style='font-size:13px;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;'nbsp;/span/pp style="text-align:justify;line-height:normal;"strongspan style='font-size:13px;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#005251;'Compensation, Benefits amp; Working Conditions/span/strong/pp style="margin-right:0in;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;"span style="font-size: 13px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"This is an hourly overtime eligible position. The hourly salary rate for Field Managers is $25.64 to $33.33 per hour depending on qualifications and experience./span/pp style="margin-right:0in;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;"span style="font-size: 13px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"nbsp;/span/pp style="margin-right:0in;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;"span style="font-size: 13px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"nbsp;The Field Manager, (Region 3, Arizona and New Mexico) should be based within reasonable commuting distance of Albuquerque, New Mexico/spanspan style='font-size:13px;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext;'nbsp;or be willing to reside in that location./span/pp style="margin-right:0in;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;"span style='font-size:13px;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:red;'nbsp;/span/pp style="margin-right:0in;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;"span style='font-size:13px;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext;'Field Managers are will work an alternate work scheduled compatible with field work during the work season, and shift to a thirty-seven and a half (37.5) hours per week during the off season. The position will focus on work on National Forest System lands and will require regular travel to various field locations as part of the field crewrsquo;s activities. nbsp;As a field-based position, Field Managers will be traveling regularly during the field season with the crew they supervise andnbsp;/spanspan style="font-size: 13px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"will have office work responsibilities outside of field season and occasionally during field season. In the field, the Field Manager will be expected to stand, walk, or sit for long periods of time and requires lifting materials weighing up to 40 (50?) nbsp;lbs. Field work includes exposure to various risks, including, but not limited to: varying terrain, dense vegetation (poison oak/ivy, blackberry, etc.), and wildlife risks (bears, mountain lions, snakes, ticks, mosquitos, etc.), hot, wet, and cold conditions. Field managers may also be required to work long days and/or drive long distances. Reasonable accommodation may be made t