Silviculture Forester

Planning, coordinating, supervising, and implementing forest management and silviculture projects and programs in a team environment. Manulife Investment Management Forest Management has the objective of providing a timber harvesting and silviculture program that meets or exceeds all laws and SFI® objectives and achieves target investment returns for the client.  

Scope:

• The Columbia River Area encompasses roughly 105,000 acres in SW Washington, Mid-Columbia and NW Oregon. 

• Lead and support in all aspects of silviculture, miscellaneous forest products, and land management operations.

• Develop and maintain relationships with internal stakeholders.

• Develop and maintain relationships with harvesting, silviculture, and road building contractors.

• Knowledgeable in all facets of industrial forestry.

Position Responsibilities:

• Lead reforestation, precommercial thinning, competing vegetation control, fertilization, insect, animal and disease damage control, miscellaneous forest products, etc.

• Participate in Region silviculture projects.

• Support of harvest unit design, boundary delineation, environmental compliance, harvest system selection, bidding/negotiating price, contracting, contract administration, etc.

• Administer timberland management contracts.

• Participate in the NW Division safety program.

• Provide information to populate and maintain tactical harvest plans.

• Support implementation of SFI® standards for timberland management activities.

• Manage and update GIS data and other technical platforms as assigned.

• Interact with other MIM 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.

Required Qualifications:

• A bachelor’s degree in Forest Management (or related field such as Forest Engineering/ Forest Science) or equivalent experience is required.

• 2-5 years of timber management experience.

• Strong working knowledge of Washington and Oregon forest practice regulations.

• Demonstrated strong organizational skills.

• Knowledge of computer software, with emphasis in ESRI products, Excel, Access, and Word.

• Must be a 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.

When you join our team:

• We’ll empower you to learn and grow the career you want.

• We’ll recognize and support you in a flexible environment where well-being and inclusion are more than just words.

• As part of our global team, we’ll support you in shaping the future you want to see.

About Manulife and John Hancock

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