Technical Specialist I, Forestry
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Forestry certification specialist auditing forest management and chain-of-custody compliance for SCS Global Services, a sustainability standards and certification leader. Making certification decisions and supporting auditors, clients, and quality programs.
Responsibilities:
- Conduct robust and detailed Forest Management and Chain of Custody audits
- Perform audits in forest, industrial, and urban settings, including timber companies, government land managers, sawmills, pellet mills, furniture manufacturers, paper distributors, and printers
- Generate high-quality audit reports with accurate, detailed, and consistent descriptions of evidence and findings
- Assess organizations’ management practices against applicable certification standards
- Interpret and implement certification program requirements while maintaining scheme integrity
- Review audit reports for oversight and quality control
- Make certification decisions to grant, maintain, reduce, expand, suspend, or terminate certification based on conformity evidence
- Support auditor training and performance evaluation
- Implement changes affecting certification and monitor client non-conformances
- Ensure implementation of program procedures and documents
- Perform witness and internal audits as needed
- Coordinate audit processes with clients and stakeholders
- Ensure clients provide necessary data and information
- Provide customer service throughout the audit process and address certification-related questions year-round
- Track client files and records in folders and databases
- Communicate policies, procedures, and requirements to clients, auditors, and affiliate staff
- Support development of external communications and auditor training materials
- Support departmental quality programs and quality initiatives
- Aid development of internal procedures and guidelines
- Support monitoring accreditation and internal non-conformances
Requirements:
- Bachelor's Degree in forestry, natural resources, ecology, or a related field
- 5+ years of professional experience in forestry, natural resource management, or a related field
- Applied experience in auditing and/or quality assurance
- Qualification as lead Forest Management and Chain of Custody auditor for FSC, SFI, and other relevant schemes such as PEFC and SBP
- Fluency in English with professional and technical verbal and written communication experience
- Strong organization and prioritization skills with exceptional attention to detail
- Strong customer service and teamwork orientation
- Proficiency with Outlook, Word, Excel, and database management
- Initiative, good judgment, and ability to work independently in a team environment
- Ability to work in the US
- Ability to travel domestically and internationally for audits as needed
- Preferred: professional forester license, such as licensed/registered forester
- Preferred: Society of American Foresters Certified Forester or Canadian Institute of Forestry equivalent
Benefits:
- Remote work / flexible work arrangement
- Home-office based role
- Local, domestic, and international travel opportunities
- Equal employment opportunities and nondiscrimination protections
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