Assistant Site Manager- Central Scotland

Position not right for you? Share it with someone you know. Reference: MAY20262241 Expiry date: 22:59, Sun, 5th Jul 2026 Location: Homebased Benefits: Car, 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, pension, annual leave buy and sell, Employee assistance scheme, Flexible working The Role Oversee and monitor estate contract works, ensuring delivery to the highest professional standards and full compliance with FSC certification. Implement and maintain Health & Safety compliance on sites, including risk assessments, recording, safety surveys and overseeing resulting works. Support woodland and land management planning, including ecological condition assessments, compartment records, species checks and site surveys. Plan, deliver and financially manage site management programmes, working with agents, contractors and volunteers to agreed budgets. Lead tendering, procurement and contract management, ensuring value for money, accurate pricing and effective delivery. Support site budgeting and work programming, assisting the Site Manager with forecasting and monitoring expenditure. Manage volunteers and community engagement, working with the Volunteering Team to recruit, coordinate and support volunteer activity (including Woodland Working Groups). Act as a professional external representative, engaging with schools, community groups, neighbours, contractors and stakeholders. Additionally, supporting events, funding bids and visits. This is a homebased role, requiring regular travel to locations within the West Lothian landscape and wider Scotland, sometimes to remote locations. You would be expected to live within reasonable travelling distance of your area of responsibility. Occasional travel to regional offices and overnight stays will be required. The Candidate You’ll have experience working in a public-facing land-based management role, within either the conservation or commercial sector, ideally in an urban environment. You’ll have experience working within the charity sector, collaborating across internal teams and with external partners. A proven ability to manage Health & Safety, including conducting site inspections and overseeing safe delivery of activities. Strong experience in community, school and volunteer engagement, supporting participation and inclusive involvement. Excellent communication skills, able to engage confidently with diverse audiences in writing and verbally, and to represent the Trust professionally and positively. You’ll have experience managing contracts and contractors, delivering site-based works including access and people-focused projects. You’ll have an ability to plan, prioritise and manage workload effectively, working with internal and external partners to deliver shared objectives. You’ll possess relevant technical knowledge and practical capability, including awareness of UKWAS, NPF4 and the Scottish Outdoor Access Code, supported by a qualification in forestry/land management (or equivalent experience) and IT literacy. The successful candidate will have a full UK driving licence, and ability to meet pre-employment checks. The successful candidate will also be required to undertake a PVG Background Check, as part of our pre-employment screening. Benefits and Wellbeing Enhanced Employer Pension Life Assurance Flexible & Hybrid Working Options Generous Annual Leave - 25 Days Plus Bank Holidays (pro rata’d for part-time) Buy and Sell Holiday Scheme Enhanced Parental Pay Employee Assistance Programme Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion To achieve our vision of a world where woods and trees thrive for people and nature, we need to better reflect society and the communities we work in. All people, no matter their background, identity, ability, or circumstance, should benefit from trees. People of colour and disabled people are currently under-represented across the environment and conservation sector. If you identify as a person of colour and/or disabled, we particularly encourage you to apply. Please contact us to discuss any additional support or adjustments you may need to complete your application. #J-18808-Ljbffr