Senior Forestry and Fire Protection Planning Manager

Who You Are

How Youll Make an Impact

Dudek is seeking a Senior Forestry and Fire Protection Planning Manager to support the growth of our natural resources team in the Pacific Northwest. The successful candidate will possess a well-established network within the region and contribute to the development and diversity of our natural resource services. The candidate will build client relationships while also ensuring high-quality work products and regulatory compliance.

This seller/doer position requires a minimum of twelve years experience in arboriculture urban forestry fuels planning wildfire mitigation and/or hazard tree and vegetation risk assessment within the Pacific Northwest. Proven ability to independently conduct tree assessments prepare comprehensive reports engage effectively with clients and manage complex projects within multi-disciplinary teams is essential. Additional responsibilities include pursuing and securing business opportunities through networking marketing and client referrals.

Based in Dudeks Seattle or Portland office this role involves regular travel throughout the region for project-related assignments. Responsibilities include leading or contributing to public and private sector projects including those for utilities land managers and local governments. Previous agency consulting or utility operations experience is highly valued.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Builds strong relationships with clients including key decision makers and agency representatives working to proactively identify and pursue new business prospects.

• Coordinates and facilitates client partner and regulatory agency meetings where Dudek work products are presented and reviewed.

• Cross-sells other disciplines within the company and actively seeks opportunities for collaboration.

• Leads proposals for projects of varying complexity scopes of work budgets and bids for new projects.

• Actively engages in the professional community including attending and speaking at industry conferences and training sessions.

• Draft chapters for urban forest management plans encompassing best practices municipal budgeting work performance metrics tree inventory sustainability assessments canopy cover study applications community engagement strategies as well as ordinances and policies.

• Oversee projects from initiation through completion ensuring timely execution and optimal efficiency.

• Conduct thorough individual tree evaluations and risk assessments; utilize tablets field computers and GPS units for data collection in the field.

• Produce arborist and technical reports on tree and urban forest management including written recommendations for tree management.

• Offer expert consultation and guidance to clients regarding tree care preservation and management strategies.

• Perform individual tree evaluations and risk assessments with precision.

• Present research findings to decision makers project teams and industry groups.

• Remain current with advancements in industry methods techniques and best practices.

• Lead or support the development of Silvicultural Analyses Community Wildfire Protection Plans (CWPPs) Fuels Assessments or Vegetation Management Plans according to expertise.

• Utilize FVS FlamMap or similar vegetation/fire behavior modeling tools to inform treatment planning and prioritize risk assessments.

• Conduct or supervise hazard tree identification post-fire risk evaluations or vegetation risk reduction efforts across utility corridors roadways or public lands.

• Author or contribute to wildfire andforestry sections for NEPA documentation as part of multidisciplinary project teams.

Minimum Qualifications

• A bachelors degree in forestry natural resources environmental science or a related field.
• 12 years experiencein arboriculture urban forestry fuels planning wildfire mitigation and/or hazard tree and vegetation risk assessment within the Pacific Northwest

• Certification as an International Society of Arboriculture (ISA) Certified Arborist with Tree Risk Assessment Qualification (TRAQ).

• Additional qualifications include writing skills project management and client development experience as well as experience with GIS GPS regional plant/tree identification and arboricultural and vegetation management practices.

• Knowledge of developing urban forest management plans is important including familiarity with data sources urban forest sustainability principles climate change research tree maintenance practices ISA standards and financing.

• Twelve or more years of experience in one or more of the following areas: forestry planning (such as silvicultural prescriptions) fuels treatment planning or prioritization wildfire mitigation or post-fire recovery or hazard tree/vegetation risk assessments.

• Proficiency with FVS FlamMap or similar modeling tools (e.g. BehavePlus FARSITE) is preferred.

• Familiarity with Pacific Northwest forest types or comparable fire-adapted ecosystems is beneficial.

• A valid drivers license and active personal automobile liability insurance are required by the first day of employment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working for or with USFS BLM NRCS state forestry agencies tribal governments or local fire districts.

• Experience supporting municipal permitting processes related to utility infrastructure fire safety is a plus.

• Familiarity with Fire Protection Plan (FPP) preparation and relevant fire safety codes (e.g. International Fire Code NFPA 855) for infrastructure projects such as Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS).

• Experience with ROW vegetation clearance IVM strategies or utility wildfire mitigation plans.

Working Conditions
Environment

• This job operates in a remote or office-based environment and this role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers phones printers etc.
• This job requires occasional project site visits based outdoors which can include excessive noise uneven walking surfaces extreme weather and moving vehicles and equipment.

Physical Requirements

• Working on a computer sitting or standing for long periods of time in an office or remote office setting.
• Attending meetings both in person and virtually and speaking on the phone with peers clients etc.
• Specific vision abilities including close vision distance vision color vision peripheral vision depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.