Woodland​/Forestry Consultant, England

Strutt & Parker - Woodland/Forestry Consultant, England

We are looking for enthusiastic individuals to help expand an increasingly important asset management department within our business.

Responsibilities

• Managing forestry and woodland plantations from planning planting and restock sites
• Supporting with the application of grant and other support packages
• Contractor supervision (planting, weeding, fertilising, beating up etc), timber harvesting contracting and oversight
• To act as principal asset manager of client’s forestry properties throughout England
• To expand the asset management base over a period of time to create recurring fee income driven by excellent client service
• To assist (or be) the Registered Valuer with forestry valuations and property portfolios, to include site work, valuation preparation and draft presentation
• To identify investment opportunities for forest/planting land acquisitions and to present investment recommendations to clients
• To support and develop additional forest management client work
• Have the confidence to communicate clearly with them as required
• Ability to deliver afforestation projects through to harvesting contracts for clients, and report appropriately
• To prepare annual budgets, present recommendations, and to deliver the budget on behalf of clients and advise on forest manager selection for a client’s property

Person specification

• Experience of providing forest and asset management for clients
• Knowledge and understanding of developing carbon and natural capital markets
• Capable of building relationships with existing and new clients and generating new opportunities
• Good time management, ability to prioritise workloads and ability to meet deadlines
• Able to analyse forest data and produce valuations and cash flows for internal purposes and client presentations
• Excellent communication skills - must be capable of building and maintaining good relationships with team members, other colleagues and clients.
• Confident manner with clients and the team including the wider S&P/BNPRE teams
• An understanding of confidentiality issues and the use of discretion

Qualifications

• Ideally member of or working towards membership of ICF
• Significant advisory, consultancy or valuation experience in the woodland and forestry sector

Experience

• Minimum of three to five years working in the forest industry/land management
• Positive attitude and enthusiasm is essential
• Proficient in the use of Word, Excel and Power Point
• An interest in the rural economy and the countryside equally important

Benefits

• Health & Leisure:
  Private medical cover, 27 days annual leave + public holidays, health screening, gym discounts, wellbeing support, volunteering opportunities, cycle to work scheme, eye care voucher, travel & retail discounts, travel insurance, concierge service, kids pass, open fairways golf card, great company culture and social events
• Financial:
  Pension, company car allowance, life assurance at 8 x basic salary, group income protection, interest free season ticket loan, bonus scheme, share incentive plan, financial and mortgage advice

Strutt and Parker is committed to providing a work environment that fosters diversity, inclusion, and equal employment opportunity without regard to race, colour, gender, age, creed, sex, religion, national origin, disability, marital status, ancestry, sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression, or any other legally protected status.