We train and promote from within
Excellent low-cost health benefits
Retirement plan with employer-paid contributions
Paid vacation and 10 holidays
At Sierra Pacific Industries, we understand our greatest strength is the people who choose to build a career with us. We are a fourth-generation family-owned company that has grown to be one of the largest lumber and millwork producers in the United States. Our more than 6,000 employees are proud to work at our state-of-the-art sawmills and other facilities, including: manufacturing, custom wood-framed windows, fabrication, millwork, veneer, cogeneration, trucking, forestry, and other operations.
Our more than 2.4 million acres of timberland in the Western United States are sustainably managed by professionals in our Forestry Division. Currently, our Forestry Division in Anderson, California has an opening for a manager knowledgeable in forest inventory methods and Geographic Information Systems (GIS).
About the Position
- Manage Forestry GIS and Inventory Systems across California, Oregon, and Washington
- Effectively supervise and mentor GIS staff
- Organize, plan, and direct GIS staff activities, including generating maps and resource reports, and oversight of work product
- Collaborate with and provide technical assistance to other GIS staff, District Foresters, and technical specialists relating to standard data collection tools and systems (e.g. iPad, GPS)
- Perform comprehensive data queries and analyses using GIS for internal and contract technical specialists
- Accurately read, analyze, and interpret maps and aerial photography
- Maintain and update critical GIS map files and data in relational databases
- Effectively manage data collection for annual timber harvest depletion and inventory updates
- Manage essential files and reports related to carbon offset program
- Ensure Lands Record Management System and Tax Parcel Database are accurately maintained
- Effectively analyze and solve problems, demonstrate good judgement, with best practice decisions and minimal oversight
- Work collaboratively and in support of Company’s goals and objectives in a team environment