Timberland Investment & Resource Analyst

manulife; Vancouver (WA); Hybrid; USD 78,000 - 141,000; Full time

Job summary

Manulife Investment Management - Timberland and Agriculture (MIMTA) is seeking a Resource Analyst to provide resource analysis and valuation support for timberland investments and carbon projects. The role supports acquisition analysis, harvest scheduling, and long-term resource modeling within the GRP team, focusing on North America.

Responsibilities include underwriting timberland acquisitions, investment modeling, due diligence, and preparing reports for stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in forestry or equivalent experience.
• Graduate degree in forestry-related discipline or business is highly desirable.
• At least two years of experience in timber valuation, resource modeling, forest management planning, timberland investment planning, or forest operations.
• Understanding of forest finance, discounted cash flow analysis, forest inventory, woodflow optimization, GIS, and desktop productivity applications.
• Working knowledge of growth and yield models, harvest scheduling, silviculture, and forest operations.
• General knowledge of forestry across commercial forest investment regions worldwide.
• Strong organizational and analytical skills.
• Proficient writing skills, with the ability to prepare professional reports and management plans.
• Collaborative, team-oriented approach.
• Highly motivated and entrepreneurial mindset.

Responsibilities

• Support and, over time, lead underwriting of timberland acquisitions, including investment strategies involving improved forest management carbon projects.
• Assist with all phases of property acquisitions, as directed by the Director, Resource Planning, including investment modeling, due diligence, parcelization, and closing.
• Assist with reviews of annual Long-Term Plans (LTPs), Comprehensive Property Management Plans (CPMPs), and third-party appraisals.
• Prepare investment and educational materials for internal and external stakeholders.
• Support MIMT accounting and portfolio management teams by providing information and analysis, including investment modeling, investment analysis, and value-added decision support.

Skills

Strong organizational and analytical

Proficient writing

Collaborative, team-oriented

Highly motivated and entrepreneurial

Strong verbal communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in forestry or equivalent

Graduate degree in forestry or business (desirable)

Tools

GIS

Woodflow optimization

Growth and yield models

Harvest scheduling

Forest inventory

Job description

Manulife Investment Management - Timberland and Agriculture (MIMTA) is seeking a Resource Analyst to provide resource analysis and valuation support for timberland investments and carbon projects. The role supports acquisition analysis, harvest scheduling, and long-term resource modeling within the GRP team, focusing on North America.

Responsibilities include underwriting timberland acquisitions, investment modeling, due diligence, and preparing reports for stakeholders.