Base Location: For this role, we require successful applicants to be based from one of our Scottish locations – Perth, Inverness or Aberdeen.

Salary: £50,100 - £75,100 + performance-related bonus + car/car allowance + a range of benefits to support your finances, wellbeing and family.

Working Pattern: Permanent | Full Time | Flexible First options available

The role

We’re looking for a skilled Senior Forestry Manager to lead the planning and delivery of forestry work across SSEN Transmission projects. This role plays an important part in helping us manage woodlands responsibly while supporting the development of our electricity network.

You will

- Provide line management to Forestry Managers, overseeing the management planning, design and delivery of forestry operations across a given portfolio of projects through the SHE Transmission Network.

- Devise, co-ordinate and ensure the successful implementation of Forestry Project Management Service in order to deliver project programmes on time and within budget for Large Capital Projects across Base Capex, Customer Connections and Strategic Wider Works portfolios.

- Manage forestry related risk to future Network security.

- Have responsibility for forestry management on sites at different stages in the development process both early on during the site identification and assessment phase, throughout development and during the project refinement and execution stages.

- Build and maintain positive working relationships with a wide range of stakeholders, including landowners, tenants, their agents, forestry contractors, and relevant organisations such as Scottish Forestry.

You have

- Excellent knowledge of forestry management practice, forestry measurement protocols and forestry operations management and supervision, with emphasis on timber harvesting operations.

- Excellent understanding of UK forestry standard and best practice, with emphasis on knowledge of felling licence laws, woodland management planning and planting schemes.

- Excellent understanding of forestry valuation process of woodlands and standing tree crops.

- Good understanding of energy networks and their structure and governance.

- Qualified to HND or degree level, or equivalent, in a relevant discipline with demonstrable management experience in forestry.

About SSE

SSE has a bold ambition – to be a leading energy company in a net zero world. We're transforming the grid to provide greener electricity for millions of people and investing over £20 billion in homegrown energy, with £20 billion more in the pipeline.

SSEN Transmission own and operate the electricity transmission network across the north of Scotland. We transport energy from where it is generated to where it is needed, ensuring a safe and reliable electricity supply for the communities we serve. But that's not all – we're upgrading the grid to deliver cleaner, homegrown energy for the future and building a network for net zero to create secure power for generations to come.

Flexible benefits to fit your life

Enjoy discounts on private healthcare and gym memberships. Wellbeing benefits like a free online GP and 24/7 counselling service. Interest-free loans on tech and transport season tickets, or a new bike with our Cycle to Work scheme. As well as generous family entitlements such as maternity and adoption pay, and paternity leave.

Work with an equal opportunity employer

SSE will make any reasonable adjustments you need to ensure that your application and experience with us is positive. Please contact louise.markwick@sse.com / 01738 351 671 to discuss how we can support you.

We're dedicated to fostering an open and inclusive workplace where people from all backgrounds can thrive. We create equal opportunities for everyone to succeed and especially welcome applications from those who may not be well represented in our workforce or industry.

Ready to apply?

Start your online application using the Apply Now box on this page. We only accept applications made online. We'll be in touch after the closing date to let you know if we'll be taking your application further. If you're offered a role with SSE, you'll need to complete a criminality check and a credit check before you start work.

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