Silviculture Section Chief (Natural Resource Program Supervisor)
About this role
Would you enjoy a career where you could lead statewide efforts that sustain healthy and productive forest ecosystems? The Department of Conservation & Natural Resources (DCNR) is seeking an innovative Silviculture Section Chief to lead our team overseeing critical forest management programs with the Bureau of Forestry. Your leadership will represent the sustainable stewardship legacy and accomplishment of the Pennsylvania Bureau of Forestry, coordinate the application of forest regeneration projects, direct the Bureau’s $20 million dollar plus annual timber sale program, foster positive relationships with our state’s forest product industry, guide and work towards continuously improving our silvicultural practices and timber program administration, seek and build collaborative networks among other state agencies and non-governmental partners to accomplish landscape-level conservation work on state forests and support silvicultural and forest products utilization-related research partnerships. Apply today to step into an influential role where your expertise directly shapes the future of Pennsylvania's forests.
This position directs statewide silviculture operations, timber program administration, and research coordination to support long-term forest sustainability. As the Silviculture Section Chief, you will perform the following duties:
• Silvicultural Management: Review timber proposals, support and perform quality control of sale administration and regeneration fund project work, and review and improve silvicultural guidance utilized by the Bureau’s field staff • Program Oversight: Manage the business enterprise of bidding and contracting state forest timber sales, ensuring practices align with Commonwealth policies and management objectives • Technical Leadership: Provide expertise on applied silviculture techniques and coordinate research needs to advance sustainable forest management • Training Support: Develop and lead training for foresters, technicians, and program staff on silvicultural practices and timber sale procedures • Stakeholder Engagement: Represent the bureau at meetings and events to communicate forest management strategies and strengthen conservation partnerships • Program Collaboration: Coordinate Good Neighbor Authority activities with federal partners including planning, agreements, and reporting requirements
Work Schedule and Additional Information:
• Full-time employment • Standard 37.5 hour/week work schedule, starting between 7:00 AM and 9:00 AM, with a half-hour lunch. • This position may be eligible for alternate work schedule (AWS). • Headquarters is the Rachel Carson State Office Building in Harrisburg. • Telework: You may have the opportunity to work from home (telework) part-time, up to 5 days per pay period. In order to telework, you must have a securely configured high-speed internet connection and work from an approved location inside Pennsylvania. If you are unable to telework, you will have the option to report to the headquarters office in Harrisburg. The ability to telework is subject to change at any time. Additional details may be provided during the interview . • Salary: In some cases, the starting salary may be non-negotiable. • You will receive further communication regarding this position via email. Check your email, including spam/junk folders, for these notices.