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Job Description

Location:  Roseburg, OR    

Hancock Forest Management, Inc. (HFM) and Hancock Farmland Services, Inc. (HFS) are wholly owned subsidiaries of Hancock Natural Resource Group (HNRG).  HFM and HFS are property management companies that serve global institutional investors through related-party investment management groups (Hancock Timber Resource Group and Hancock Agricultural Investment Group) and third-party private investors. HFM oversees the timber development and harvesting operations for approximately 3.8 million acres of timberland across the USA and Canada. HFS oversees the agricultural assets and operations for approximately 0.3 million acres of farmland throughout the USA. Collectively, HFM and HFS represent the North American property management platform of HNRG.

Hancock Natural Resource Group (HNRG) founded in 1985, is a registered investment adviser and wholly owned subsidiary of John Hancock/Manulife Financial Corporation. HNRG is based in Boston, Massachusetts and is comprised of two core businesses; Hancock Timber Resource Group (HTRG) which develops and manages timberland investments and Hancock Agricultural Investment Group (HAIG) which develops and manages farmland investments. HNRG develops and manages diversified agricultural and timberland portfolios for a global client base. As of December 2019, assets under management totaled $10.5 billion. These assets are located in the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Chile, and Brazil.

HNRG creates value through the sustainable management of natural resource investments. Through the five pillars of its Sustainability and Responsible Investing (SRI) platform (Ecosystem Resiliency, Watershed Protection, Climate Stability, People Empowerment, and Community Prosperity), HNRG integrates environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors throughout all aspects of its investment decision-making and property management. HRNGs impacts in 2018 include managing 100% of its eligible timberland investments to third-party sustainability standards, planting over 46 million trees, sequestering over 2.1 million tons of CO2 from the atmosphere, and leading the effort to establish a third-party sustainability standard for agriculture

General Directive: This position will manage all operations of an area.  Responsible for all senior level operations assignments including, silviculture, harvesting, transportation systems, land use, outreach, and stakeholder interactions.  The individual is expected to exhibit qualities, skills, leadership attributes, teamwork, etc. over and above that required of an area manager.

Scope:

• Encompasses approximately 150,000 acres


• Required to develop and maintain relationships with regulatory agencies, concerned stake holders, HFM staff, and HTRG staff


• Lead staff in forest management operations, including harvest operations, silviculture, road construction and maintenance, and land management


• Knowledgeable in all areas of asset management to include but not limited to; harvest operations, road construction and maintenance, silviculture prescriptions, budget preparation, stakeholder interaction, negotiation, scaling practices, surveying, wildlife initiatives, road use agreements, forest health asset protection, technical services like GIS and inventory, cruising, etc.  

Duties

• Manage and lead area personnel, build core competencies of the team


• Lead all area operations


• Develop annual property budgets and forecasts


• Stewardship and SFI compliance


• Stewardship of people, including development, implementation, and leadership in support of the HFM safety principles 


• Perform basic mapping tasks with ArcMap and inventory updating


• Support HNRG groups such as Acquisitions, Client Account Group, etc.


• Recruitment, hiring and development of new employees


• Other duties as assigned

Requirements:

• BS degree in Forest Management, Forest Engineering, or related field; advanced forestry and/or engineering degrees highly preferred.


• Fully developed skill sets across all forestry disciplines


• Strong organizational skills 


• Knowledge of Microsoft computer software, with emphasis in Excel, Access, and Word preferred 


• Proven team player, able to understand and work with others needs and with different personalities


• Highly motivated and entrepreneurial


• Strong oral and written communication skills


• Clear understanding of HFM/HNRGs business model


• In depth working knowledge of applicable federal, state, and local laws, rules, and regulations


• A minimum of ten years applicable experience and proven experience in all aspect of industrial forest management.


• Demonstrated experience successfully managing and leading direct reports


• Proven history of high performance

Key Internal Relationships

Region Staff: Work with peers to implement the harvest plan, meet all policies, and coordinate projects with other business functions. 
Region " Area Managers: Assist with the planning, permitting, and administration.
HFM Accounting Team: Assist with the resolution of log accounting issues.
HFM Resource Support Team: Assist with the inventory updates and harvest planning process.
HFM Client Accounting Team: Assist with special projects and tours as required.
            
Key External Relationships

Industry Peers: Share appropriate information; Stay current on industry issues
Regulatory Agencies: Maintain strong working relationships and stay current with regulatory requirements.
Stakeholders: Maintain strong working relationships.
Local Contractors: Maintain strong working relationships with contractors and communicate customer specifications and needs.

Hancock Natural Resource Group, Inc . and its subsidiaries are committed to maintaining a work environment that is free from the influence of illegal drugs and alcohol. As a result, all current and perspective Hancock employees are subject to be drug and alcohol tested in accordance with the Policy and applicable law.

Hancock Natural Resource Group (HNRG) is committed to being an equal opportunity employer.  The Company is committed to employ, train, promote and compensate individuals based on job-related qualifications and ability without regard to race, color, gender identity, disability, sexual orientation, religion, national origin, age, veteran or marital status. <

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About Manulife

Manulife Financial Corporation is a leading international financial services group that helps people make their decisions easier and lives better. With our global headquarters in Toronto, Canada, we operate as Manulife across our offices in Canada, Asia, and Europe, and primarily as John Hancock in the United States. We provide financial advice, insurance, and wealth and asset management solutions for individuals, groups and institutions. At the end of 2019, we had more than 35,000 employees, over 98,000 agents, and thousands of distribution partners, serving almost 30 million customers. As of June 30, 2020, we had $1.2 trillion (US$0.9 trillion) in assets under management and administration, and in the previous 12 months we made $30.6 billion in payments to our customers. Our principal operations are in Asia, Canada and the United States where we have served customers for more than 155 years. We trade as 'MFC' on the Toronto, New York, and the Philippine stock exchanges and under '945' in Hong Kong.

Manulife is an equal opportunity employer.   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 and advancement and we administer all of our practices and programs based on qualification and performance and without discrimination on any protected ground.

It is our priority to remove barriers to provide equal access to employment.  A Human Resources representative will consult with applicants contacted to participate at any stage of the recruitment process who request any accommodation. Information received regarding the accommodation needs of applicants will be addressed confidentially.