SRUC

Senior Forest Manager/Forest Manager

Company: Tilhill
Salary: Unspecified
Date posted: 11 March 2025
Apply before: 30 April 2025

 

The Job:

We have an exciting opportunity for you to be a key member of our forestry team based in Dumfries, in the role of Forest Manager or Senior Forest Manager depending on experience. 

In this role you will be responsible for delivering a professional, high-quality woodland management and forestry contracting service to existing and new clients. The role will involve building, and maintaining professional client, supplier, contractor, and stakeholder relationships and, the preparation of client budgets, reports and the implementation and management of work programmes and grant applications. The position will cover managing existing productive forestry and forestry operations as well as the opportunity to work on the planning and implementation of new woodland creation projects.

Key to your success in the role will be working with local teams, including forestry, business development, forest investment and harvesting to manage and grow a successful portfolio of forestry clients, delivering quality forest management and maximising the quality of the client experience.


  • Location: Scotland, Dumfries and Galloway
  • Industry: Forestry and Arboriculture
  • Job type: Permanent, Full-time

Senior Forest Manager/Forest Manager

Apply now

The Company:

Tilhill Forestry is the UK's leading sustainable forest and timber harvesting company. As part of the BSW Group, which is the UK's largest forestry and timber business, and a member of binderholz, Europe's leading timber processing operation, Tilhill offers a comprehensive range of services to woodland owners, public bodies, farmers, landowners, and private companies across the UK.

The Candidate:

As an experienced forestry professional, with a background in forestry (or other related sector), you are able to demonstrate your strong commercial acumen and ability to build and maintain strong working relationships. In addition, you’ll have:  

  • Good knowledge of upland conifer forest management.
  • The ability to work well in multidisciplinary teams across a company.
  • Strong commercial and client relationship skills.
  • Business development experience is desirable.
  • Good knowledge of the UK Forester Standard and UKWAS.
  • Good knowledge of Forestry Grant Schemes is desirable.
  • Professional membership of the Institute of Chartered Foresters or another relevant professional body is desirable.
  • Full UK driving licence. 

The Package:

  • Company provided health plan and life assurance policy. 
  • Company sick pay, enhanced with length of service. 
  • Company pension. 
  • 31 days (inclusive of bank holidays) holiday entitlement, enhanced with length of service. 
  • Funded learning and career development opportunities. 
  • Discounted rate on a range of BSW products. 
  • Employee benefits portal with access to exclusive deals and discounts on 100s of high street brands, utilities, eating out and more! 
  • Confidential 24/7 support with Wellbeing Hub. 
  • Cycle to Work scheme. 

Need help applying for this job?

Contact Career Services

Our Careers Advisers and Programme Leaders offer support with all things careers: from finding the best education pathway to achieve your goals and creating a CV that'll get you noticed.
Career Services

Contact Alumni Services

Your SRUC careers service doesn’t stop when you graduate. As a valued member of the alumni community, we offer you a continued careers advisory programme with one-to-one advice and guidance on career planning, CVs, cover letters, applications, interview techniques, job searches and skills.
Contact alumni services

Explore more across SRUC

Study with us

With hundreds of courses across more than 20 disciplines, we provide the skills, experience and confidence you need to create a successful career.

Study With Us

Business Services

Our business services work across food supply chains and the natural economy to help clients rise to the challenge of climate change and scientific and technological transformation.

Business Services

Research

Our researchers work locally and internationally to better understand and to transform the world around us.

Research