Estates Work Supervisor

Westonbirt Arboretum - Forestry England; Greater London; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 33,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Civil Service Pension

Holiday entitlement 25 days (+1 per yr

Free parking

Free entry to arboreta

Career development

Job summary

Westonbirt Arboretum – Forestry England is seeking an Estates Work Supervisor to help manage the built estate, supervise contracts and ensure compliance. The role is based in the North East with travel to Bellingham/Hexham and surrounding areas.

The successful candidate will plan and supervise a range of estate contracts, ensuring high standards and adherence to Forestry England processes, policies and guidance. A Civil Service pension and development opportunities are included.

Qualifications

• Experience in managing building maintenance contracts and estate services.
• Knowledge of statutory compliance for estate works.
• Ability to plan and supervise contracts and programmes of work.

Responsibilities

• Plan, specify and supervise contracts to maintain, repair and improve the built estate.
• Monitor programmes of work to ensure high standards and compliance with policies and legislation.

Job description

Job Introduction

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

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.

Read more about the benefits on the Forestry England website.

Reasonable Adjustments

If you require any reasonable adjustments, please email [e-mail].

Nationality Requirements…

Read more about nationality requirements here.

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].