Principal Responsibilities
The role can be divided into the following primary functions, but is not limited to:
- Responsibility for the identification, assessment, quantification, and implementation of the full range of forest management operations.
- Oversee the successful delivery of operational programmes to meet client objectives, compliant with health and safety, regulatory and environmental legislation.
- Communicate directly with clients in a professional and confident manner, verbally and in written forms.
- Effective in the coordination of the full range of establishment and maintenance of young broadleaved and conifer crops on both restock or new planting sites.
- Attentive in preparation of accurate budgets, annual reports, and financial forecasts.
- Producing compiling management plans & long-term production forecasts.
- Programming of thinning and felling and undertake timber assessment, marking and mensuration.
- Actively monitor and measure compliance in the execution of timber sale contracts.
- Evaluate and tender for independent contracts, and execute successful opportunities.
- Participate in the development of new business opportunities within the region.
Training and support will be provided to introduce the successful applicant to company systems and procedures. Further training and mentoring will be provided to allow the candidate to develop their role and specialisms within the business over time.
Qualifications & Experience
The ideal candidate would be expected to have the following:
- Proven experience in forest management, where directly involved in the day-to-day management of forest properties.
- Experience in dealing directly with woodland owners, statutory bodies, and stakeholders.
- Demonstrate relevant academic learning through a diploma, degree or masters in forestry or other land- or science-based degree.
- Have attained, or be working towards, their professional ICF accreditation.
