Full time
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Job Description
Hancock Forest Management, Inc. (“HFM”) and Hancock Farmland Services, Inc. (“HFS”) are wholly owned subsidiaries of Hancock Natural Resource Group (“HNRG”). HFM and HFS are property management companies that serve global institutional investors through related-party investment management groups (Hancock Timber Resource Group and Hancock Agricultural Investment Group) and third-party private investors. HFM oversees the timber development and harvesting operations for approximately 4.5 million acres in the Pacific Northwest, Inland-Northwest, Western Gulf, Mid-Atlantic, Lake States, and Allegheny regions of North America. HFS oversees the agricultural assets and operations for approximately 0.3 million acres of farmland throughout the USA. Collectively, HFM and HFS represent the North American property management platform of HNRG.
Location: La Grande, Oregon – Forest Management Office
Assist in the implementation of Hancock Forest Management’s harvest and silviculture program as needed. Hancock Forest Management has the objective of providing a timber harvesting and silviculture program that meets or exceed all laws and SFI® objectives and achieves target investment returns for the client.
Scope:
• NE Oregon Region encompasses roughly 275,000 acres and harvests/reforests 6000-12,000 acres annually.
• Develop and maintain relationships with HFM staff and HTRG staff.
• Develop and maintain relationships with harvesting, silviculture, and road building contractors.
• Knowledgeable in all facets of industrial forestry.
Job Dimensions:
• Participate in open communication and teamwork with Region Management Team.
• Implement timber harvesting and or silviculture programs and ensure quality control objectives are met.
• Assist with the development of tactical plans.
• Assist in the development of annual property budgets and subsequent forecasts as needed.
• Provide Geographical Information Systems (GIS) Support for timberland management operations.
Specific Duties
• CONDUCT ALL ACTIVITIES IN COMPLIANCE WITH HFM POLICIES AND PROCEDURES, ALL REGULATORY AND SFI REQUIREMENTS
• Administrate timberland management contracts.
• Participant in the North Inland Division safety program.
• Assist with the development of harvest plans.
• Help as needed with the layout of harvest units.
• Provide information to Populate and maintain tactical harvest plans.
• Support implementation of SFI® standards for timberland management activities.
• Manage and update GIS data.
• Interact with other HNRG groups such as Acquisitions, Client Account Group, etc as needed.
• Special projects as requested or needed.
• Assist with contract appraisals, costing, bids, and retrospective analysis.
• Assist with contract negotiation and document preparation.
Requirements:
• A bachelor’s degree in Forest Management (or related field such as Forest Engineering/ Forest Science) or equivalent experience is required.
• Prefer2-5 years of timber management experience.
• Strong working knowledge of Oregon forest practice regulations.
• Demonstrated strong organizational skills.
• Knowledge of computer software, with emphasis in ArcMap, Excel, Access, and Word.
• Must be team player, able to understand and work with others, and with different personalities.
• Must be highly motivated and entrepreneurial.
• Must have strong oral and written communication skills.
• Capable of working alone in steep, uneven, rugged terrain.
HNRG creates value through the sustainable management of natural resource investments. Through the five pillars of its Sustainability and Responsible Investing (SRI) platform (Ecosystem Resiliency, Watershed Protection, Climate Stability, People Empowerment, and Community Prosperity), HNRG integrates environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors throughout all aspects of its investment decision-making and property management. HNRG’s impacts in 2020 include managing 100% of our eligible timberland investments to third-party sustainability standards and earning the first farmland certification under the new Leading Harvest Farmland Management Standard. Over the past five years our forests and farms have removed an average of 2.9 million metric tons of CO2 annually, and since our founding in 1985 we have planted over 1.2 billion trees.
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About John Hancock and Manulife
John Hancock is a unit of Manulife Financial Corporation, a leading international financial services group that helps people make their decisions easier and lives better. We operate primarily as John Hancock in the United States, and Manulife globally, including Canada, Asia and Europe. We provide financial advice, insurance and wealth and asset management solutions for individuals, groups and institutions. Assets under management and administration by Manulife and its subsidiaries were CAD$1.3 trillion (US$1.1 trillion) as of June 30, 2021. Manulife Financial Corporation trades as MFC on the TSX, NYSE, and PSE, and under 945 on the SEHK. Manulife can be found at manulife.com.
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