Resource Planning Analyst

Manulife Financial Corporation; Charlotte (NC); Hybrid; USD 57,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Manulife is seeking a forestry investment modeler in Charlotte, NC, applying GIS, data analysis, and financial modeling to forecast wood flows and returns on timberland investments. You will work with Operations, Client Account Management, and Global Resource Planning to develop strategic and tactical plans using Remsoft Woodstock.

The role requires a Master’s in Forestry or related field and 1 year of GIS/data analysis experience.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Forestry, Forest Resources, Forestry Science or closely related field.
• 1 year of GIS management and analysis to analyze forest resource information.
• Experience with discounted cash flow analysis and carbon markets is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide analysis and decision support for forecasting asset-level wood flows, cash flows and ROI.
• Map and analyze harvests, reforestation, and site preparation activities.
• Develop Comprehensive Property Management Plans for timberland properties.
• Prepare and schedule assumption meetings with Operations and Global Resource Planning.
• Coordinate with yield development to build/load yields into the database.
• Present model results to Operations and Client Account Management for review.

Skills

GIS analysis

SQL Server

Python

RDBMS

Data analysis

Forestry finance

Education

Master's in Forestry or related field

Tools

Remsoft Woodstock

ArcGIS

ArcPro

ArcMap

Esri Collector

Web workflows

Job description

Job Duties

Provide customers, portfolio managers, stakeholders, and property management teams with forward-looking forestry investment performance decision support for forecasting asset-level wood flows, cash flows, and returns on investment based on data acquired from model assumption gathering and construction, yield development, forestry investment sensitivity analysis, and operational analysis including price forecasting as member of Resource Planning Team.

Duties include

• Provide technical support including mapping and associated analysis required for compiling annual harvests, reforestation, and other site preparation activities;
• Develop Comprehensive Property Management Plans for client timberland properties;
• Assist with preparation and scheduling of assumption meetings with Operations, Client Account Management Group, and Global Resource Planning;
• Coordinate with yield development personnel to ensure building and loading of yields into database;
• Build, run, and analyze strategic models, and identify potential issues using Remsoft Woodstock Optimization Studio;
• Present strategic model results to Operations, Client Account Management Group, and Global Resource Planning for review and approval;
• Prepare data for tactical planning, coordinate with Operations to create tactical plans, and use Remsoft Woodstock Optimization Studio to run plans, analyze results, and identify potential issues;
• Present tactical model results to Operations, Client Account Management Group, and Global Resource Planning;
• Support effective operational deployment of GIS tools, information collection tools, analysis tools, and applications;
• Support property data tabulation for periodic property appraisals;
• Hypothesize forestry investment modeling outcomes and develop due diligence required for customer consensus;
• Support conformance with SFI certification requirements and support management systems that enable advancement of organization’s forest stewardship commitment; and
• Assist with advancement of business development objectives including property transactions, timberland and farmland investment analysis, decision support tools, systems, and other strategic business objectives.

Work Arrangement requirement: Hybrid from Charlotte office (3 days from office, 2 days from home)

Minimum Requirements

Master’s degree or foreign equivalent in Forestry, Forest Resources, Forestry Science or closely related field and 1 year of experience using GIS management and analysis to analyze forest resource information.

Experience must include the following

• 1 year of experience using SQL Server, Python, or other RDBMS to perform data analysis of forest timber investments.
• 1 year of experience managing timberland and agricultural asset management projects including reviewing financial returns and environmental metrics for quality assurance.
• 1 year of forest finance experience including discounted cash flow analysis, forest inventory, wood flow optimization, and carbon markets using GIS systems.
• 1 year of GIS data management, spatial analysis, and map production experience using Esri software products including ArcPro, ArcMap, Esri Collector, and web based workflows;
• 1 year of experience with silviculture and growth and yield models for North American forestry operations.
• 1 year of timber investment experience including appraisals, acquisitions, dispositions, forest inventory, timber valuation, forest finance, and crop management operations.

Salary: $85,925 per year

The role being advertised is an existing vacancy.

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 https://www.manulife.com/en/about/our-story.html.

Manulife is an Equal Opportunity Employer

At Manulife/John Hancock, we embrace our diversity. We strive to attract, develop and retain a workforce that is as diverse as the customers we serve and to foster an inclusive work environment that embraces the strength of cultures and individuals. We are committed to fair recruitment, retention, advancement and compensation, and we administer all of our practices and programs without discrimination on the basis of race, ancestry, place of origin, colour, ethnic origin, citizenship, religion or religious beliefs, creed, sex (including pregnancy and pregnancy‑related conditions), sexual orientation, genetic characteristics, veteran status, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, family status, disability, or any other ground protected by applicable law.

It is our priority to remove barriers to provide equal access to employment. A Human Resources representative will work with applicants who request a reasonable accommodation during the application process. All information shared during the accommodation request process will be stored and used in a manner that is consistent with applicable laws and Manulife/John Hancock policies. To request a reasonable accommodation in the application process, contact [e-mail].

Referenced Salary Location

Charlotte, North Carolina

Working Arrangement

Hybrid

Salary range is expected to be between

$56,925.00 USD - $94,875.00 USD

Employees also have the opportunity to participate in incentive programs and earn incentive compensation tied to business and individual performance. The actual salary will vary depending on local market conditions, geography and relevant job‑related factors such as knowledge, skills, qualifications, experience, and education/training. If you are applying for this role outside of the primary location, please contact [e-mail] for the salary range for your location.

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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