Operations Manager

Details

Reference number

351580

Salary

£61,409

GBP

Job grade

Other

Payband 2

Contract type

Permanent

Business area

FLS - Land Management

Type of role

Other

Working pattern

Full-time

Number of jobs available

1

Contents

• Location

• About the job

• Things you need to know

• Apply and further information

Location

Elgin

About the job

Job summary

A career with Forestry and Land Scotland comes with excellent opportunities and benefits. Our

employees are supported to develop their skills and career within our business whilst working to

ensure the sustainability and productivity of our natural spaces. If you are passionate about

protecting the environment and sustainability our team needs you!

The FLS team in East Region manages approximately 90,000Ha of Scotlands National Forests and

Land, from the coastal pine woods of Moray and Fife, to the large productive forests across

Aberdeenshire, the busy recreational woods near Aberdeen, Dundee and Perth, and the iconic

forests of Bennachie and Tay Forest Park. These areas also include large parts of the Cairngorms

National Park and encompass important open habitats and native woodlands, including sand dune

and shingle systems, blanket bog and montane habitats, the pinewoods of Deeside, lowland oak

woods and the Blackwood of Rannoch Caledonian Pinewood.

Its a busy place, here are some of the things we do:

Produce over 500,000 m³ of sustainable timber every year

Replant hundreds of hectares each year to create tomorrows forests

Support large scale renewables projects that supply energy to thousands of homes

Provide facilities for mountain bikers, walkers and outdoor enthusiasts

Restore peatlands

Create new woodlands

Manage open land and woodland habitats to benefit a diverse range of wildlife

The people in our team are experts in their field. We get to work outdoors, were knowledgeable

about modern forestry and wider land management, and committed to managing land to adapt

to climate change, secure carbon, improve biodiversity and create great places for the people of

Scotland.

Job description

The Operations Manager plays a key leadership role within the Region. Being commercially

aware they will oversee key programmes in timber marketing and harvesting, woodland

creation, restocking and silviculture, civil engineering, and environmental programmes including

the effective management of wild deer. You will also contribute to supporting and enabling

renewable energy programmes and addressing statutory plant health notices.

You will play a key role in business planning, contributing to the development of a strategic

approach which allows us to develop and then implement a sustainable and resilient future

model for our business.

Reporting to the Regional Manager, you will lead a team of approximately 80 people. You will

also contribute to the Regional Leadership Team and will connect, contribute to and promote a

one team culture both in Region and with National Teams.

Person specification

Experience

Essential:

Experience of modern forestry and land management;

Experience of successfully leading and managing a large team;

Experience of positive relationship building with customer and stakeholders;

Experience of planning and delivering large programmes.

Delivering results in a commercial environment;

Managing contracts, budgets and supplier relationships and performance;

Desirable:

Building capacity and resilience in changing teams;

Leading Innovation and Change;

Technical

Essential:

HND or Degree in Forestry or Land Management subject

Full current UK Driving licence;

Competence in MS Office.

Desirable:

ICF or other relevant Professional Membership

Business administration or management qualification

Things you need to know

Selection process details

Please see our recruitment portal for further details.

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Security

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.

People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Nationality requirements

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

• UK nationals
• nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
• Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service