4 Urban Forestry jobs

OVERVIEW Are you up to the challenge of being in a highly visible role, where you’ll function as both a technical expert and a strategic business consultant in the forest industry? We’re looking for people with forestry experience and strong technical know-how, especially in GIS, who also have a high level of business acumen, hands-on experience, and collaborative skills. Use these talents to help both new customers and seasoned users develop best practices for implementing our platform to realize their vision and drive toward their goals. You’ll become a customer’s trusted advisor at Esri, while also interfacing with Esri staff and technology partners. In this role, you will contribute to growing the innovative forestry practice within Esri’s Professional Services by working closely with forestry and natural resources customers to establish solutions to make them successful and broaden the presence and effectiveness of GIS within their organization. You will provide vision and leadership while promoting the use of Esri technology and support its development and growth in forestry and natural resources management by collaborating with industry and technical experts throughout the company. This is an opportunity to blend your experience and subject matter expertise with tech-savvy and transformational approaches to engaging with our customers. RESPONSIBILITIES Understand our customers:   Support the overall mission and operations of forest industry leaders, including federal forest and land management agencies, state departments of forestry, timber real estate investment trusts (REITs) and timber investment management organizations (TIMOs) Engage with our customers:   Help our customers discover the value of location within their forest management workflows to drive substantial return on their investment in our platform and services by creating outstanding proposals and winning work with strategic customers Be a thought leader:   Advise forestry, natural resources, and land management customers implement GIS technology-driven solutions using Esri’s enterprise GIS technology by recommending relevant solutions, architectures, and migration strategies Drive business value:   Work with forestry organizations to help identify areas where GIS and integrated systems can empower executives, decision-makers, fieldworkers, and consultants to improve their business processes including planning, harvesting, silviculture, and transportation/road management Develop and grow business:   Provide business development support toward technology and implementation patterns with new and existing customers by collaborating with Esri’s practice managers, industry and product marketing, and sales teams to develop new business and be part of actively shaping and driving organizational change Effectively manage technology projects and programs:   Use your consulting and project management skills to lead on-site and virtual teams during all phases of implementation including requirements, analysis, design, build/configuration, and deployment; manage scope, schedule, and budget to provide our customers and strategic partners with meaningful solutions REQUIREMENTS 5+ years of forestry experience with a record of evaluating and recommending technology solutions Ability to engage and collaborate with forestry customers such as national government forest and land management agencies, state and local departments of forestry, timber real estate investment trusts (REITs) and timber investment management organizations (TIMOs) Strong project management skills with the ability to deliver complex projects on time and within budget Experience developing project designs, work plans, budgets, and schedules Solid understanding of the ArcGIS platform and how it relates to forestry customers in both technical and non-technical roles Excellent written communication, storytelling, and collaboration skills including experience preparing technical reports and documents Ability to grow and maintain internal and external networks with forest industry influencers and thought leaders Entrepreneurial attitude and willingness to learn—you must thrive in a dynamic cross-functional team environment Bachelor’s in forestry, forest management, forest engineering or a related natural resource discipline, depending on position level RECOMMENDED QUALIFICATIONS Experience with location-based services, geo-enabled apps, spatial analytics, or similar geospatial technology Connections with forest industry influencers and thought leaders Ability to consult and engage with executive level leadership who want to strategically use business analytics to enhance growth, evaluate business value, monitor operations, and perform data-driven decision-making Proposal writing experience, including preparing executive summaries, solution definition, scope of services, staffing, and pricing Forestry experience, both in the office and in the field, managing forest operations such as harvesting and silviculture, and basic forest economics Experience managing forest resource data to support forestry workflows such as field data collection, forest inventory and design, timber sales, land sales and acquisition, growth and yield modeling, cash flow projections, environmental services, appraisals, and harvest scheduling Familiarity with mobile applications used in field data collection such as timber cruising, silviculture, forest certification auditing, and engineering Knowledge of imagery, remote sensing, and image processing techniques and systems Remember to say you found this opportunity at EnvironmentalCareer.com !

