Resource Planning Analyst

Job Summary

This role develops and delivers timber investment models to support asset management decisions made by clients, portfolio managers, and property management teams. Resource planning analysts provide expertise in timberland discounted cash-flow modeling, assumption development, harvest scheduling, and price forecasting. The person in this position collaborates with business stakeholders and other team members to prepare periodic comprehensive property management plans, annual long-term plans, and regional timber product price schedules for client assets in North America.

Shared Deliverable Responsibilities:

• Develop comprehensive property management plans (CPMP) : Responsible for organizing, planning, and executing work required of MFM’s CPMP modeling deliverables for assigned timber properties. Collaborates with peers and stakeholders to accomplish this work. CPMP modeling work involves consensus assumption development, harvest yield development, constructing Woodstock and DCF models, integrating tactical harvest planning, sensitivity analysis, variance explanation, and communication with stakeholders to achieve consensus approval.

• Develop long term plans (LTP) : Responsible for updating asset-level timber investment models annually including land transactions, operating costs, price forecasts, and revised operating plan assumptions. Analyzes components of change to IRR and net present value; quantifies and attributes variance for communication with stakeholders.

• Manage and develop analysis projects : Collaborate with stakeholders on ad-hoc investment analysis including disposition transaction analysis, silviculture treatment analysis, spot timber marketing price analysis, and non-timber value-added services project analysis.

Role Responsibilities (self-directed / limited managerial oversight)

• Properly conducts and executes assigned model production workflows and business controls.

• Diagnoses and resolves investment modeling issues before stakeholder engagement.

• Builds rapport and effective customer relationships that lead to consensus outcomes. Hypothesizes modeling outcomes and develops due diligence required to gain customer consensus. Develops strategies to problem solve and address stakeholder inquiries to conclusion.

• Provides quality control and assurance of other team members work including identification of potential modeling issues and effective issue resolution guidance.

• Presents complex investment performance results in a logical and effective manner, tuned to the customer\audience.

• Recommends and develops modeling process improvements aligned with Company technology and modeling strategies.

• Represents MFM and conducts business with 3rd-party consultants engaged in team deliverables.

Job Requirements :

• Bachelor of Science degree in forestry or a related discipline

• Graduate degree in forestry discipline or business is highly desirable

• Knowledgeable of silviculture, growth and yield models, and North American forestry operations.

• Excels in collaborative team environment and is a good team member.

• Timber investment and DCF modeling knowledge.

• Remsoft modeling software, DCF modeling frameworks, SQL, Esri GIS, and MS Excel knowledge.

• Good interpersonal and communication skills

• Self-directed

• Does quality work

• Effective time management in a multi-task environment.

When you join our team:

• 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.

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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

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Referenced Salary Location

Vancouver, Washington

Working Arrangement

Hybrid

Salary range is expected to be between

$61,875.00 USD - $103,125.00 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 [email protected] 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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Company: John Hancock Life Insurance Company (U.S.A.)