Area Forester

Manulife Investment Management Timberland and Agriculture Inc (“MIMTA”) founded in 1985, is a registered investment adviser and wholly owned subsidiary of John Hancock/Manulife Financial Corporation. MIMTA is based in Boston, Massachusetts and is comprised of two core businesses; Manulife Investment Management Timberland (MIM T) which develops and manages timberland investments and Manulife Investment Management Agriculture (MIM AG) which develops and manages farmland investments. MIMTA 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.

MIMTA 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), MIMTA integrates environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors throughout all aspects of its investment decision-making and property management. HNRG’s impacts in 2020 include managing 100% of our eligible timberland investments to third-party sustainability standards and earning the first farmland certification under the new Leading Harvest Farmland Management Standard. Over the past five years our forests and farms have removed an average of 2.9 million metric tons of CO2 annually, and since our founding in 1985 we have planted over 1.2 billion trees.

Scope:

• Florida Area Properties
• Develop and maintain relationships with MFM staff and MIMTA staff.
• Develop and maintain relationships with silviculture contractors and harvesting contractors.
• Knowledgeable in areas of forest silviculture, pesticide regulations, harvest operations.
• Implement, as part of a team, the strategic plan based on Comprehensive Property Management Plan outputs
• Reports to – Florida Area Manager

Specific Duties:

• Implement as part of a team the Mid-Atlantic Region harvesting and silviculture program and ensure quality control objectives are met.
• Provide ground reconnaissance to be used in the development of strategic harvest planning.
• Assist in the development of annual property budgets and subsequent forecasts as needed.
• Provide Geographical Information Systems (GIS) support for silviculture related operations.
• Design permit and administrate silviculture and harvesting contracts.
• Oversee all harvesting and silviculture operations.
• Provide support, in a team environment, for the prescription and implementation of chemical and mechanical site prep activities on 1,000 to 3,000 acres, annually.
• Negotiate timber sales with mills, dealers and loggers.
• Participant in the MFM safety program.
• Participant in the Florida Forestry Association and other professional groups
• Assist with the development of harvest …