Job summary
What you’ll do…
As a Forest Works Supervisor supporting Central Forest District's woodland creation programme you will join a dynamic team creating new multipurpose woods at scale. The successful applicant will work closely with our Woodland Creation Foresters to plant, protect, maintain and monitor new woodland on multiple sites, primarily in Lincolnshire.
You will plan, deliver and supervise work programmes for contractors and staff delivering Forestry England's sustainable land management, supporting compliance with the UK Forestry Standard and UK Woodland Assurance Standard.
You will assist in setting and maintaining standards in all aspects of forest and woodland management, helping to meet our business plan targets.
This role may also involve travel and work in other areas of Central District.
Please see the job description below for more information and details about what we need from you.
Where you’ll work…
You will be based in the Central District working out of a local office at either Sherwood Pines NG21 9JL, Market Rasen LN8 3RQ or Fineshade NN17 3BB
The successful candidate will be required to undertake regular travel between woodland creation sites in Lincolnshire, along with occasional travel across the wider Central District. A vehicle will be provided for all business travel.
Central England Forest District Team manages 30,000ha of the National Forests within a triangle formed by Preston, Grimsby and Milton Keynes. We manage a diverse range of Forests from ancient oak-wood to new community forests, producing 150,000 tonnes of timber every year and providing homes for a wide range of wildlife. Over 8 million people live within 20 miles of our forests, giving rise to a diverse range of customers, neighbours and stakeholders. We manage seven visitor centres, attracting over 2.5 million visits per year, and 23,000 hectares of accessible woodlands.
Role
Key responsibilities & accountabilities
- supervise the planting and establishment phase of new woodland creation to deliver outputs and results
- monitor and supervise contractors to ensure compliance with contract specifications, ensuring health and safety requirements are met
- assist in the planning of work programmes with the District Forester
- effectively supervise, motivate and support colleagues and contractors ensuring a high quality of work, effective communication and team working
- you may be expected to assist with other tasks in the forest district although woodland creation tasks will be prioritized
And any other task reasonably requested by your line manager.
Person specification
Skills, knowledge & experience
Essential professional and technical experience
- relevant experience of forestry or land management
- experience of effective team working
- experience of contract supervision
- experience working flexibly to meet tight deadlines
- sound understanding of health and safety in forest operations
- competent IT user with experience in MS Office suite of applications and GIS
Desirable professional and technical experience
- experience in new woodland establishment operations
- hold a recognised Forestry qualification
- good understanding of UKFS and UKWAS requirements
Qualifications
Essential
Desirable
- GCSE English and Maths or functional equivalent as essential qualifications
Behaviours
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
- Working Together
- Communicating and Influencing
- Delivering at Pace
Benefits
Alongside your salary of £30,105, Forestry Commission contributes £8,721 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.
- 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 employer contribution of 28.97%
Artificial intelligence
Artificial intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action. Please see our candidate guidance (opens in a new window) for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use.
Selection process details
This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours and Strengths.
How to apply…
You will be asked to write a 200 word statement on your relevant experience and career history, along with a personal statement of no more than 500 words. You will be assessed on both during sifting. More details about how to apply are listed on the application form.
You will be assessed on strength based questions during your interview.
The Behaviours being assessed at interview are –
- Working Together
- Communicating and Influencing
- Delivering at Pace
Successful candidates will undergo a criminal record check and the government baseline personnel security standardcheck.
If you require any reasonable adjustments, please email [email protected].
If you're planning to use AI to support your application, please ensure you've read our guidelines here first.https://jobs.forestryengland.uk/members/modules/ats/tracking.php?record=584
Read more about our application process and working with us on the Forestry England website.
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
Security
Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.
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)
- nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
- individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
- Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service
Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)
Working for the Civil Service
The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants. We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window).
The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.
The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.
Diversity and Inclusion
The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window).
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Contact point for applicants
Job contact
Recruitment team
Further information
Our recruitment process is underpinned by the principle of appointment on the basis of fair and open competition and appointment on merit, as outlined in the Civil Service Commissioners’ Recruitment Principles.If you feel your application has not been treated in accordance with these principles and you wish to make a complaint, you should in the first instance contact FCE by email: [email protected]. If you are not satisfied with the response you receive, you can contact the Civil Service Commission, which regulates all Civil Service recruitment.
Attachments
Forestry England Job Description - Forest Work Supervisor (Woodland Creation) (PB6A) (2) Opens in new window (pdf, 109kB)
