Programme Director - Transformation

Salary: £74,577 -£82,542 + 28.97% pension contribution into defined benefits scheme
Location: Edinburgh or Inverness (flexible)
Terms: 35 hours per week, permanent 
Closing date: 11 May 2025

About the role

The Programme Director - Transformation will have overall accountability for leading transformation programmes and will report to Director of Corporate Services. This role will provide high-quality and visible operational and strategic leadership. 

They will guide the direction of the Transformation programme, ensuring it aligns with FLS’ strategic vision and corporate objectives. The postholder will lead the delivery of all project and improvement programmes across FLS, working collaboratively with partners as needed to drive, embed, and support continuous improvement within Directorates. 

In addition, the Programme Director - Transformation will be responsible for fostering a culture of innovation and improvement throughout FLS, regularly sharing ideas and best practices while ensuring effective implementation.  

As a senior member of FLS’ Leadership team, the postholder will maintain visibility and effective business partnerships with key leaders, promoting and enabling FLS’ collaborative working arrangements.  

Vehicle Workshop Manager (South)

Salary: £42,467 - £45,735 + 28.97% pension contribution into defined benefits scheme
Location: Bladnoch or Ae (Dumfries)
Terms: 35 hours per week, permanent 
Closing date: 13 May 2025

The post holder will lead two workshops based in Bladnoch and Ae Village, managing the mechanical engineering teams and ensuring adherence to health and safety policies. The manager will also promote best practice, support the business planning operations and provide technical support when required.

Forest Planner

Salary: £34,362 - £36,658 + 28.97% pension contribution into defined benefits scheme
Location: South and East regions 
Terms: 35 hours per week, permanent 
Closing date: 25 May 2025

We’re looking for Forest Planners to join our planning and environment team in both our South and East Regions (please see Job Description and Success Profile for further information)

The planning and environment teams work closely with other teams and specialists to design sustainable forests of the future, protect and restore semi-natural habitats, respond to climate change and enhance our landscapes. The teams prepare spatial plans, develop work programmes and coordinate and manage data and surveys, as well as contribute to national initiatives and projects to ensure the public land is well cared for.

Assistant Area Land Agent

Salary: £42,467 - £45,735 + 28.97% pension contribution into defined benefits scheme
Location: Flexible (See JD)
Terms:  Full time, permanent 
Closing date: 25 May 2025

We’re looking for an Assistant Area Land Agent to join our commercial development (CD) team in the South Region.

The CD team lead on non-forestry commercial activities through the delivery of diversified income streams throughout the national forests and land to support FLS long-term business sustainability. In fulfilling this role, CD manages a wide range of commercial activity including renewable energy developments, communication masts, mineral extraction, residential property, agricultural leases and the acquisition and disposal of land. These activities generate a significant income, and CD has a remit to grow this further.

Business Manager - East Region

Salary:£42,467 - £45,735 + 28.97% pension contribution into defined benefits scheme
Location: East Region 
Terms:  Full time, permanent 
Closing date: 04 May 2025

The Business Manager is a key role within the region, supporting the delivery of FLS’s corporate objectives. As part of the Regional Leadership Team and Regional Management team, the post holder will work closely with the Regional Manager and senior national team representatives to ensure that the Region operates effectively as a business.  They will have cross functional responsibility for promoting innovation in relation to business systems, processes and services across the Region, supporting and developing the Business Management Team and ensuring resources are managed well.

Area Visitor Services Manager

Salary: £34,362 - £36,658 + 28.97% pension contribution into defined benefits scheme
Location: Aberfoyle 
Terms:  Full time, permanent 
Closing date: 18 May 2025

The Visitor Services Team are responsible for providing a high quality visitor experience through the management of the recreational facilities and engagement with: visitors, lease holders, event organisers and participants.

Working with a small team, you will manage a diverse range of sites. This includes The Lodge Visitor Centre, Aberfoyle along with Sallochy camp site on East Loch Lomond. You will work with colleagues to provide a high quality, 7-day, visitor experience, in a safe and cost-effective way. Part of the role is to encourage new audiences to our sites across the Loch Lomond and Trossachs National Park and central belt, working with neighbours, groups and communities to enhance visitor experience.

Mobile Mechanic

Salary: £31,611 - £33,125 + 28.97% pension contribution into defined benefits scheme
Location:  East Region - Durris
Terms:  Full time 35 hours per week
Closing date: 04 May 2025

Our mechanics work on a wide range of vehicles, machines and equipment (VME) - from cars, vans and 4x4s, to trailers, quads. This is a varied, fast paced role. Mechanics are fully supported and provided with all appropriate training as they develop in the role. There is potential for overtime and an early finish on fridays.and even forest harvesters and forwarders.

Regional Stewardship Manager

Salary:£49,978 - £54,412 + 28.97% pension contribution into defined benefits scheme
Location: Dumfries
Terms:  Full time, permanent 
Closing date: 18 May 2025

We’re looking for a Regional Stewardship Manager to join our team in the South Region based out of our Dumfries Office.

The Regional Stewardship Manager plays a key role within the Region, managing the delivery of core programmes in woodland creation, restocking and managing delivery of projects for colleagues in Estates, Planning, Environment, Wildlife and Visitor Services.  

Mobile Mechanic

Salary: £31,611 - £33,125 + 28.97% pension contribution into defined benefits scheme
Location: Torlundy 
Terms:  Full time, permanent 
Closing date: 11 May 2025

Our mechanics work on a wide range of vehicles, machines and equipment (VME) - from cars, vans and 4x4s, to trailers, quads and even forest harvesters and forwarders.  We also work in some unique environments: our modern workshops operate with the latest tools and equipment, including two and four post vehicle ramps, computer based diagnostic equipment and Milwaukie hand tools. Working on-site involves operating within the forest environment, from your own FLS mobile mechanics' van.

Sitting within a small established team of mechanics and support staff, this is a varied, fast paced role. Mechanics are fully supported and provided with all appropriate training development opportunity.