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Manulife · 3 months ago

Senior Forester

USA, Oregon, Grants Pass, 303 NE E Street

Full-time

Hybrid

Mid, Senior Level

$57K/yr - $95K/yr

Manulife Forest Management is seeking a Forester or Senior Forester to join the team in Oregon, based out of their Coos Bay office. This position supports forest management operations on approximately 293,000 acres in the Western Oregon Region, focusing on harvest unit design, logging contract administration, and environmental stewardship.

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Responsibilities

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

Participate with area and region staff in harvest operations, silviculture, transportations systems, and land records management

Harvest unit design and layout, boundary delineation, harvest system selection

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, fertilization, 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

Qualification

Forest ManagementGIS (ArcGIS)Logging Contract AdministrationBudgetingForecastingSilviculture ActivitiesMicrosoft OfficeCommunication SkillsOrganizational SkillsTeamwork

Required

Good teammate, able to understand and work with others' needs and with different personalities

Able to work independently with frequent field work and navigate to locations in the woods

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 travel to other locations in western Oregon

Completion of drug testing requirement prior to joining and complying to the company's drug and alcohol policy

Valid driver's license and be insurable with company's commercial carrier

Preferred

A bachelor's degree in Forest Management or Forest Engineering preferred, other related fields will be considered

Benefits

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

Various retirement savings plans (including pension/401(k) savings plans and a global share ownership plan with employer matching contributions)

Financial education and counseling resources

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

Full range of statutory leaves of absence