Inventory Forester

POSITION: Inventory Forester

JOB TYPE: Full Time

LOCATION: Hayward WI

WHO WE ARE

Steigerwaldt Land Services Inc. is a fullservice resource solution company offering a wide range of appraisal analysis real estate rightofway environmental and forestry services to our clients in the Lake States region and beyond. Founded in 1957 Steigerwaldt is a thirdgeneration family owned and operated company with history and experience spanning more than 60 years. Steigerwaldt employs a staff of over 55 people with offices in Tomahawk and Hayward Wisconsin; and Marquette Michigan.

Becoming a member of Steigerwaldt is more than just an opportunity to follow your passion in forestry. It is an opportunity to be a part of an organization that fosters professional growth nurtures your talent and allows you to take ownership of your career path. A strong sense of brand culture and values define our company and our team. Our office culture is one that values synergy in the office and in the field.

Steigerwaldt creates a transparent and inclusive environment that involves you in team decisionmaking crossdepartment learning career path exploration and handson experiences for you to grow your breadth of knowledge.

If this sounds like the supportive passiondriven professional environment you will thrive in please apply to join our team. We are currently seeking a fulltime Inventory Forester. Ideally this position would be based near our Hayward office but flexibility on location may be possible for the right candidate. This is considered an entrylevel position although previous professional experience is helpful. This position will require travel and working in remote locations.

WHAT YOU WILL DO

This position resides in our Inventory and Geospatial Solutions department and will support forest inventories throughout the country in addition to local inventory efforts and natural resource management projects. Interest in learning about emerging markets and forest carbon related services is preferred. Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Inventory data collection with necessary level of speed and precision dependent upon project requirements
• Detailed tree data recording of field observations (using a tablet and internal software)
• Make calls on tree diameters heights species and product sections within plots
• Utilize submeter GPS for applications including plot location collection monumentation and accessing boundaries
• Coordinate with property managers to understand any concerns hazards and access details
• Collaborate with other inventory foresters to maximize efficiency and operate safely
• Periodic travel on project may exceed 50 percent (in and out of state)
• Other duties as assigned

WHO YOU ARE

You are a supportive and reliable team member that engages in building a great team and work culture. You are driven and motivated to be a part of a successful team and provide highquality service and results. You show persistence tenacity and grit every day through tough conditions and deadlines with energy and enthusiasm. You are curious and openminded in exploring solutions and opportunities. You are accountable a caretaker of resources people and company. You thrive working in a fastpaced highly driven environment and can adapt quickly to changing conditions and priorities. You must have an adventurous side enjoy significant travel and thrive in highpressure situations and working with tight deadlines.

KNOWLEDGE SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Functional & Technical Expertise Effectiveness at gaining maintaining and sharing functional expertise related to the role in the organization including the specific knowledge skills and abilities spelled out in the job description and the incorporation of new technologies for competitive advantage.
• Integrity & High Standards Effectiveness at maintaining the highest ethical and professional standards and company values while building and maintaining trust through transparency dependability and consistency admitting and correcting mistakes and promoting high integrity in others.
• Drive & Initiative Effectiveness at establishing pursuing and attaining stretch goals and an ambitious workload that drive the mission in a way that is vigorous enthusiastic persistent positive internally motivated and fast paced.
• Problem Solving Effectiveness at predicting problems inside and outside of the specified role recommending solutions that are logical timely and creative and taking corrective action in the purview of the role and/or coordinating with others when problems cross role and team boundaries.
• Adaptability Effectiveness at coping with changing priorities alterations in workflows and overcoming unexpected barriers while demonstrating a learning mindset growing from adversity and recommending changes for the betterment of the organization.
• Communication Effectiveness in both verbal and written expressions of ideas in a clear concise and grammatically correct manner ensuring that all messages are both professional and precise in all media while proactively fostering twoway communications with colleagues and customers.
• Interpersonal Savvy Effectiveness at interacting respectfully and positively with colleagues outside partners and audiences demonstrating and developing emotional intelligence being approachable earning likeability seeking to understand differences of opinion and perspective disagreeing respectfully and solving conflict proactively.
• Teamwork Effectiveness at working on a team not just as an individual contributor by proactively engaging with team members sharing resources responding to requests providing data and ideas collaborating on tasks and projects delivering on promises dependably and actively helping others achieve their individual goals as well as overall team goals.
• Customer Service Effectiveness at building and maintaining customer relationships by finding and attending to customer needs and expectations within company parameters reporting up customer needs and expectations and delighting customers with the results they get and how they are achieved.
• Work Management Effectiveness at getting and staying organized planning the work on the immediate horizon staying focused on the highest priorities using essential technologies generating documentation meeting goals and deadlines using time and all resources efficiently and following policies and procedures.
  
  

PREFERRED SKILLS

• Bachelor of Science degree in Forestry or a related field
• Ability to travel and conduct overnight work away from the office travel up to 50 percent or more
• Interest in emerging markets ecosystem and environmental services and forest carbon
• Desire to develop a career as a natural resource professional in a fastpaced and diverse consulting business
• Ability to work independently in varied settings both in the field and with clients and other professionals
• Superior written and oral communication skills
• Competent with Microsoft Office software
• Experience with GPS data collecting and processing
• Experience with ESRI GIS software and GIS mapping and data collection principles
• Current valid drivers license with personal vehicle suitable for forestry work (mileage is reimbursed)
• ATV and snowmobile certifications
• A team player who is confident respectful curious flexible and able to work with other professionals in a growing successful and respected business

WORK ENVIRONMENT

At Steigerwaldt we offer a RemoteFriendly Hybrid Work Model for our staff. The Inventory Forester position is considered a hybrid position. Due to the nature of the team approach to our fieldwork and needed access to equipment and company vehicles traveling to the office will be necessary. Remote work available upon approval from your supervisor. The position is roughly 95 percent field work and 5 percent office work.

COMPENSATION

Compensation commensurate with experience.

POSTING DATE

April 16 2025. Position will be filled within one to three months. Interviews will be scheduled throughout this time period. The expected start is dependent upon candidate availability.

CONTACT

For any hiring questions please reach out to Travis Polinske ator.

Steigerwaldt is an equal opportunity employer. Women and minorities are encouraged to apply.