District Ecologist: Lead Nature Recovery & Forest Planning

Kate on Conservation; Santon Downham; Remote; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Forestry England in Yorkshire is seeking a District Ecologist to lead nature recovery efforts across treasured landscapes. You will provide expert ecological advice shaping forest management for wildlife, people and climate, ensuring site protection and recovery at landscape scale.

You will design monitoring programmes, guide long-term forest planning and manage nature recovery projects and contracts, collaborating with conservation organisations, landowners and academic partners within a

Qualifications

• Essential: Ecology or environmental degree or equivalent experience.
• Essential: Good wildlife identification skills, especially protected species.
• Essential: Ability to design and deliver robust survey and monitoring programmes.
• Essential: Effective written and spoken communication.
• Essential: Able to manage a complex workload and meet deadlines.
• Essential: Ability to analyse data and evaluate evidence for reports.
• Essential: Up-to-date knowledge of biodiversity-related environmental legislation.
• Essential: Experience working with volunteers.
• Essential: Excellent team and partnership working.
• Essential: Experience with local stakeholder groups including landowners, NGOs and local government.

Responsibilities

• Design and oversee monitoring programmes for protected sites.
• Coordinate planning and delivery of nature recovery operations on protected sites.
• Analyse evidence to inform land-management decisions and contracts.
• Build partnerships with conservation organisations, landowners and academia.
• Support volunteering and public engagement to improve understanding of forests.

Skills

Ecology degree

Wildlife identification

Survey design & monitoring

Effective communication

Workload management

Data analysis

Environmental legislation knowledge

Volunteer coordination

Teamwork & partnerships

Stakeholder engagement

MS Office suite

GIS (Geographic Information Systems)

Python/R data analysis

Education

Ecology or environmental degree

Tools

MS Office

GIS

Job description

Forestry England in Yorkshire is seeking a District Ecologist to lead nature recovery efforts across treasured landscapes. You will provide expert ecological advice shaping forest management for wildlife, people and climate, ensuring site protection and recovery at landscape scale.

You will design monitoring programmes, guide long-term forest planning and manage nature recovery projects and contracts, collaborating with conservation organisations, landowners and academic partners within a