Job Description

Salary

42,467 - 45,735 + 28.97% employer pension contributions

Contractual hours

35

Basis

Full time

Region

West

Job category/type

FLS Land Management

Date posted

10/10/2025

Job reference

REQ1083



Working at Forestry and Land Scotland is all about 'People, Pride and Purpose.' Join us and take pride in supporting the economy, protecting and enhancing the environment by managing Scotlands National forests and land.

This role

is central to delivering our expanding timber harvesting programmes across the region. They will lead a team of foresters, supervisors, and machine operators to plan and deliver safe, efficient harvesting operations that meet marketing and sales targets.

As the regional leads for harvesting these posts manage the function, coordinate timber supply contracts, and work closely with planning, programming, and engineering teams to ensure smooth, effective delivery of our sales programme.

The regional team

is based across three main offices in Lochgilphead, Oban, and Fort William with satellite offices, workshops and yards located across the Region. The Regions forestry programmes are significant and include an increasing harvesting, marketing and sales programme climbing to 880,000 cubic metres from April 2026. These roles will play an important contribution to supporting this.

The West of Scotland

is beautiful place to live, more information about living and working in the area can be found in the attached document - Living and working in the west.

For an overview of FLS check out this video: https://youtu.be/urEHKfOgx8E?si=i9swSPt4pSyZQgkQ

To be successful in this role

you will have experience in the application of modern commercial forestry practice and good health and safety practice.

Please review the for more information on this role, applications are received through our recruitment portal by way of CV and Covering Letter.