A professional who lays out and directs construction, installation, and use of structures, equipment, and road or rail systems, and performs other engineering duties concerned with removal of logs from timber area. Responsibilities include:

• Surveys timber land and draws maps to show topographical features of area.
• Determines locations of loading points and storage areas and selects methods and equipment for handling logs.
• Lays out and directs construction of roads or rail network used to transport logs from cutting areas to loading sites and storage areas.
• Plans and directs construction of campsites, loading docks, bridges and culverts, equipment shelters, and water and sewage systems to maintain efficient and safe removal of logs from constantly shifting cutting areas.