Estates Work Supervisor

Forest Camping Limited; Bellingham; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Civil Service Pension

25 days holiday

STaR benefits

Career development

Free parking

National Arboretums entry

Job summary

Forestry England in the North East is seeking an Estates Work Supervisor to help manage and improve the built estate, supervise contracts, ensure statutory compliance, and deliver efficient estate services. You will plan and supervise contracts for maintenance, repairs, and improvements, and work with the district building surveyor and estate department to uphold policy and processes.

The role is based in Bellingham, Hexham, Northumberland with travel around the district, offering pension

Responsibilities

• Help change the look and feel of our built estate by assisting the district building surveyor and estate’s department in delivering professional management of buildings, utilities and general estate services by the most efficient means possible.
• You will plan, specify and supervise a range of contracts to maintain, repair and improve the built estate and ensure statutory compliance.
• The EWS will implement and monitor programmes of work to a high standard ensuring compliance with legislation and Forestry England processes, policy and guidance.

Job description

We are Forestry England. We live and breathe forests. Job title – Estates Work Supervisor Salary – £30,105 Contract type – 3 year Fixed Term Appointment Hours – 37 hours per week Vacancy closes – Monday 19th October 2026, 23:58 Join us. We're foresters, professionals and experts. We are a passionate team who love to share our enthusiasm and want to make a positive difference for you and the environment. Together, we're using our scale and expertise to grow the nation’s forests for everyone. We’re already adapting our landscapes for tomorrow, and getting stuff done today, like creating amazing places and experiences for you to enjoy. We're providing vital homes for wildlife, making our air cleaner to breathe and producing sustainable timber.

What you’ll do

Help change the look and feel of our built estate by assisting the district building surveyor and estate’s department in delivering professional management of buildings, utilities and general estate services by the most efficient means possible. You will plan, specify and supervise a range of contracts to maintain, repair and improve the built estate and ensure statutory compliance. The EWS will implement and monitor programmes of work to a high standard ensuring compliance with legislation and Forestry England processes, policy and guidance.

Where you’ll work

Bellingham, Hexham, Northumberland NE46 3LD. There will be considerable travel around the North East of the district.

Benefits

• Alongside your salary, Forestry England contributes an average of 28.97% towards your pension. You will become a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension Scheme.
• 25 days holiday a year, raising by one day every year’s service, up to 30 days (pro-rated for part time employees) plus additional days off such as bank holidays.
• STaR is our employee benefits scheme offering discounts on everyday supermarket shopping, as well as other things such as hotel stays clothes, mobile phones, other electrical items, medical and car insurance, holidays, gym discounts, household bills, Headspace wellbeing app.free parking at Forestry England sites and free entry to our National Arboretums at Westonbirt and Bedgebury.
• a commitment to lifelong learning through career development. Forestry England will support your career development in a variety of ways, including continual professional development, support for individual learning plans and sponsored membership of professional bodies.

Working for the Civil Service

Forestry England is part of the Civil Service. The Civil Service has a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS). This means candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria during the application process will be guaranteed an interview. We also offer a Redeployment Interview Scheme to current civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the role. This role is also part of the Great Place to Work for Veterans and Prison Leaver Recruitment initiative. Within Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016, it is essential that applicants should have the ability to provide conversation in accurate spoken English. Our recruitment process makes appointments based on fair and open competition and merit, as outlined in the Civil Service Commissioners' Recruitment Principles. If you feel your application has not been treated in in line with/according to these principles and you wish to make a complaint, please email: [e-mail].