Resource Analyst - Forestry, GIS and Inventory

Manulife • Usa, WA

15d • Hybrid

About The Position

The candidate selected for this position will be part of the Resource Analysis Team, reporting to the Resource Analysis Team Manager. The Resource Analysis Team exists to analyze and prepare resource information as decision support for internal and external resource information consumers as it relates to the past or current state of the client’s asset. If customers require resource information, your team is responsible for obtaining it, preparing it, performing sufficient quality control to ensure the customers’ needs are satisfied, and delivering it. The primary areas of support provided by this team include: MIMTA’s appraisal/valuation program, property-level disposition transactions, stewardship, loan agreement compliance, harvest cutout analysis, client reporting, and ad-hoc analyses. You will work with other resource support teams to understand and inform customers about inventory and area variances that could affect downstream decisions. To be successful, you will need to demonstrate good judgment assessing forest inventory data and understanding factors affecting inventory change through time. A team player with excellent analytical skills and an eagerness to learn and independent attitude are also key.

Requirements

• A four-year degree in forestry, agriculture, geography or closely related field or an equivalent combination of education and experience in a similar position.
• Experience with GIS software packages like ESRI ArcGIS platform, SQL (structured query language) Server or other RDBMS; remote sensing and programming (e.g. python or R) experience is a plus.
• Strong GIS and analytical skills; capabilities in natural resource information / GIS management with a strong preference for forestry operations experience.
• Ability to manage projects and provide collaborative quality assurance to other team members’ work output.
• Ability to handle multiple, diverse support requests with professionalism and a solid customer support mentality.
• Teammate with excellent organizational skills, attention to detail, ability to meet deadlines, and work collaboratively.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and strong verbal and written communication skills

Nice To Haves

• Knowledge in multiple aspects of timber investment including appraisals, acquisitions, dispositions, and crop management operations is highly desirable.

Responsibilities

• Participates with team members to provide value-added analysis and information for stewardship, operations, planning, investment analysis, client valuation, and disposition transactions.
• Services data needs of teams located across North America.
• Work in an enterprise GIS system using ArcGIS Online, ArcGIS Apps and ArcGIS Pro.
• Provides quality assurance before outputs are delivered, documents workflows, and contributes to process improvements.
• Prepare and deliver accurate property management and decision support information including third party property appraisals, acquisitions, dispositions, ad-hoc requests, and other information on a timely basis.
• Prepares and delivers spatial and non-spatial analyses to meet SFI certification objectives and advance MIMTA’s stewardship commitment.
• Continuously improves business procedures and deliver training and support to ensure the effective deployment and use of resource information and business systems.
• Special projects as requested or needed.

Benefits

• We’ll empower you to learn and grow the career you want.
• We’ll recognize and support you in a flexible environment where well-being and inclusion are more than just words.
• As part of our global team, we’ll support you in shaping the future you want to see
• 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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees