Current opportunities
Current opportunities
Find all of our current vacancies on our recruitment portal.
Area Visitor Services Manager
Salary: £34,362 - £36,658 plus 28.97% employer pension contributions
Location: Glentress (South Region)
Terms: 35 hours per week, permanent.
Closing Date: 26 October 2025
We’re looking for an Area Visitor Services Manager to join our Visitor Services Team in the South Region. You’ll be based in the Scottish Borders, with responsibility for delegated sites in the Tweed Valley and our key 7stanes destinations at Glentress, Innerleithen and Newcastleton.
As an Area Visitor Services Manager, you’ll play a vital role in overseeing the management and maintenance of visitor facilities across your area.
Business Support Manager
Salary: £34,362 - £36,658 plus 28.97% employer pension contributions
Location: Lochgilphead (West Region)
Terms: 35 hours per week, 24 months fixed term appointment (possibility of going permanent)
Closing Date: 26 October 2025
The Business Support Manager will lead and manage the Lochgilphead based Business Support Team, ensuring the delivery of high-quality support services across core and specialist functions in line with FLS’s strategic objectives. This is a fast-paced, multifaceted role requiring regular collaboration at regional and national levels.
Foresters x 3
Salary: £34,362 - £36,658 plus 28.97% employer pension contribution into defined benefits scheme
Terms: Full time, 35 hours per week, permanent.
Closing date: 31 October 2025
Our Foresters are responsible for planning and managing programmes of work including planting, harvesting and maintaining forests. The teams also manage habitats and visitor attractions whilst ensuring efficient timber supply to customers. The three posts included in this recruitment are Harvesting focused but we welcome applications from people interested in Forest Management positions, there may be other opportunities available in the near future.
The North Region team of 135 people manage almost 137,000 ha of land, with huge variety and potential, spread all the way from Cairngorms to Skye in the West and Caithness in the North. These roles will enable the region to deliver a felling programme of 550k m3 and 1000ha of restocking.
To be successful in this role you will have experience in forestry or related land management work and managing teams.
Assistant Operations Manager x 2
Salary: £42,467 - £45,735 plus 28.97% employer pension contribution into defined benefits scheme
Terms: Full time, 35 hours per week, permanent.
Closing date: 03 November 2025
The two exciting roles we have to offer are key to supporting and delivering our growing timber harvesting programmes across the region. You will lead a team of foresters, supervisors and machine operators to plan, deliver and enable safe and effective timber harvesting operations to meet our marketing and sales plan commitments.
This is a tactical management role which will proactively lead the function, facilitate interaction with other teams and work closely with customers to coordinate timber supply contracts. You will lead on harvesting matters within the region and will work with managers in other teams (such as planning, programming and civil engineering) to coordinate and drive the delivery of our sales programmes.
To be successful, you’ll have experience in the application of modern commercial forestry practice, a solid foundation in good health, safety and well-being practice and experience in working collaboratively with others across multiple teams or organisations.
Peatland Technical Advisor
Salary: £42,467 - £45,735 plus 28.97% employer pension contribution into defined benefits scheme
Terms: Full time, 35 hours per week, permanent.
Closing date: 16 November 2025
You’ll lead on technical advice for peatland restoration, working closely with regional teams, ecologists, and foresters to support large-scale projects funded by Scottish Government Peatland ACTION. You’ll also contribute to land management planning, infrastructure assessments, and national contract delivery, while promoting best practice across the organisation.
We’re looking for someone with hands-on experience in peatland restoration (particularly forest to bog projects) alongside strong ecological knowledge and excellent communication skills. You’ll be confident working across teams and advising on complex environmental projects.
Join us and help protect and restore one of Scotland’s most vital habitats!
Forestry Worksite Supervisor
Salary: £31,611 - £33,125 plus 28.97% pension contributions into a defined benefits scheme
Location: North Region (location flexible)
Terms: 35 hours per week, 12 months fixed term appointment (possibility of going permanent)
Closing Date: 30 November 2025
This is a field-based role, supporting operational teams and contractors on site. Worksite Supervisors assist with contract management, mapping, and planning updates. Ensuring all work meets Health, Safety, Environmental, and UKWAS standards, while helping deliver climate and biodiversity objectives and maintaining strong relationships with customers and stakeholders.
To be successful in this role you will need experience in forestry or land-based operations and an understanding of managing health, safety and wellbeing.