Area Land Agent - Inverness, United Kingdom - Forestry and Land Scotland

Forestry and Land Scotland

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Inverness, United Kingdom

2 days ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Reference number:

Salary:

- £49,493 - £53,884

Plus an average of 27% Employer pension contributions
Job grade:

Other

Pay Band 3 / CS SEO
Contract type:
Permanent
Business area:
FLS
Land Management
Type of role:

Other

Working pattern:

Fulltime
Number of jobs available:
1Contents

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About the job

Benefits:

Things you need to know

Location

Durris, Banchory or Huntly. Other FLS locations, including Inverness, would be considered.

About the job

Job summary:

The Estate Development function is tasked with leading on non-forestry commercial activities through the delivery of diversified income streams throughout the national forest and land Estate.

This involves managing a wide range of commercial transactions including renewable energy developments, communication masts, mineral extraction, residential property, agricultural leases and the acquisition and disposal of land.

These activities generate an annual gross revenue income of circa £16 million nationally.

In contributing to the overall asset management of Scotland's national forests and land, Area Estates Advisors work and collaborate with colleagues within other FLS functions.

Job description:

Area Land Agents are part of our Regional Teams. East Region covers Fife to the Moray Coast.

You will report directly to the East Region Manager, working closely with the Regional Leadership Team to meet Regional objectives.

There may be a need to line manage others.

There is dedicated administration support to the land agency team within the Region as well as local colleagues that the post holder will work with including a building surveyor, foresters, forest planners, civil engineers and our recreation and visitor services staff.

The post-holder will also liaise as required with our national team colleagues.

The diversity of work within this role is stated as being a reason for working for FLS.

The Central Region post will ideally be based in our Huntly or Durris offices although other options including Dunkeld and Inverness may be possible.

Hybrid working is routine within FLS

Person specification:

Experience

Essential:

Experience of rural surveying or land agency with a practical understanding of the related Law;
A sound understanding of business and financial sustainability with experience of building and contributing tactical financial plans and business monitoring processes;
Ability to analyse, interpret and resolve problems and to develop and implement practical solutions;
Ability to interpret legal documentation and other data sources to give reasoned competent advice;
Excellent communication skills with an ability to build and manage effective and supportive relationships with a range of internal and external stakeholders;
Experience and understanding of the requirements to work with internal stakeholders to contribute and deliver integrated work streams ensuring efficiency and best outcomes;

Desirable:

Practical understanding of sustainable and integrated asset management;
Experience of working on significant renewable and utility infrastructure projects;
Experience of sustainable forest and land management with an understanding of Scottish Government policies and priorities relevant to the management of the Scotland's national forests and land.

Technical
Essential

A degree in Rural Estate Management/Surveying or Property based disciplines or equivalent land based qualification;
A good working knowledge of Microsoft Office packages including Word and Excel;
Full professional membership of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (MRICS or FRICS) or a willingness to work towards chartered status within an agreed timeframe;

Desirable

Ability to use GIS and other IT systems that support property and asset management

Benefits:

Learning and development tailored to your role
An environment with flexible working options
A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
A Civil Service pension with an average employer contribution of 27%

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 the Republic of Ireland
- nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
- nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)