Forest Planning Advisor

4 months ago


Scotland, United Kingdom Forestry and Land Scotland Full time

**Details**:
**Reference number**:

- 290930**Salary**:

- £45,348 - £49,371**Job grade**:

- Other- Pay Band 3 / CS SEO**Contract type**:

- Permanent**Business area**:

- Scottish Forestry - Policy**Type of role**:

- Planning**Working pattern**:

- Full-time**Number of jobs available**:

- 1Contents

Location

About the job

Things you need to know

Location
- ScotlandAbout the job

**Job summary**:
**About the team**

Would you like to influence Scotland’s landscape and rich resources and influence how trees, woodlands and forests can contribute to its diverse character and long term sustainability? Scottish Forestry is seeking to recruit a Forest Planning advisor to provide professional advice within the organisation and to key Stakeholders. Scottish Forestry is the new Scottish Government agency responsible for forestry policy, support and regulations. The post lies within the Sustainable Forest Management team which is responsible for promoting best practice on a wide range of environmental issues, including landscape, climate change, cultural heritage, water, soil and biodiversity. The post will support delivery of Scotland’s new Forestry Strategy.

**Job description**:
**What you will do**

**Person specification**:
**Success Profile**

**Experience**

Essential:

- Experience of planning large scale land use changes in a rural setting
- Experience of the land use sector
- Experience of preparing, communicating and presenting ideas visually, written and verbally in an engaging manner that is relevant to the audience
- Experience of working with others, influencing clients or stakeholders, and an ability to develop positive working relationships with both internal colleagues and external interests

Desirable:

- Experience as a landscape architect in the land use sector
- Experience of forestry
- Experience in running engaging training events
- Experience of commissioning work, contract management and dissemination of outputs

**Technical**

Essential:

- Competent in the use of Microsoft Office software
- Experience and technical knowledge of Environmental Impact Assessment and Landscape and Visual Impact Assessment
- Technical knowledge of the principles of forest planning and forest landscape design

Desirable:

- Chartered Landscape Architect
- Chartered Forester (or willing to work towards membership)
- Technical knowledge of forestry and/or other land uses
- Experience and technical knowledge of Map Maker Prospect forestry visualisation software
- Knowledge and experience of the historic environment and information resources

Things you need to know

**Selection process details**:

- Please see our recruitment portal for further details.
- Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.**Security**:
- People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.**Nationality requirements**:
This job is broadly open to the following groups:

- UK nationals
- nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
- nationals of the Republic of Ireland
- relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals working in the Civil Service
- relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals who have built up the right to work in the Civil Service
- certain family members of the relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals

Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)**Working for the Civil Service**:

- The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.
- We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window).-
- Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records.**Contact point for applicants**:
Job contact:

- Name:
- Helen Sellars
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