SSEN Transmission has an exciting opportunity for an Assistant Forestry Manager to support forestry management planning, design and delivery of forestry operations across a given portfolio of projects through the SHE Transmission Network.
You will:
1. Be responsible for co-ordinating and ensuring the successful implementation of Forestry Project Management Service in order to deliver project programmes on time and within budget for Large Capital Projects across Base Capex, Customer Connections and Strategic Wider Works portfolios.
2. Manage forestry related risk to future Network security.
3. Be responsible for forestry management on sites at different stages in the development process both early on during the site identification and assessment phase, throughout development and during the project refinement and execution stages.
4. Have a wide array of stakeholders, both internal and external, to develop and maintain positive working relationships with. These stakeholders include landowners, tenants, their agents, forestry contractors and relevant bodies such as the Scottish Forestry.
Knowledge of forestry management practice, forestry measurement protocols and forestry operations management and supervision, with emphasis on timber harvesting operations.
- An understanding of UK forestry standard and best practice, with emphasis on knowledge of felling licence laws, woodland management planning and planting schemes.
- Good understanding of forestry valuation process of woodlands and standing tree crops.
- Good understanding of energy networks and their structure and governance.
- An HNC, HND or degree level in a relevant discipline with management experience in forestry.
SSE has a bold ambition - to be a leading energy company in a net zero world. We're transforming the grid to provide greener electricity for millions of people and investing over £20 billion in homegrown energy, with £20 billion more in the pipeline.
SSEN Transmission own and operate the electricity transmission network across the north of Scotland. We transport energy from where it is generated to where it is needed, ensuring a safe and reliable electricity supply for the communities we serve. But that's not all - we're upgrading the grid to deliver cleaner, homegrown energy for the future and building a network for net zero to create secure power for generations to come.
Enjoy discounts on private healthcare and gym memberships. Wellbeing benefits like a free online GP and 24/7 counselling service. Interest-free loans on tech and transport season tickets, or a new bike with our Cycle to Work scheme. As well as generous family entitlements such as maternity and adoption pay, and paternity leave.
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