Senior Forester
Restoration Forest ProductsArizona, United States
Posted December 2, 2025
75000 - 95000 USD year
Full Time
About the Company
Restoration Forest Products is a global forestry and wood-products company that specializes in sustainably thinning dense Ponderosa Pine stands to restore forest health, protect watersheds, and mitigate wildfire risk. By harvesting responsibly, the company produces a range of high-quality products—including common boards, engineered lumber, finger-joint lumber, pattern stock, and biomass—while also creating value-added materials such as landscape bark, horse bedding, wood chips, and garden soils. Its integrated approach links forest stewardship with industrial opportunity, generating jobs and supporting local economies. With a commitment to conserving national resources, Restoration Forest Products differentiates itself through its focus on Ponderosa Pine ecosystems and its dual role as both a forest conservation partner and a provider of premium wood products.
Job Description
The Senior Forester plays a key leadership role within the Forest Operations team, overseeing timber procurement, log quality, contract compliance, and field forestry activities to support mill fiber needs.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Forestry, Natural Resources, or related field (or equivalent experience)
- 10+ years of forestry and/or timber procurement experience (procurement of USFS timber preferred); 3+ years of leadership experience
- Strong knowledge of timber harvesting operations, silviculture, log scaling, and USFS regulations
- Experience negotiating contracts and managing supplier relationships
- Ability to interpret and enforce USFS and other Agency contracts, environmental regulations, and BMPs
- Excellent communication, interpersonal, and relationship-building skills
- Strong analytical, planning, and organizational abilities
- Proficiency with forestry software, GIS tools, Microsoft Office, and data management systems
- Valid driver’s license; willingness to travel regularly to field sites
