Environmental Forestry

**Environmental Forestry & Field Officer**

**Classification **Level, Central Highlands Water Enterprise Agreement

**Team, unit **Environmental Assets and Field Services, Environmental Services

**Division **Infrastructure, Planning and Operations

**Work location **Learmonth Road, Ballarat

**Employment type **Full-time, Ongoing

**Position reports to **Team Leader - Environmental Assets and Field Services

**Direct reports **Nil

**Our Values**

Our vision: _Fostering sustainable living, thriving communities and a healthy environment. _

Our purpose: _We care for our community and environment ensuring essential water services are safe, reliable, _
- and affordable now and in the future. _

Our values: _Integrity Teamwork Leadership Care**Organisational Environment**

At Central Highlands Water (CHW) ‘_Safety is Everyone’s Priority_. We are committed to the safety of our people,
customers and the community we serve and have a zero tolerance towards bullying, harassment or violence within
the workplace.

We have an inclusive workplace that embraces diversity and difference - we believe anyone can change the world.
Islander people, people living with disability, neurodiverse people, LGBTIQA+ and people from different cultural
backgrounds.

We facilitate and encourage employees’ continuous professional development. Employees are supported to remain
informed of current industry best practice and are encouraged to take an active personal interest in staying up to
date with professional practices, standards, and latest trends.

We believe that everyone has the capability to demonstrate leadership, regardless of their formal level of authority.

We expect all team members to focus their efforts on developing and displaying the leadership behaviours defined

in our Leadership Capability Framework. We have a commitment to enhancing our leadership maturity across the

whole business, through supporting our people to build their capability to Lead Self, Lead People and Lead the

Organisation.

**Purpose**

The Environmental Forestry & Field Officer provides management of CHW’s commercial forestry including all
silviculture and establishment operations, timber sales, fire suppression and prevention activities in compliance with
the ‘Code of Practice for Timber Production ” and all other relevant Acts, Legislation, Regulations and Codes’.

This position is also expected to support delivery of contracted work programs (additional to forestry specific
contracts) undertake catchment and land maintenance activities which may include fencing, native vegetation
management, weed control, roading and slashing. The role, where necessary, will provide field support to manage
reactive maintenance issue relevant to CHWs catchment land and water, parks, and recreational assets.

**Key Duties/Responsibilities**

The Environmental Forestry & Field Officer is expected to achieve outcomes in the following main areas:
**Management of all forestry - timber harvesting, marketing, silviculture, and planning**
- Ensure all forestry operations complies with CHW’s EMS and OH&S procedures and requirements.
- Ensure forestry complies with all relevant Acts, regulations and codes and industry standards for CHW or

better.
- Coordinate all harvesting and haulage operations.
- Ensure compliance with specific tender specifications through the recording, managing and prepare log sale

documentation and maintaining an up-to-date inventory of log volumes and products ready for sale.
- Manage and maintain records of all transactions and activities of timber sales and forestry operations

including coupe plans, volumes, plantings, and schedules.
- Manage and coordinate maintenance programs including silviculture thinning, pruning operations and

forestry roads for harvesting activities.
- Through consultation with the Environmental Assets and Field Services team, prepare operational plans for

site establishment including activities consisting of weed control, ground preparation and tree selection.

works.
**Land and Catchment Management**
- Undertake catchment and land management activities as required.
- Develop forestry plans to ensure protection of water quality and the natural environment.

**Fire Management**
- Assist in the management of and participation in, the Forest Industry Brigade (FIB) to ensure it meets all

requirements under the CFA Act.
- Undertake fire prevention and suppression planning and activities as they relate to the role.
- Liaise with external stakeholders and agencies in matters relating to Regional Fire Management.

**Contractor Management and Administration**
- Administration of contracts including budget forecasting, invoicing, document management and reporting.
- Support the Team Leader - Environmental Assets and Field Services, with works as required.
- Monitor contractor costs and performance against forecasted budget.

**Field Maintenance Activities**
- Responding to catchment hazards and incidents.
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