Senior Forestry Consultant

Role Overview

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Senior Manager to join our growing Forestry team, playing a pivotal role in the delivery and development of woodland services across the North of England.

This is a senior, influential position with real scope to shape the future of the region’s forestry offering. Working closely with the Head of Forestry, you will help drive commercial performance, deliver against financial targets, and lead high quality forestry and arboricultural management across a diverse estate portfolio.

Based from our Newcastle office, you will inspire, mentor and lead a talented regional team while building strong relationships with clients, colleagues and industry partners. The role offers a broad and rewarding mix of strategic leadership, technical expertise and business development.

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What we offer you:

• Career and Professional Development

• 25-30 Days Annual Leave, depending on grade

• Life Assurance

• Private Medical Scheme

• Virtual GP

• Global Mobility Scheme

• Rewards Platform

• Company Pension Scheme

• Enhanced Incremental Annual Leave

Team Overview

With over 40 forestry consultants working across 16 offices, Savills can claim one of the largest in-house forestry management teams in the UK.

Savills Forestry provide advice on any aspect of commercial forestry and woodland management, covering property assets of any scale, from large investment portfolios to small farm and estate woodlands. The team has a deep knowledge base and is able to provide a clearly defined long-term career structure and excellent training opportunities for the right person.

We work closely with clients to provide a broad spectrum of sector-specific services, covering investment, sales and purchases, valuation, management and business consultancy. Our clients include rural estates, farmers, public bodies and commercial forestry investors.

The wider Rural division operates across the UK, with a network of 37 offices and a number of estate offices from Inverness in the North to Truro in the South-West

Career progression can mean different things to different people at various stages of their careers. At its core, career progression is about developing skills and gaining experience. At Savills, we know that everyone thrives and develops in their own way, we have various tools and training to help you achieve your career goals.

We know that a good idea can come from anyone, anywhere. It is the combination of our diverse perspectives and expertise that create excellent results. Working here means being part of a welcoming and collaborative environment where you will work with colleagues to push our industry forward.

Recruitment agencies

Savills only pay agency fees where we have a signed agreement in place and that agency has been previously contacted and directed by a member of our recruitment team. We do not pay agency fees when speculative and unsolicited CVs are submitted to Savills or any of our employees other than via our careers website and through our recruitment process. If this is not adhered to, agency fees will not be paid.

Submission of any unsolicited CVs or proposals to Savills will be deemed evidence of full and unlimited acceptance of this approach.

Business area

Rural & Projects

Role

Rural Management

Location

Newcastle

Contract Type

Permanent, Full time

Remote Status

This role is office based , This role offers some working from home

Salary

Competitive

Contact Mark Scott Director - Talent Acquisition Business Partner – Rural & Projects

Our offer

• Holiday

  We understand the importance of a work life balance and offer you a generous holiday entitlement, which increases throughout your career as you progress through our job levels or reach service milestones.

• Health

  Your wellbeing and that of your family is as important to us as it is to you. We offer Virtual Gp, Digital Health, Private Medical Scheme and mental health support amongst other benefits.

• Lifestyle

  We promote a healthy work life balance, supported by our approach to flexible working and our wide variety of health, wellbeing and social programmes.

• Our Offer

  Read more about our benefits and culture in our offer overview below