Forestry Engineer

CLOSING DATE: **May 22, 2026POSITION:** Forestry Engineer Sr.SALARY: **$39.86 to $46.20, per hour DOEREPORTS TO: **Forestry ManagerLOCATION: **Forestry; Reservation Wide, WABasic Functions:** This is a Non Exempt position. Incumbent Serves as a principal resource management assistant in a combination first and second level organization representing the Branch of Forestry on planning issues that have an impact on timber harvesting/transportation operations. The Branch of Forestry is responsible for harvesting approximately 77 million board feet of timber from approximately 660,418 acres of commercial forest land within the 1.4 million acre Colville Reservation. The revenue from this harvest constitutes approximately ninety percent of the operating revenue for the Colville Confederated Tribes. The land base is composed of varying landforms with a complex forest stand structure requiring a variety of advanced harvesting systems that must operate economically within diverse watersheds. Such operations require a sophisticated infrastructure that has a direct impact on the forest ecosystem and often creates conflicts with other resources.Minimum Qualifications**[Education and Training:]{.underline} ** The position typically requires a Master's degree in civil or forest engineering, AND Three (3) years of engineering experience in the transportation or forest engineering field, with a working knowledge of Stream Simulation design, hydraulic design principles, and design of road infrastructure;OR Requires a Bachelor's degree in forestry, forest management, Natural Resource Management and a minimum of Five (5) years of professional experience in forestry, forest management, Natural Resource Management, or closely related field; Requires a valid WA State Drivers' License and must maintain throughout employment.**[Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:]{.underline}**The position requires professional knowledge in forest land management principals, concepts, theories, and practices in order to conduct the development and implementation of intensive forest resource management.Requires professional knowledge in Forestry, including forest ecology, silviculture, mensuration, engineering, surveying, mapping, entomology, pathology, forest soils, wildland fire; and familiarity with related fields such as watershed and stream habitat protection, wildlife habitat management, landscape architecture and other resources associated