Supervises Pre-sales check cruising staff; check cruises Forest Check Cruiser 1's, Forest Cruisers and others to maintain high standards of cruising accuracy; inspects all aspects of on-the-ground timber sales preparation; resolves disputes on contested or conflicting cruises.

Prepares cruising action plans for each fiscal year, assigns proposed timber sale cruising jobs to check cruisers and forest cruisers; reviews timber cruises made by area personnel and others; checks sales proposals; cruises proposed sale areas to resolve technical disagreements over value of standing timber under State control;

Holds formal and informal cruise training sessions; performs routine check cruises of Area timber sales to verify optimum sales, layout, road location, volume and grade estimation; checks environmental and stream protection considerations; reports any differences of opinions to proper authority or to immediate supervisor;

Sets up and maintains cruising plots for training and for qualification of applicants for different cruising positions;

Keeps informed on all methods of sampling timber, checks practicability of new methods;

Performs other work as required.

Knowledge of: timber cruising methods and procedures; timber sales layout, including selection of sales boundaries, road locations and locations of equipment setup points, factors influencing type and amount of logging equipment suitable for different sales; factors influencing extraction costs; marketability and use of tree species and grades common in Washington State; differences in nature of extent of timber stands of all major producing areas of State.

Ability to: supervise and plan; estimate tree heights and diameters; identify tree species and timber defect and estimate extent of defect; estimate timber grade and net volume; estimate road construction, logging and other extraction costs; cruise steep, remote terrain during inclement weather; travel frequently and for extended periods.

There may be instances where individual positions must have additional licenses or certification. It is the employer’s responsibility to ensure the appropriate licenses/certifications are obtained for each position.

Persons legally authorized to work in the U.S. under federal law, including Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals recipients, are eligible for employment unless prohibited by other state or federal law.

Three (3) years of experience as a Forest Check Cruiser 1.

Equivalent education/experience.

Revised June 25, 1976 Revises definition and minimum qualifications
Revised new class code:  (formerly  94920)  effective July 1, 2007

Revised Legal Requirements; effective June 6, 2024, due to adopted legislative action.