Current opportunities
Current opportunities
To find all of our current vacancies visit our recruitment portal.
Forest Planner
Salary: £34,362 - £36,658 (28.97 percent employer pension contributions into defined benefits scheme plus benefits)
Location: North region - Inverness
Terms: Permanent, full time
Closing date: 29 December 2024
The Forest Planner plays a key role in facilitating how we manage our land to meet our economic, social and environmental objectives. You will be responsible for preparing 10 year land management plans that set out how we will care for the forests and land that we manage. These plans then inform our future programmes of work.
Visitor Services Assistant
Salary: £28,255 - £29,556 (28.97 percent employer pension contributions into defined benefits scheme plus benefits)
Location: South region – Glentress & Tweed Valley
Terms: Permanent, full time
Closing date: 05 January 2025
We’re looking for a positive and outgoing person to join our Visitor Services Team in the South Region as a Visitor Services Assistant. The role is based predominantly at Glentress but will also provide support for our work throughout the Tweed Valley.
Forest Machine Operators
Salary: £31,611 - £33,125 (28.97 percent employer pension contributions into defined benefits scheme plus benefits)
Location: National (various)
Closing date: 05 January 2025
We are looking for skilled Forestry Machine Operators to work within a variety of forest environments, assisting with Scotland’s timber production goals. The Operators are responsible for operating machinery for felling and forwarding, maintaining safety and environmental standards, and supporting stock control.
Tree Nursery Operatives
Salary: £ 28,255 - £29,556 (28.97 percent employer pension contributions into defined benefits scheme plus benefits)
Location: Newton (Elgin)
Terms: Permanent, full time
Closing date: 29 December 2024
Our Nursery Operatives are on the front line of growing our valuable seed into healthy trees. Activities include seed processing, sowing, weeding and plant care, pest & disease monitoring, irrigation and spraying operations before finally sorting the trees into size and category, packing, and dispatching them to our customers. We don’t expect you to be an expert in all of these tasks already, but you must be willing to learn.
Environment Ranger
Salary: £31,611 - £33,125 (28.97 percent employer pension contributions into defined benefits scheme plus benefits)
Location: Huntly
Terms: Permanent, full time
Closing date: 05 January 2025
We have an exciting opportunity for an Environment Ranger to join the Environment Team in East Region. The job will be based in the Moray beat of East Region and cover a variety of forest and open habitats from the coastal sand dunes and forests of Culbin, Roseisle and Lossie to hills and peatlands of Speyside.