The Bundesanstalt für Immobilienaufgaben (BImA) is the federal government's real estate service provider, which supports the real estate policy objectives of the federal government and provides the necessary land and buildings for almost all federal authorities. Accordingly, we are represented throughout Germany with over 7,000 employees and look after a very broad and colourful real estate portfolio as well as the ecological use and maintenance of natural areas of the federal government. For these varied and responsible tasks, we are looking for innovative minds who think and act sustainably.

As a comprehensive environmental service provider, our Federal Forestry Division looks after forest, open land and water areas with unique natural features from the coast to the Alps. In the federal forestry operations, we also ensure that the requirements of military use are reconciled with the interests of sustainable and environmentally compatible land management or that the areas of the National Natural Heritage are developed in accordance with the respective nature conservation objectives.

We need you for this! Join us in BImA!

The Potsdam Directorate is looking for a

Forester (f/m/d)

for the Federal Forestry Division** in the semi-autonomous forestry working group at the Storkow base

Forester (f/m/d)

ID: PDHO 4000 12
Job ID: 1444658

Pay group 5 TV EntgO-Wald-Bund i. V. m. TV-Wald-Bund i. V. m. TV-Wald-Bund. V. m. TV-Wald-Bund and TVöD with professional development prospects for classification in pay group 6 TV EntgO-Wald-Bund

The position is permanent.

What are your main tasks?

Standard activities in the area of stand establishment, stand maintenance, timber harvesting, hunting operations and other operational work, among others.

- Forest regeneration and maintenance, silviculture
- Forest protection/nature and landscape conservation, biotope maintenance
- Timber harvesting
- General operational work and hunting operations
- Traffic safety

What we expect:

Qualifications:

- Successfully completed vocational training as a forester or forest manager. Graduates who will successfully complete their vocational training as a forester in summer 2026

Specialist skills:

- Ideally knowledge of PEFC or FSC certification
- Knowledge of legal standards relevant to forestry (e.g. Federal and State Forest Act, Federal and State Nature Conservation Act, occupational health and safety in forestry work, accident prevention regulations)
- Basic PC skills or willingness to acquire these in the short term willingness to acquire this in the short term
- knowledge of working with maps

Further requirements:

- physical/health suitability
- at least a class B driving licence and willingness to drive a service vehicle
- class BE driving licence (trailer driving licence) or willingness to acquire this licence within one year with a cost subsidy of up to 800 euros
- willingness to work flexibly at different work locations
- ability to work independently, carefully, thoroughly and reliably
- high sense of responsibility as well as strong teamwork and critical thinking skills

What do we offer?

- an interesting and varied job with all the benefits of a large public employer
- further training opportunities in the area of personal development
- extensive specialist training programmes, including in semi-autonomous forestry work, traffic safety and functional silviculture as well as nature conservation and environmental protection
- Consideration of time for preparatory and follow-up work at the collection point
- Payment of a monthly forest allowance of currently 92,03 euros
- Payment of a distance allowance if the use of a private vehicle is necessary
- Company pension scheme
- Special annual payment in accordance with the applicable collective agreement provisions
- 30 days' holiday, 31 days from 2027
- Health promotion courses and preventive measures
- Germany/JobTicket subsidy

Have we piqued your interest?

Then apply online by 07.06.2026 via the central application platform INTERAMT under the job offer ID 1444658 or by e-mail to Bewerbung-Potsdam@bundesimmobilien.de (https://mailto:Bewerbung-Potsdam@bundesimmobilien.de).

If you have any questions about the application process, please contact Ms Diana Schiller on (0228) 848-46661.

If you have any questions about the job description, please contact Ms Paulin Bill on (0228) 848-49743.

Further information can also be found at* *https://karriere.bundesimmobilien.de (https://karriere.bundesimmobilien.de) .

Information on data protection and storage of your data in accordance with the GDPR in the course of your application to BImA can be found here https://www.bundesimmobilien.de/datenschutz (https://www.bundesimmobilien.de/datenschutz) .

Notes:

We are very interested in your motivation for the advertised position and therefore ask you to explain the reasons for your application. In your letter of application, we also ask you to explain the extent to which you fulfil the professional competencies of the job profile.

The selection will be based on suitability, aptitude and professional performance.

In the case of equal suitability, women will be given special consideration in the event of underrepresentation in accordance with the Federal Equal Opportunities Act.

We are particularly pleased to receive applications from severely disabled persons or persons of equal status and will give preference to them if they are equally qualified.

The jobs at the Federal Real Estate Agency are generally also suitable for part-time employment. If corresponding applications are received, it will be checked for the respective job whether the part-time wishes can be met within the scope of the official possibilities (in particular requirements of the job, desired organisation of part-time work)