Ready to manage some of the UK's most spectacular forests? If spending your days among the breathtaking landscapes of South West Scotland while making a meaningful impact on the environment sounds like your ideal role, this opportunity could be perfect for you. I'm partnering with one of the UK's leading names in sustainable forestry and timber harvesting to find an experienced professional to join their team. This is your chance to contribute to projects that balance responsible forest management with commercial success, delivering long-term value for clients while safeguarding the future of the land. From woodland creation to harvesting, you will play a central role in shaping productive, well-managed forests. Your Responsibilities Deliver high-quality woodland management and forestry contracting services to a range of clients. Build and maintain strong relationships with clients, contractors, suppliers, and stakeholders. Prepare budgets, reports, work programmes, and grant applications. Lead on both productive forestry operations and new woodland creation projects. Collaborate with colleagues across forestry, business development, investment, and harvesting. Grow and manage a varied client portfolio. Ensure an excellent client experience while upholding the highest standards of forest management. What You Need Proven experience in forestry or a related sector. Strong understanding of commercial practices and relationship management. Knowledge of upland conifer forest management. A collaborative approach, thriving in cross-functional teamwork. Business development experience (advantageous). Familiarity with the UK Forestry Standard, UKWAS, and Forestry Grant Schemes (desirable). Membership of a professional body such as the Institute of Chartered Foresters (desirable). Full UK driving licence. What Is In It For You Competitive salary plus company car. Health plan and life assurance. Enhanced sick pay increasing with service. 31 days holiday (including bank holidays), with additional days over time. Funded learning and development opportunities. Discounts across a wide range of retail and lifestyle brands. 24/7 Wellbeing Hub & Cycle to Work scheme. A clear long-term career path with one of the UK's most respected forestry organisations. How To Apply: If you are excited about making an impact while building a rewarding career in one of the most beautiful corners of the UK, give me a call on (phone number removed) for a confidential chat and to hear more about it.
Sep 02, 2025
Full time
Ready to manage some of the UK's most spectacular forests? If spending your days among the breathtaking landscapes of South West Scotland while making a meaningful impact on the environment sounds like your ideal role, this opportunity could be perfect for you. I'm partnering with one of the UK's leading names in sustainable forestry and timber harvesting to find an experienced professional to join their team. This is your chance to contribute to projects that balance responsible forest management with commercial success, delivering long-term value for clients while safeguarding the future of the land. From woodland creation to harvesting, you will play a central role in shaping productive, well-managed forests. Your Responsibilities Deliver high-quality woodland management and forestry contracting services to a range of clients. Build and maintain strong relationships with clients, contractors, suppliers, and stakeholders. Prepare budgets, reports, work programmes, and grant applications. Lead on both productive forestry operations and new woodland creation projects. Collaborate with colleagues across forestry, business development, investment, and harvesting. Grow and manage a varied client portfolio. Ensure an excellent client experience while upholding the highest standards of forest management. What You Need Proven experience in forestry or a related sector. Strong understanding of commercial practices and relationship management. Knowledge of upland conifer forest management. A collaborative approach, thriving in cross-functional teamwork. Business development experience (advantageous). Familiarity with the UK Forestry Standard, UKWAS, and Forestry Grant Schemes (desirable). Membership of a professional body such as the Institute of Chartered Foresters (desirable). Full UK driving licence. What Is In It For You Competitive salary plus company car. Health plan and life assurance. Enhanced sick pay increasing with service. 31 days holiday (including bank holidays), with additional days over time. Funded learning and development opportunities. Discounts across a wide range of retail and lifestyle brands. 24/7 Wellbeing Hub & Cycle to Work scheme. A clear long-term career path with one of the UK's most respected forestry organisations. How To Apply: If you are excited about making an impact while building a rewarding career in one of the most beautiful corners of the UK, give me a call on (phone number removed) for a confidential chat and to hear more about it.
