Forestry Manager Jobs in Minnesota (NOW HIRING)

Salary : $56,721.60 - $75,712.00 Annually
Location : Itasca County Land Department, 1177 LaPrairie Ave, Grand Rapids, MN
Job Type: Regular, Full-time
Job Number: 2026-00025-EXT
Department: Land
Opening Date: 07/01/2026
POSITION SUMMARY
Department: Land
Classification: Grade 8 (Local 1626)
FLSA Status: Non-exempt
Position Description: Responsible for assisting with county land management, forestry and timber programs. Provides technical and professional assistance to the district foresters, staff forester and other land department staff.
To view the job description, click hereCurrent Vacancy: 1 Regular, F/T position
Open Job Opportunity: Open to the public
WORK HOURS, WORK LOCATION
Work Hours: The normal hours of work shall be 40 hours per week, overtime as necessary and approved. Office hours are Monday - Friday 8:00 am - 4:30 pm,
Work Location: Itasca County Land Department, 1177 LaPrairie Ave, Grand Rapids, MN and County-wide on field projects.
Itasca County offers a robust and comprehensive range of benefit programs for employees and their eligible dependents. These include health, dental, and life insurance, MN PERA pension, eligibility for student-loan forgiveness, as well as a variety of voluntary benefits.
To view a general summary of the benefits offered to regular full-time employees,
01
As a minimum qualification, which of the following do you have? (Work experience is the equivalent of full time, paid experience.)

• Bachelor's Degree in Forestry or Forest Management or related field (must attach transcript)
• Associate Degree in Forestry or Forest Management or related field (must attach transcript) and 1 year forestry work experience to include any combination of the following: timber sale preparation, timber sale administration or forest inventory
• None of the above

02
In response to the question above, tell me which educational institution(s) and/or employer(s) listed on your application I can refer to verify this education and/or work experience. If none, state N/A.
03
As a minimum qualification, do you have 1 year of education (must attach transcript) and/or work experience with geographic information system (GIS) ? (Work experience is the equivalent of full time, paid experience.)

• Yes
• No

04
If you answered Yes to the question above, tell me which educational institution(s) and/or employer(s) listed on your application I can refer to verify this education and/or work experience. If No, state N/A.
05
As a minimum qualification, do you have 1 year of education (must attach transcript) and/or work experience with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) ? (Work experience is the equivalent of full time, paid experience.)

• Yes
• No

06
If you answered Yes to the question above, tell me which educational institution(s) and/or employer(s) listed on your application I can refer to verify this education and/or work experience. If No, state N/A.
07
As a minimum qualification, do you have a valid driver's license and reliable means of transportation?

• Yes
• No

08
As a preference qualification, how many months additional work experience, beyond the minimum qualifications listed above, do you have? Work experience to include any combination of the following: timber sale preparation, timber sale administration, forest inventory. (Work experience is the equivalent of full time, paid experience.)

• None
• Less than 12 months
• 12 months - less than 18 months
• 18 months - less than 24 months
• 24 months +

09
In response to the question above, tell me which employer(s) listed on your application I can refer to verify this work experience. If none, state N/A.
10
As a preference qualification, how many months of work experience, do you have in geographic information systems (GIS)? (Work experience is the equivalent of full time, paid experience.)

• None
• Less than 12 months
• 12 months - less than 18 months
• 18 months - less than 24 months
• 24+ months

11
In response to the question above, tell me which employer(s) listed on your application I can refer to verify this work experience. If none, state N/A.
12
As a preference qualification, are you a graduate with a bachelor's or higher degree in forestry, forest management or a forestry-related field?

• Yes
• No

13
In response to the question above, tell me which educational institution(s) and/or employer(s) listed on your application I can refer to verify this education and/or work experience. If none, state N/A.
14
As a preference qualification, have you graduated from a Society of American Forester's (SAF) accredited forestry degree program?

• Yes
• No

15
My responses to the above Supplemental Questions are clearly documented in my application submitted for this job posting. (If I failed to document or misrepresented relevant education or paid work experience, this may result in the removal of my application from further consideration.)

• Yes
• No

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