Kanton St. Gallen
Oberuzwil
District Forester (m/f/d)
- 08 October 2026
- 80 – 100%
- Permanent position
- Oberuzwil
About the job
As the fifth largest canton in Switzerland with around 6000 employees, we are committed to the common good of society within the cantonal administration. With an impressive variety of services, our work touches all areas of life, be it education, economy, law, security, nature, health, construction, culture, and finance. Through our meaningful work, we leave a small footprint every day, as it is relevant to over half a million people.We are looking for an initiative and service-oriented
District Forester (m/f/d)
from 1 January 2027 or by arrangement- Managing and cultivating around 2,500 ha of forest area with a private forest share of about 80 percent
- Collaboration with two other foresters in the new Glatt-Thur forest district
- Advising small public and especially private forest owners
- Managing the state forest in your own area of responsibility (current Flawil forest district), including the Wilket area in the Neckertal, as well as leading the forestry group of the State Forest forestry operation at the Oberuzwil location
- Wood mobilisation and marketing in a forest district with an annual wood utilisation of more than 25,000 cubic metres
- Planning forest management and implementing nature conservation projects
- Public relations work
- Qualification as a federally certified forester HF or an equivalent education
- Business and entrepreneurial thinking and acting
- Strong communication skills and good negotiation skills
- Confident appearance and enjoyment in dealing with private forest owners
- Driving licence category B
- High degree of independence and personal responsibility
- Interesting, responsible, and varied activity at a sovereign, advisory, and partly operational level
- Diverse forest district with private and public forests in 11 political municipalities
- Workplace in the forester's office of the State Forest forestry operation in Oberuzwil
- Comprehensive range of further training opportunities
Cornelia Lichtensteiger, HR Business Partner (058 229 48 89) as well as at www.waldregion1.sg.ch .
