State of Maryland

A Forestry Manager I is one of four managerial levels of work in the field of forestry management and protection.  Employees in this classification serve as Assistant Regional Forester or as a Regional Staff Forester assigned to the Chesapeake Bay Critical Areas Program.  Employees in this classification provide technical direction and guidance to lower-level Foresters and paraprofessional employees.

Employees in this classification receive general supervision from higher-level Forestry Managers, Program Managers or the State Forester.

Positions in this classification are evaluated by using the classification job evaluation methodology.  The use of this method involves comparing the assigned duties and responsibilities of a position to the job criteria found in the Nature of Work and Examples of Work sections of the class specification.

As Assistant Regional Forester:

Provides training and field supervision to professional Foresters in methods and techniques employed in forest land management, and to paraprofessional employees in forest protection activities, roadside and shade tree care;

Assists in preparing plans and directing all forest service activity in a region, including reforestration of public and private lands, forest protection, and the roadside tree program;

Acts for the Regional Forester during absences; Assists in preparing and administering the regional budget or Critical Area budget;

Directs specialized regional surveys;

Represents the Forest Service in local, public and private hearings and meetings to promote and protect the goals and objectives of the service;

Assists in personnel selection, evaluation, discipline and training;

Prepares environmental impact assessments;

Prepares technical reports and recommends action to be taken;

Conducts inspections to insure proper maintenance of facilities and determine progress of construction projects;

May coordinate regional effort in Statewide surveys;

May travel between different forest regions;

Performs other related duties.

As Critical Areas Forester:

Performs as a Regional Staff Forester assigned to the Chesapeake Bay Critical Area Program;

Manages the requirements of the Chesapeake Bay Critical Areas Program, as an assignment to a specific county or geographic area;

Develops management plans, makes public presentations, and monitors adherence to program requirements;

Contacts landowners in Chesapeake Bay Critical Area to provide program information and explain requirements;

Assists in preparing and administering the regional budget or Critical Area budget;

Directs specialized regional surveys;

Represents the Forest Service in local, public and private hearings and meetings to promote and protect the goals and objectives of the service;

Assists in personnel selection, evaluation, discipline and training;

Prepares environmental impact assessments;

Prepares technical reports and recommends action to be taken;

Conducts inspections to insure proper maintenance of facilities and determine progress of construction projects;

May coordinate regional effort in Statewide surveys;

May travel between different forest regions;

Performs other related duties.

Class Descriptions are broad descriptions covering groups of positions used by various State departments and agencies.  Position descriptions maintained by the using department or agency specifically address the essential job functions of each position.

Class Descriptions provide information about the Nature of Work, Examples of Work, General Requirements and Acknowledgements.  The Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities; Minimum Education and Experience Requirements; Special Requirements; and recruitment and testing procedures are set by the using agency.

This is a Professional Service classification in the State Personnel Management System.  All positions in this classification are Professional Service positions.  Some positions in Professional Service classifications may be designated as Special Appointment in accordance with the State Personnel and Pensions Article, Section 6-405, Annotated Code of Maryland.

This classification is not assigned to a bargaining unit, as indicated by the designation of S (Supervisor), M (Manager), T (Agency Head), U (Board or Commission Member), W (Student), X (Used by Agency or Excluded by Executive Order), or Z (Confidential).  As provided by State Personnel and Pensions Article, Section 3-102, special appointment, temporary, contractual, supervisory, managerial and confidential employees are excluded collective bargaining.  Additionally, certain executive branch agencies are exempt from collective bargaining and all positions in those agencies are excluded from collective bargaining.