FOREST MANAGER
Location: Flexible
Salary: £35,500 – £40,200, plus benefits
Business Overview:
GreenGold Timberlands 1 Ltd (GGT1) (www.greengold.one) is a UK based forest investment company owned by the Sweden-based GreenGold Group (www.greengold.se). Our mission is to provide a defensive and green investment through sustainable, long-term and profitable forest ownership that delivers predictable risk-adjusted returns over time.
We have a long track record of forest investments across Europe and are the only forest investment group in Europe with fully integrated forest management in the business, giving us an edge in producing secure long term returns for our investors.
Our team consists of the best forest professionals in Europe with an entrepreneurial spirit. We are at heart foresters who love our forests and delivering exceptional results to our owners.
GreenGold is present in 7 EU countries and is the process of growing its asset base. We are looking to further our growth in the UK, with focus on Scotland, and are therefore looking for a new colleague who is ready to be challenged and to be a part of our team.
Role Objective
We are looking for a Forest Manager, who will be responsible for practical management of our forests. As we are growing, the Forest Manager will have to deal with a constantly moving target and happy to use his/her entrepreneurial skills in order to deliver the set budgets and returns, as well as to manage our forests to the highest standard.
The Forest Manager will report to the Director of GGT1.
Key Responsibilities
• Ensuring our forests are run effectively and efficiently, while ensuring best practices for sustainable forest management, environmental protection, and health and safety are being followed at all times.
• Help us find higher business use of our forests where relevant, including renewables development opportunities.
• Procure and monitor harvesting services looking to deliver optimal cash returns from our forests.
• Procure and monitor other services such as e.g. soil preparation and planting, looking to ensure optimal quality of service at the right cost.
• Always look to think out of the box in order to find better optimization of the value and processes in our forest management.
• Will cover the whole of Scotland and will have to visit our forests regularly.
Skills and Experience
• Forestry qualified. Professional membership of the Institute of Chartered Foresters or another relevant professional body is desirable.
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience of forest management including contractor management.
• Experience of timber marketing.
• GIS and Excel capable.
• Ready to travel regularly.
• Drivers’ Licence.
Personal Attributes
• Entrepreneurial mindset.
• Be efficient, reliable and thorough.
• Has drive and initiative, the desire to add value and with a proactive approach.
• Can operate alone.
• Likes fast pace and is able to work with several tasks at the same time with tight deadlines.
• Loyal and committed to the business and the GreenGold team.
• Social and able to communicate effectively also in a multi-cultural setting.
GreenGold is an equal opportunities employer and encourages all qualified candidates to apply regardless of their racial, ethnic, religious and cultural background, gender, sexual orientation or disabilities. We are dedicated to encouraging a supportive and inclusive culture among all our employees.
For more information and to apply please contact Aleksandra Holmlund, Director GGT1, either by phone: +46 70 2494110 or e-mail: aleksandra@greengold.se
