Forest Manager in Earlston

Location: Earlston

Salary: Market Rate

Hours: Monday - Friday, 38.75 hours per week

As the largest integrated forestry business in the UK, and a member of Binderholz, Europe's leading timber processing operation, BSW Group is a rapidly developing multi-site business, with operations spanning forestry, sawmilling, timber manufacturing and energy.

Tilhill is at the forefront of the provision of nature-based solutions that help fight climate change in the most natural way.

We have an exciting opportunity for you to be a key member of our forestry team based in Earlston, in the role of Forest Manager. 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, 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 maximizing the quality of the client experience. The success of the South Scotland team is down to the diversity of clients with which we engage, which includes estates, private forestry investors and investment funds, individual and family farms, charitable organisations, utility companies and local authorities.

About You:

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.

If you are excited and highly motivated by the opportunity to work with the team at the heart of forestry in Scotland, then this role is for you.

Benefits:

In return, you can look forward to developing a long-term career with one of the industry's leading employers. In addition to the competitive salary and company car, this position also includes excellent benefits such as:

• 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.
• 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 hundreds of high street brands, utilities, eating out and more!
• Confidential 24/7 support with Wellbeing Hub.
• Cycle to Work scheme.

Closing Date for Applications: 31st March 2026

Tilhill is an Equal Opportunities Employer.