Forester

Manulife Forest Management is seeking a Forester to join the team in Oregon based out of our Corvallis OR office. This position supports forest management operations on approximately 354000 acres in the Western Oregon Region.

Primary responsibilities for this position will be harvest unit design and layout Forest Road Inventory Assessment GIS support logging contract administration planning budgeting and permitting along with other duties as needed or assigned.

Position Responsibilities:

• Develop and sustain relationships with MFM staff regulatory agencies and other partners

• Participate with area and region staff in harvest operations silviculture transportation systems and land records management

• Harvest unit design and layout boundary delineation harvest system selection

• Forest Road Inventory Assessment support including data collection GIS analysis and reporting

• Perennial stream surveys and reporting

• Logging contract administration including bidding or negotiating onboard truck pricing

• Development of harvesting budgets and forecasts

• Assist with silviculture activities including planting precommercial thinning competing vegetation control insect animal and disease damage control etc.

• Environmental stewardship including Oregon Forest Practices Act and SFI compliance

• Stewardship of people including development implementation and leadership in support of the MFM safety principles

• Support acquisitions client relations Accounting etc.

• Other duties as assigned

Required Qualifications:

• A bachelors degree in Forest Management or Forest Engineering preferred other related fields will be considered

• Strong organizational skills

• Knowledge of Microsoft computer software with emphasis in Excel and Word along with Outlook or similar e-mail program

• Knowledgeable in GIS primarily ArcGIS

• Highly motivated and entrepreneurial

• Strong oral and written communication skills

• In depth working knowledge of applicable federal state and local laws rules and regulations

• Occasional overnight travel to other locations in western Oregon or outside the region

When you join our team:

• Well empower you to learn and grow the career you want.

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

• As part of our global team well support you in shaping the future you want to see.

About Manulife and John Hancock

Manulife Financial Corporation is a leading international financial services provider helping people make their decisions easier and lives better. To learn more about us visit is an Equal Opportunity Employer

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Manulife/John Hancock offers eligible employees a wide array of customizable benefits including health dental mental health vision short- and long-term disability life and AD&D insurance coverage adoption/surrogacy and wellness benefits and employee/family assistance plans. We also offer eligible employees various retirement savings plans (including pension/401(k) savings plans and a global share ownership plan with employer matching contributions) and financial education and counseling resources. Our generous paid time off program in the U.S. includes up to 11 paid holidays 3 personal days 150 hours of vacation and 40 hours of sick time (or more where required by law) each year and we offer the full range of statutory leaves of absence.

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