Scotland-based Forestry Manager: Compensatory Planting Lead

SSEN Transmission; Inverness; On-site; GBP 64,000 - 77,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Car allowance

Benefits package

Wellbeing support

Job summary

SSEN Transmission, part of SSE, seeks a Forestry Manager (Compensatory Planting) to lead planting across Scotland’s transmission projects. You will help ensure woodland commitments are met safely, on time and within budget.

You will work with project teams and external stakeholders, identifying planting opportunities, managing risks, and providing forestry input from early design through delivery and aftercare.

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge and experience of forestry management, woodland creation and planting scheme design and delivery.
• Good understanding of the UK Forestry Standard and related practices.
• Experience supporting environmental and consent processes linked to forestry work.
• Experience working with landowners, contractors and authorities to take planting schemes from design through delivery.

Responsibilities

• Lead the planning, design and delivery of compensatory planting and forestry activity across a portfolio of transmission projects.
• Develop planting proposals and agreements, woodland management plans and forestry project activity within budget and schedule.
• Identify planting opportunities and manage forestry-related risks (land, approvals, establishment).
• Provide forestry input across the project lifecycle from site assessment to delivery and aftercare.
• Build relationships with internal teams and external stakeholders.

Skills

Forestry management

Woodland creation

Project delivery

Stakeholder engagement

Education

HND/degree in forestry or related discipline

Tools

Forestry measurement protocols

Job description

SSEN Transmission, part of SSE, seeks a Forestry Manager (Compensatory Planting) to lead planting across Scotland’s transmission projects. You will help ensure woodland commitments are met safely, on time and within budget.

You will work with project teams and external stakeholders, identifying planting opportunities, managing risks, and providing forestry input from early design through delivery and aftercare.