Portfolio and Systems Analyst

Aurora Sustainable Lands; United States; Remote; USD 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Portfolio and Systems Analyst, where you'll leverage your analytical skills to enhance forest management practices. This remote position offers a unique opportunity to work on innovative strategies in timberland investment and management. You'll collaborate with diverse teams, develop modeling systems, and contribute to sustainability efforts while ensuring compliance with carbon project protocols. If you're passionate about environmental stewardship and possess strong communication and analytical skills, this role is perfect for you, providing immense growth opportunities in a dynamic industry.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in forest analytics and timberland modeling.
• Experience with carbon project modeling and ecosystem service markets.

Responsibilities

• Lead forest management tools and support climate adaptation strategies.
• Optimize revenue mix between carbon credits and timber harvesting.

Skills

Analytical Skills

Communication Skills

Programming (R, Python)

Presentation Skills

Client Service Orientation

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Forestry

Graduate degree in Forestry or Forest Sciences

Tools

FVS (Forest Vegetation Simulator)

ESRI Mapping Software

Forest Information Portal (FIP)

Job description

General Summary: The Portfolio and Systems Analyst is a remote position that will report to, Aurora’s Senior Director of Portfolio Management. This position will have the opportunity to develop analytical and professional skills in a fast-moving company focused on innovative forest management and land stewardship practices.

Primary Responsibilities and Competencies:

• Lead on - and work with Portfolio Management and Carbon Operations teams - in advancing forest management tools, timber inventory and growth projections, and support the development of a climate adaptation and resilience strategy across the Aurora portfolio
  • Create tools and systems to manage timber inventory and growth and yield
    • Develop growth and yield modeling systems
    • Integrate inventory update and maintenance systems across the organization
  • Develop processes and code (e.g. R) to improve systems and integration of our forest information system (Forest Information Portal (FIP)) and other data systems
  • Manage and administer Forest Accounting in the FIP platform
  • Support spatial team in the integration of data and systems
  • Support special projects and strategy
• Timberland and Portfolio modeling – harvest strategies and value optimization
• Contribute to initiatives of other Aurora teams, such as data visualization, dashboards, modeling, and property performance metrics with the Transactions team
• Forest inventory design, analysis, and reporting

Secondary Responsibilities:

• Evaluate and support modeling of silvicultural prescriptions, harvest locations, and volumes for timber planning in coordination with carbon team
• Work with portfolio management and carbon teams to optimize revenue mix between carbon credits and timber harvesting while ensuring compliance with existing carbon project protocols
  • Support strategy on developing proactive applications of the harvest analysis process, incorporating spatial, financial, and biometric forest and carbon data to optimize harvest activity and support harvest decision-making
• Engage with Transactions and Carbon teams on forest inventory, forest management direction, carbon analysis, and valuation
• Assist with annual FSC audit efforts
• Work with Portfolio Management team on generating and facilitating partnership opportunities benefiting value growth, biodiversity, wildlife, habitats, community education, and more

Required Education, Experience and Certification:

• Bachelor’s degree in forestry, environmental science, economics, or a related field
• A graduate degree in Forestry or Forest Sciences with an emphasis in biometrics is preferred by not required.
• 3+ years of experience in forest analytics, growth and yield, valuation, and timberland modeling. Experience in carbon project modeling/program maintenance, and ecosystem service markets is preferred.
• The ideal candidate will be experienced with FVS (Forest Vegetation Simulator), FIA (Forest Inventory and Analysis) datasets, carbon modeling, remote sensing and ESRI mapping software, and carbon project programs.
• Experience in programming languages such as, R and Python are also preferred.
• This is considered a mid-level role with immense opportunities for growth and development.

Skills:

• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Comfortable presenting to an audience
• Highly effective analytical skills
• The Portfolio and Systems Analyst must be self-directed, goal-oriented, and accustomed to time and budget constraints.
• The candidate must be comfortable interacting with outside investors, consultants, and contractors and be willing and able to travel, as necessary.
• Finally, the successful candidate must be client service oriented and will have the professional presence and demeanor to be a member of one of the country’s leading timberland investment and management companies.

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