Job Description

Details

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Reference number

429619

Salary

31,611
GBP

Job grade

Other

Contract type

Permanent

Business area

FLS - Land Management

Type of role

Other

Working pattern

Full-time

Number of jobs available

1

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Location About the job Things you need to know Apply and further information

Location

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Dunkeld

About the job

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Job summary

Working across five Regions that cover the whole country, our delivery teams are key to helping us look after the 9% of Scotland's land area in our care and making sure our national forests and land delivers as much as it can.





Forestry and Land Scotland's East Region manages approximately 93,000 hectares of public land--from the coastal pinewoods of Moray and Fife through Aberdeenshire to Perthshire--encompassing iconic sites such as Tay Forest Park and key open habitats including blanket bog and native woodlands.





East region delivers around 22.5 million in annual income, mainly through sustainable timber harvesting and commercial leases, while also leading initiatives in peatland restoration, renewable energy developments, and woodland creation. The team is highly multidisciplinary, coordinating forestry operations, environmental planning, construction, stakeholder engagement, and recreation management across a varied landscape of commercial forests, open habitats, and recreational assets

Job description

Within this role, you'll be very much field oriented, working on site supporting the team and contractors in current operations. You'll also help the team deliver contract management requirements and provide mapping and planning updates.



Your key focus will be on ensuring our work meets stringent Health, Safety, Environmental and UKWAS requirements, as well as meeting our many customers and stakeholders needs. You will also deliver on key objectives such as climate and biodiversity objectives.



You need to be a forward-thinking team player, who can collaborate with a range of colleagues to deliver professional, timely results.

Person specification

Experience


Essential:

Experience in forestry or land -based operations; General understanding of managing health, safety and wellbeing; General understanding of managing environmental standards Experience utilising IT software including Microsoft Office, mapping and handheld devices.

Desirable

Experience in supervising people;

Technical


Desirable:

Qualification in Forestry or Land Management e.g. certificate/HNC.

Things you need to know

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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) 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
Further information on nationality requirements

Working for the Civil Service

The Civil Service Code sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.



We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles .
The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

Diversity and Inclusion

The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy .

Apply and further information

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Contact point for applicants

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Job contact :

Name : Sean Miller Email : sean.miller@forestryandland.gov.scot
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Recruitment team

* Email : resourcing@forestryandland.gov.scot