Current opportunities

The planning and environment teams work closely with other teams and specialists to design sustainable forests of the future. Our forests and land deliver multiple benefits, often within the same space. Forest Liaison Officers (FLOs) play a key role in helping us realise renewable energy potential, bringing it together with our other objectives to deliver diverse and integrated land management. 

As a Forest Liaison Officer (FLO), you will be the main point of contact between an FLS Regional team, the national Renewables team, and developers and their contractors on day-to-day issues  
regarding these projects. 

To be successful in this role you will possess experience of building strong working relationships with colleagues and a wide range of external stakeholders and regulators;  

For more information please see the Job Description & Success Profile

FLS 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 and development .

The Mechanical Engineering Services (MES) team provide safe and economic repair and maintenance of all FLS vehicles, machinery and fleet equipment (VME).  We cover the whole of Scotland, operating three workshop areas – North, South and Mid-Scotland. 

To be successful in this role you will need Mechanical Engineering based qualifications and experience of carrying out repairs and maintenance work on a wide range of VME. 

Please review the Job Description for more information on this role, applications are received through our recruitment portal by way of CV and Supporting Statement. 

Service Designers will improve end-to-end services across FLS, identifying opportunities to simplify processes, enhance user experience and deliver better organisational outcomes. This newly created role will initially focus on a major Enabling Services Modernisation Programme before moving to a new enablement team, supporting the delivery of both process and technology-driven improvements across the organisation. 

Digital Services is moving to the Corporate Services Directorate. The Digital Services Transformation Team will help FLS modernise services, improve ways of working and make better use of people, process, data and technology across the organisation. 

To succeed in this role, you will bring experience in designing both digital and process-driven services, together with a strong background as a Service Designer or in a comparable role. 

Please review the Job Description for more information on this role, applications are received through our recruitment portal by way of CV and Covering Letter. 

The Digital Infrastructure Engineer supports and improves Forestry and Land Scotland’s cloud-first digital platforms, services and technologies. The post holder will be responsible for the operation, maintenance and troubleshooting of cloud, networking and security services, primarily across Microsoft Azure and Microsoft 365. The role will contribute to infrastructure improvements, technology lifecycle activities and the successful onboarding of new digital services, helping to deliver reliable, modern and user-focused digital services across Scotland. 

Our Digital Services team plays a key role in delivering technology, infrastructure and data solutions that support forestry, land management, energy and estate development, and corporate business activities. 

To be successful in this role you will need experience of delivering digital infrastructure change and service improvements while balancing security, resilience and user needs; 

Please review the Job Description for more information on this role, applications are received through our recruitment portal by way of CV and Supporting Statement.