FORESTRY CONSULTANT

Location: North Scotland - location flexible
Salary Range: £37,908 – £44,340 per annum

Ref: CML/CS/026/21

SRUC is unique in Scotland and one of the largest organisations of its kind in Europe. Our ambitious and exciting vision is to work at local, national and international levels, leading innovation and sustainable development in agriculture and rural sectors.

SAC Consulting Solutions is a group within SRUC and is formed from a number of teams divided into four regions in a variety of locations spread across the country. This post will be located in the North Scotland region, however regular travel and flexible working hours will be required to fulfil the requirements of the role.

The group provides an unrivalled level of consultancy service to farmers, crofters and the wider rural sector. The Forestry Consultant will be required to develop new business throughout their area, mostly following up leads supplied by agricultural consultants, and to provide forestry support to staff in the Farm & Rural Business Services Division. An interest in the cross-over between farming and forestry is required so they can develop business with farmers and estates.

Work will include FGS grant applications, organising and supervising planting, fencing and maintenance work, budgets, timber sales, woodland surveys and forest plans. Some experience in arboriculture and community woodlands would be an advantage. The consultant will also be required to promote farm woodlands in the press and in person as part of the Farm Advisory Service (FAS); experience of spoken and written promotional work will be an advantage. There may be opportunities to carry out some teaching work./p>

The consultant will have good management skills, an all-round knowledge of forestry, project management and planning skills and must be able to work on their own initiative. Experience and interest in the farming benefits of forestry will be an advantage. The consultant will also be experienced with MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint and GIS software (ArcGIS/QGIS is the incumbent system). Presentational skills are important as some public speaking will be required.

Further details on the requirements of this role can be found in the Job Particulars document which you must read before applying for this role. This is downloadable when you click the link below.

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