Washington State Department of Natural Resource Forest Engineer Northeast Region - WMS Band 1 Recruitment # 2015-05-3124-04272 SALARY RANGE: $5,050 - $6,445 per month plus comprehensive benefit package and retirement.
CLOSES: March 16, 2016 This opportunity is located in the beautiful northeast town of Colville, Washington. We offer a family-friendly package of pay, benefits, paid time off, and workplace opportunities to help you get the most out of your career and life. This includes a comprehensive benefit package and retirement. As the Registered Professional Engineer for DNR's Northeast Region, the Region Engineer is responsible for managing the engineering program within the region. Northeast Region includes over 475,000 acres of State Trust Lands located in northeast Washington State. This position reports to the State Lands Assistant Region Manager. Duties include: *Managing the forest road maintenance and fish-passage improvement programs. *Managing rock resources. *Supervising the heavy equipment crew and land-surveying crews. *Evaluating rights-of-way and easements. *Tracking and allocating budgets. *Managing an annual budget allocation of approximately $1.1 million. *Providing the professional stamp, as the engineer of record, on Public Works Projects. The Region Engineer represents DNR's interests to private operators, businesses, government officials, and the public where there are complex or sensitive issues. The Region Engineer is responsible for both professional and technical staff including hiring, training, development, and disciplinary action. The position is accountable for achieving all program deliverables, developing region engineering standards, and coordinating with appropriate region or district program leads. The Region Engineer must also be a strong advocate for safety within the engineering program staff. Required Qualifications: *A Professional Engineer License as a civil or logging engineer. *Seven years of experience in forest engineering, transportation engineering, or civil engineering including forest-road infrastructure management including road design, construction, and maintenance; fish-passage structure design and construction; and timber-harvest activity support. *Two years of supervisory experience. **APPLICATION PROCESS - PLEASE GO TO www.dnr.wa.gov/employment and click on Jobs and search for Forest Engineer-Northeast Region - WMS BAND 1 OR GO TO: http://agency.governmentjobs.com/dnr/default.cfm?action=viewJob&jobID=1139932 Questions? Please contact Bob McKellar at phone number (509) 684-7474 robert.mckel...@dnr.wa.govor e-mail us at dnrrecruit...@dnr.wa.gov. Melody Wolf Agency Recruiter Human Resources Division Washington State Department Natural Resources (DNR) 360-902-1350 melody.w...@dnr.wa.gov<mailto:melody.w...@dnr.wa.gov> www.dnr.wa.gov/aboutdnr/employment<http://www.dnr.wa.gov/aboutdnr/employment>
