Estate Management Officer

Salary: £34,362 - £36,658 plus 28.97% pension contributions into a defined benefits scheme
Location: Dumfries or Newton Stewart (South Region)
Terms: 35 hours per week, permanent 
Closing date: 14 September 2025

We’re looking for an experienced Estates Manager to join our Regional Estates team, supporting the sustainable management of Scotland’s national forests and land. Reporting to the Area Land Agent, you’ll help manage a diverse rural estate portfolio - ranging from farms and houses to commercial sites and sporting rights - ensuring agreements are well-administered, financially sound, and aligned with long-term land management goals.

Deputy Operations Manager

Salary: £49,978 - £54,412 plus 28.97% pension contribution into defined benefits scheme
Location: Dumfries - South Region
Terms: 35 hours per week, permanent 
Closing date: 14 September 2025

The Deputy Operations Manager plays a key role within the South Region, managing core programmes in woodland creation and restocking. This role delivers projects for colleagues in Estates, Planning, Environment, Wildlife and Visitor Services. The post will lead and manage a dispersed delivery teamand contirbute to business planning and innovation.

Survey GIS Technician

Salary: £31,611 - £33,125 plus 28.97% employer pension contributions
Location: Durris (East Region)
Terms: 35 hours per week, permanent 
Closing date: 14 September 2025

The East Regions Planning and Programming team collaborate with other functions and specialists to design the forests of the future, protect and restore semi-natural habitats, respond to climate change and enhance our landscapes. Our GIS Technicians maintain and enhance our database while providing essential GIS support to a range of colleagues.

Working alongside other GIS technicians, this role contributes to improving our data, systems and ensuring accurate spatial planning. The postholder will collaborate closely with the Programme Manager, delivering critical insights to support the development of timber harvesting, woodland creation , civil engineering, environmental, and survey programmes.

Nursery Operatives x 2

Salary: £28,255 - £29,556 plus 28.97% employer pension contributions into a defined benefits scheme
Location: Newton Nursery, near Elgin
Terms: 35 hours per week, permanent 
Closing date: 14 September 2025

Our Nursery Operatives are on the front line of growing our valuable seed into healthy trees. Activities include seed processing, sowing, weeding and plant care, pest & disease monitoring, irrigation and spraying operations before finally sorting the trees into size and category, packing, and dispatching them to our customers

Regional Environment Advisor - North

Salary: £42,467 - £45,735 plus 28.97% pension contributions into a defined benefits scheme
Location: North Region - Flexible
Terms: 35 hours per week, permanent 
Closing date: 21 September 2025

We’re looking for a skilled and strategic Regional Environment Advisor to lead environmental planning and conservation across our North Region—from the Cairngorms to the Isle of Skye and the Flow Country.

Commercial Development Assistant

Salary: £34,362 - £36,658 plus 28.97% employer pension contributions into a defined benefits scheme
Location: Edinburgh preferred; other FLS office locations considered
Terms: 35 hours per week, Fixed term Appointment (24 months) 
Closing date: 28 September 2025

Forestry and Land Scotland’s Commercial Development Directorate is responsible for generating value and income across our estate, covering renewables, visitor services, estate development and procurement. The Business Support team provides vital support across these areas, ensuring our people and partners are well supported and our services are delivered effectively.

As Commercial Development Assistant, you will provide executive and administrative support to the Director of Commercial Development and the Directorate’s Leadership Team. This includes managing diaries and correspondence, organising meetings and events, preparing briefings, coordinating projects, handling sensitive information, and acting as a first point of contact for senior stakeholders. You’ll also contribute to wider Directorate projects and business transformation initiatives.

Foresters x 2

Salary: £34,362 - £36,658 plus 28.97% employer pension contributions into a defined benefits scheme
Location: Durris & Dunkeld, East Region
Terms: 35 hours, Permanent
Closing date: 28 September 2025

Our Foresters are responsible for planning and managing programmes of work for their team such as planting, harvesting and maintaining forests. The teams also manage habitats and visitor attractions whilst ensuring efficient timber supply to customers.

To be successful in this role you will have experience in forestry or related land management work and leading people.

Forestry Worksite Supervisor

Salary: £31,611 - £33,125 plus 28.97% employer pension contributions into a defined benefits scheme
Location: Dunkeld, East Region
Terms: 35 hours, Permanent
Closing date: 28 September 2025

Forestry and Land Scotland’s East Region manages approximately 93,000 hectares of public land—from the coastal pinewoods of Moray and Fife through Aberdeenshire to Perthshire—encompassing iconic sites such as Tay Forest Park and key open habitats including blanket bog and native woodlands.

In this role, you’ll work primarily on-site, supporting the team and contractors in operations while handling contract management and providing mapping and planning updates. Your focus will be ensuring compliance with Health, Safety, Environmental, and UKWAS standards, meeting customer and stakeholder needs, and delivering key climate and biodiversity objectives.

Regional Environment Advisor x 2

Salary: £42,467 - £45,735 plus 28.97% pension contributions into a defined benefits scheme
Location: South Region - Flexible or Central Region - Aberfoyle or West Calder
Terms: 35 hours per week, permanent 
Closing date: 05 October 2025

These posts of Regional Environment Advisor (REA) are based in either South Region (from the Scottish Borders to the Island of Arran) or Central Region (from the Cowal Peninsula to Fife), both extremely diverse areas with many habitat types including Atlantic Rainforest, commercial conifer forest, peatlands, ancient woodlands, open hill ground and restored former open-cast coal mining sites.

The REA is a key leadership role and integral part of the planning and environment team in the region. At its core, the role is responsible for providing environmental expertise and advice to the regional team to inform land management planning and programming of future works on the National Forests and Land.  It is interesting and challenging work which balances facilitation of the regional core work programmes whilst seeking opportunities to positively contribute to the climate change/biodiversity crisis and manage the estate for optimal environmental benefit.    The role also includes working with others to identify external funding and partnership working opportunities to develop a portfolio of ‘shovel-ready’ environment projects.