As our Complaints Handler, you will be at the forefront of investigating, managing, and resolving customer complaints with professionalism, accuracy, and empathy. You'll take ownership of cases from start to finish - gathering evidence, analysing information, and identifying root causes - to ensure fair and timely outcomes. Alongside this, you'll provide vital administrative, and case-handling support to ensure our team meets its targets, all while complying with the Financial Ombudsman Service guidelines and FCA's DISP rules. Your role: Register and log complaints accurately, maintaining up-to-date records. Conduct Quality Assurance checks to identify trends, service issues, and areas for improvement. Prepare detailed case recommendations to enhance customer experience, particularly for cases referred to or accepted by FOS. Ensure compliance with FCA DISP rules and Consumer Duty requirements. Draft high-quality, bespoke final response letters to customers. Collaborate effectively with key stakeholders across the business. Provide general administrative support, including spreadsheet and database management. Analyse raw data to create reports and presentations. Communicate confidently and professionally via multiple channels. What we require: Experience in complaints handling within financial services. Strong understanding of FOS guidelines, FCA DISP rules, and Consumer Duty. Excellent written communication skills with experience in drafting bespoke response letters. High attention to detail and accuracy. Proficient in Microsoft Office (especially Word and Excel). Ability to meet tight deadlines and manage competing priorities. What we offer you: £28,000 - £29,500 annual salary Annual discretionary bonus scheme 25 days annual holiday plus bank holidays Contributory Pension scheme Life cover 1 day charitable work Working hours are 35 hours a week Monday to Friday. Start times are flexible from . After a successful training period there is flexibility to work from home up to 2 days a week. About us Foresters Financial is not your typical financial services provider. Those who join our purpose-driven organisation enjoy a culture of collaboration, creativity, and mutual respect and are challenged to do their best to make a difference every day. We help everyday families achieve their financial goals and make a lasting difference in their lives and communities. What we do We help everyday families achieve their financial goals and make a lasting difference in their lives and communities. We will continue to do this by employing enthusiastic and talented Financial Advisers working across the country and equally talented people to be based at our Head Office in Bromley.
Sep 01, 2025
Full time
As our Complaints Handler, you will be at the forefront of investigating, managing, and resolving customer complaints with professionalism, accuracy, and empathy. You'll take ownership of cases from start to finish - gathering evidence, analysing information, and identifying root causes - to ensure fair and timely outcomes. Alongside this, you'll provide vital administrative, and case-handling support to ensure our team meets its targets, all while complying with the Financial Ombudsman Service guidelines and FCA's DISP rules. Your role: Register and log complaints accurately, maintaining up-to-date records. Conduct Quality Assurance checks to identify trends, service issues, and areas for improvement. Prepare detailed case recommendations to enhance customer experience, particularly for cases referred to or accepted by FOS. Ensure compliance with FCA DISP rules and Consumer Duty requirements. Draft high-quality, bespoke final response letters to customers. Collaborate effectively with key stakeholders across the business. Provide general administrative support, including spreadsheet and database management. Analyse raw data to create reports and presentations. Communicate confidently and professionally via multiple channels. What we require: Experience in complaints handling within financial services. Strong understanding of FOS guidelines, FCA DISP rules, and Consumer Duty. Excellent written communication skills with experience in drafting bespoke response letters. High attention to detail and accuracy. Proficient in Microsoft Office (especially Word and Excel). Ability to meet tight deadlines and manage competing priorities. What we offer you: £28,000 - £29,500 annual salary Annual discretionary bonus scheme 25 days annual holiday plus bank holidays Contributory Pension scheme Life cover 1 day charitable work Working hours are 35 hours a week Monday to Friday. Start times are flexible from . After a successful training period there is flexibility to work from home up to 2 days a week. About us Foresters Financial is not your typical financial services provider. Those who join our purpose-driven organisation enjoy a culture of collaboration, creativity, and mutual respect and are challenged to do their best to make a difference every day. We help everyday families achieve their financial goals and make a lasting difference in their lives and communities. What we do We help everyday families achieve their financial goals and make a lasting difference in their lives and communities. We will continue to do this by employing enthusiastic and talented Financial Advisers working across the country and equally talented people to be based at our Head Office in Bromley.
