The Civil Engineer 1 (In-Training) candidate has:
Required:
• Bachelors or Advanced Degree in Forest or Civil Engineering or related field.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Training plan completion required for advancement to CE 2 grade

Civil Engineer 2 candidate has:
Required:
• All requirements associated with the above Engineering 1 position.
• Knowledge of theory, policy, principles and practices of the forest engineering profession as
applied to Northwestern United States (i.e. fundamentals of: markets and economics, sales
layout, logging methods, road engineering, water quality, watershed management, fish passage
design.
• Knowledge of current forest practices rules, forestry laws and practices.
• Knowledge of logging and forest road construction equipment and use.
• Experience with timber sales road plan preparation and administration.
• Facilitation and negotiation skills.
• Experience with current forest practice rules plans and associated agency policies and WAC's.
• Experience with timber sales road plan preparation and administration.
• Ability to work on uneven terrain in all weather conditions.
• The incumbent in this position is required to travel.
• Must have three years of driving experience. This position requires driving as an essential
function. Employees who drive for state business, whether in a state or privately-owned vehicle,
are required to possess a valid license as defined in policy PO02-006 and abide by all other driver
responsibility requirements. Finalists and/or interview candidates will be asked to provide a
driving record from all states in which they have held a license during the past three years.

Desired:
• Experience with forest engineering objectives and timber harvest planning.
• Ability to use GIS software to create maps and manage data.
• Knowledge of road design and drafting software such as RoadEng and AutoCad.
• Ability to navigate in the field using maps, compass, ad orthophotos.
• Ability to write professional correspondence and technical documents.
• Familiarity with current software used in word processing, spreadsheets and forestry applications.
• Well-developed written and verbal communication skills.

This may be filled as an in-training. The training plan is up to 12 months. If you complete all elements
of the training steps in a shorter amount of time, we may waive the remainder of the time required.
Candidates will be considered as Civil Engineer 1 or Civil Engineer 2, depending on qualifications.