Job Announcement Works as part of the Planning Division. Serves as a senior environmental planner and project manager conducting environmental analysis for development proposals to determine conformance with County environmental policies - special emphasis on 1) complex applications for mixed use centers such as transit station areas for Reston mixed-uses and revitalization areas; and 2) development review and analysis related to environmentally sensitive areas for conformance with County environmental policies. Other responsibilities include zoning pre-application research, environmental/land use impact assessments, coordination of NEPA and inter-jurisdictional review, planning implementation support (e.g. proffer review, green building and noise proffer review/implementation) and comprehensive plan amendments. Prepares a variety of written materials such as qualitative and quantitative environmental analysis on specific zoning applications; prepares and develops information on existing conditions to be used in special studies, development review analysis, and plan amendments. Will also provide support to and/or lead applicant meetings and presentations to the Board of Supervisors, Planning Commission and citizen groups. Performs other duties as assigned. Employment Standards MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: Any combination of education, experience, and training equivalent to graduation from an accredited four-year college or university in a planning related field; plus four years of experience in a planning-related field, preferably in the specific area of assignment. A master's degree may be substituted for one year of the required experience. The years of experience should include a minimum of three years of experience in the specific area of assignment, e.g., zoning evaluation, zoning administration, zoning enforcement, public facility, environmental and/or land use planning. PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS: Strong written and oral communication/presentation abilities. Ability to prioritize multiple deadlines. Professional experience in planning, development review, Green Building/Sustainable development and LEED expertise with a pubic planning agency or planning/engineering firm. Experience with stormwater planning/water quality issues, acoustical analysis, Chesapeake Bay regulations and/or urban forestry is desirable. Professional experience in environmental planning, policy development, project management, presentation, and group facilitation skills. Experience using word processing, database, and GIS software. Experience working in a local government planning office and supporting public boards and commissions. Master's degree in planning, environmental sustainability, urban forestry, or another closely related field. Ability to work independently. PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: With or without reasonable accommodation. The duties of the position are primarily sedentary. However, the employee(s) may be required to do some walking, standing, bending and carrying of items less than ten pounds in weight. Work requires the ability to operate keyboard driven equipment. CERTIFICATES AND LICENSES REQUIRED: None. NECESSARY SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: Is required to complete a criminal background check to the satisfaction of the employer. Remember to say you found this opportunity at EnvironmentalCareer.com !

BACKGROUND The City of Long Beach, Office of Sustainability, is recruiting for a part-time, unclassified Administrative Intern to support the Sustainable City Program.  The City of Long Beach Office of Sustainability works to create a more sustainable community by engaging with individuals, neighborhoods and government to reduce our impact on the environment and protect our local natural resources. Sustainability reports to the City Manager's Office and supports the Sustainable City Commission, an advisory body to City Council.  POSITION The Field Work Intern position works under the direction of the Sustainability Coordinator of the Office of Sustainability, which is responsible for supporting the Sustainable City Commission and implementing the Sustainable City Action Plan for Long Beach.  The position will assist with tree planting, mulch deliveries, pilot compost pickup, and Willow Springs restoration maintenance, with the goal of creating opportunities for residents of Long Beach to engage in sustainability through these programs. EXAMPLES OF DUTIES Plant trees in parkways which residents have requested following City code and communicating with residents about any requests. Schedule mulch deliveries for residents and communicate delivery schedule and special instructions to the delivery team. Assist in caring for the native plant restoration area at Willow Springs Park and growing the Native Plant Nursery. Pick up compost from restaurants participating in the pilot compost program and deliver it to The Growing Experience urban farm. Attend outreach events as needed. Perform other duties as assigned. REQUIREMENTS TO FILE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS: Graduation from, or currently studying at, an accredited college or university with a Bachelor's Degree in Public or Business Administration, Environmental Science, Geography, or a closely related field.  Must possess a valid motor vehicle operator license, and be able to lift 40 lbs. to a height of 3-4 feet.   SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATE WILL DEMONSTRATE: Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing.   Demonstrated interest in and/or knowledge of environmental sustainability issues, sustainable technologies, green living, energy conservation,   recycling, and behavior change strategies. Ability to provide excellent customer service and comfortable communicating by phone, email, and in person.   Comfortable working outdoors for most of the day and moving between work sites. Consistent and reliable attendance and work ethic. Ability to work independently and exercise strong judgment in carrying out responsibilities.              The City of Long Beach is an Equal Opportunity Employer.   We value and encourage diversity in our workforce.   Remember to say you found this opportunity at EnvironmentalCareer.com !

E Sciences is seeking a staff scientist or environmental field technician with zero to four years of experience to work in the South Florida area supporting our Miami and Fort Lauderdale offices. The successful candidate will know how to identify trees typically found in South Florida, including native, landscape and invasive trees, and understand tree biology and tree maintenance practices.  Ideal candidates will have experience with using GPS and GIS and be a certified arborist and/or certified landscape inspector.    Responsibilities:   Perform fieldwork on a variety of project sites, in hot and humid conditions     Conduct t ree  assessments  surveys and inventories Generate detailed and accurate field inspection reports   Prepare GIS maps     Requirements:   0 -4 Years of experience Associate or bachelor’s degree in a related field Occasional  travel   GIS experience Ability to work independently and with a team   Remember to say you found this opportunity at EnvironmentalCareer.com