Part-Time Building Surveyor Opportunity at Forestry England! Your new company How does working across a Grade 1 historic landscape and internationally important tree collection sound to you? Joining the team at Westonbirt National Arboretum will provide exactly this opportunity. This site includes almost 40 built assets and infrastructure supporting a vision in education, participation, and conservation. Several buildings are tenanted which includes the restaurant, shop, and three houses. There are a number of architectural styles and unusual buildings including heritage buildings from the 1850's, multiple timber frames including the community shelter, and a number of award-winning buildings including the Welcome Building, build in 2014 and awarded BREEAM 'Excellent', and the award-winning Wolfson Tree Management Centre. Your new role Your day-to-day job will be varied and will include overseeing and organising maintenance of the existing buildings, procuring and supervising contractors to ensure that the built estate is maintained and enhanced. Joining a small capital development team will mean that you'll work closely with a programme manager, project manager, and works supervisor. You will lead on planning, delivery, and supervision of estates planned and reactive maintenance work. This includes delivering projects to help achieve net-zero by 2040. Plan, procure, implement, and monitor programmes of work including planned and reactive maintenance to a high standard ensuring compliance with statutory regulations. Active communication with different teams to co-ordinate works. Deliver professional building management across the estate including the management of utilities and services by the most efficient means. Administer contracts using NEC4 forms of contract. Improve financial and environmental sustainability working towards Net Zero. Support capital investment team with ongoing works, which could include business case development. Keep project and asset records up to date on GIS Forester Web and on SharePoint. Regularly monitor contractor health and safety. What you'll need to succeed Previous experience working in a similar Building Surveying or equivalent role (planning, supervising and instruction of maintenance, or development works). Proficient knowledge in building pathology, defect diagnosis, specification writing. Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Experience of forecasting and managing budgets for capital and revenue works. Procure and contract manage building works contracts. Understanding building health and safety, overseeing contractors and statutory compliance. Either achieved, or making progress towards chartered status (MRICS / MCIOB). Degree in Building Surveying or equivalent construction related profession. What you'll get in return A role with Forestry England isn't just about the salary! Learn more about Forestry England - Welcome Forestry England Hays UKSalary '£23,481 pro rata (Full Time Equivalent £39,135) Annual Leave - 111 hours of annual leave available per year (pro-rata)A role with Forestry England will provide and offer a wide range of benefits to include: Balanced and blended working arrangements. Access to extensive online learning. BPD events, professional training, and development. Contributory pension scheme that you may enter as soon as you join, where employer makes 27% contribution, and where your contributions come out of your salary before any tax is taken. Shared parental leave, maternity leave, paternity leave, enhanced adoption leave, and more. Childcare benefits. Bike to work scheme, employee assistance programme, dedicated wellbeing team and more. What you need to do now If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now. If this job isn't quite right for you but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion on your career. #
Sep 01, 2025
Full time
Part-Time Building Surveyor Opportunity at Forestry England! Your new company How does working across a Grade 1 historic landscape and internationally important tree collection sound to you? Joining the team at Westonbirt National Arboretum will provide exactly this opportunity. This site includes almost 40 built assets and infrastructure supporting a vision in education, participation, and conservation. Several buildings are tenanted which includes the restaurant, shop, and three houses. There are a number of architectural styles and unusual buildings including heritage buildings from the 1850's, multiple timber frames including the community shelter, and a number of award-winning buildings including the Welcome Building, build in 2014 and awarded BREEAM 'Excellent', and the award-winning Wolfson Tree Management Centre. Your new role Your day-to-day job will be varied and will include overseeing and organising maintenance of the existing buildings, procuring and supervising contractors to ensure that the built estate is maintained and enhanced. Joining a small capital development team will mean that you'll work closely with a programme manager, project manager, and works supervisor. You will lead on planning, delivery, and supervision of estates planned and reactive maintenance work. This includes delivering projects to help achieve net-zero by 2040. Plan, procure, implement, and monitor programmes of work including planned and reactive maintenance to a high standard ensuring compliance with statutory regulations. Active communication with different teams to co-ordinate works. Deliver professional building management across the estate including the management of utilities and services by the most efficient means. Administer contracts using NEC4 forms of contract. Improve financial and environmental sustainability working towards Net Zero. Support capital investment team with ongoing works, which could include business case development. Keep project and asset records up to date on GIS Forester Web and on SharePoint. Regularly monitor contractor health and safety. What you'll need to succeed Previous experience working in a similar Building Surveying or equivalent role (planning, supervising and instruction of maintenance, or development works). Proficient knowledge in building pathology, defect diagnosis, specification writing. Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Experience of forecasting and managing budgets for capital and revenue works. Procure and contract manage building works contracts. Understanding building health and safety, overseeing contractors and statutory compliance. Either achieved, or making progress towards chartered status (MRICS / MCIOB). Degree in Building Surveying or equivalent construction related profession. What you'll get in return A role with Forestry England isn't just about the salary! Learn more about Forestry England - Welcome Forestry England Hays UKSalary '£23,481 pro rata (Full Time Equivalent £39,135) Annual Leave - 111 hours of annual leave available per year (pro-rata)A role with Forestry England will provide and offer a wide range of benefits to include: Balanced and blended working arrangements. Access to extensive online learning. BPD events, professional training, and development. Contributory pension scheme that you may enter as soon as you join, where employer makes 27% contribution, and where your contributions come out of your salary before any tax is taken. Shared parental leave, maternity leave, paternity leave, enhanced adoption leave, and more. Childcare benefits. Bike to work scheme, employee assistance programme, dedicated wellbeing team and more. What you need to do now If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now. If this job isn't quite right for you but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion on your career. #
