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Forest Plantation – Managing Director – East Anglia

Employer
De Lacy Executive
Location
East Anglia
Salary
Forest Plantation – Managing Director – East Anglia
Closing date
12 Feb 2021

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Job Details

De Lacy Executive are searching for an experienced forestry manager to oversee an expanding portfolio of new plantations of a fast-growing hardwood. With an aim to cover 2,000Ha of previously intensively farmed agricultural land, the right candidate will have an excellent understanding and interest in carbon capture and habitat management. This exciting business makes ecology and biodiversity a top priority while providing an extensive carbon sink alongside timber production.

Responsibilities:

  • Oversee the planting of all new woodland and manage accordingly to a high specification for a premium hardwood timber market.
  • Liaise with the Director of Agronomy over the growing season schedules of operations.
  • Manage a team of six full time staff as well as seasonal workers.
  • Maintain excellent relationships with landowners, keeping them notified of operations and issues arising from each site.
  • You will be responsible for appointing all of your staff and promote leaders within your team to operate the plantations effectively.
  • Plan and deliver monthly reports to the board of directors.

Requirements:

  • Experience in leading a team.
  • Proficient in accountancy and business reporting.
  • IT skills & mapping skills are essential.
  • An interest in Carbon Capture, Ecology and Habitat Management.
  • Woodland Habitat Management experience.
  • Practical Woodland Operation skills.
  • Experience in forestry Harvesting & Logistics.
  • An understanding of Hardwood markets and processing requirements.
  • Adaptable and Flexible during busy periods.

Renumeration:

  • A competitive package is available to include a vehicle and a share option after two years of employment. A relocation package will be considered for the right candidate.

Interested?

For more information and an informal confidential discussion please call: Jane Righton: Office 01885 483440, DD: 01885 485522 or e-mail your CV and covering letter to: jane.righton@delacyexecutive.co.uk. Thank you. De Lacy Executive will upload your CV to our database and retain some data about you in order to process your application. More information about our processing activities can be found at www.delacyexecutive.co.uk/privacypolicy. Please be assured that all contact is treated in complete confidence and your details will not be passed to a third party without your prior permission. Please note that this advertisement is not a job description and you should satisfy yourself about the full details at interview. De Lacy Executive is an Approved member of the Recruitment and Employment Confederation, which promotes high standards in recruitment practice, and is registered with the Information Commissioners Office. De Lacy Executive complies with all relevant data protection legislation.

Company

De Lacy Executive is the professional Agri-Business recruitment consultancy.

Since 2000 we have been recruiting within the agriculture, horticulture, fruit, fresh produce, primary food and other rural sectors in the UK and Internationally. We arguably have the largest database of candidates and regular employer clients.

In this period we have been privileged to help countless companies and jobseekers to achieve their employment goals.

We engage at all levels from trainee through to senior executive and in disciplines from production to technical and commercial.

Our team of nine is friendly, knowledgeable and experienced. We welcome your enquiries and offer our very best advice and service whatever the employment situation.

Most of us are agriculturalists by upbringing and education and have experience of working in the sector we serve before entering the recruitment industry.  We are well trained in recruitment practice and De Lacy Executive is the only Agricultural Recruitment business to be Approved by the Recruitment and Employment Confederation which promotes high standards within the recruitment industry.

We maintain the highest levels of confidentiality and are registered and conform to the requirements of the Data Protection Act.

 “Integrity, Knowledge and Confidentiality”.

We look forward to hearing from you.

De Lacy Executive Ltd. Suite 7, Malvern Gate, Bromwich Road, Worcester WR2 4BN

Tel: 01885 483440. E mail: admin@delacyexecutive.co.uk

Company info
Telephone
01885 483440
Location
Suite 7
Malvern Gate
Bromwich Road
Worcester
Worcestershire
WR2 4BN
United Kingdom

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