Ips Typographus Field Operations Officer

Government Recruitment Service; Corby; On-site; GBP 39,000 - 41,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Disability Confident employer scheme

Job summary

The Ips typographus Project Officer role with Government Recruitment Service sits within Forest Services, part of the Forestry Commission, and focuses on preventing, detecting and eradicating Ips typographus outbreaks in England.

You will coordinate surveillance, outbreak response and regulatory activities, helping protect England's trees and woodlands while supporting wider plant health work across Great Britain.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate surveillance, outbreak response and regulatory actions.
• Lead survey teams, prioritise sites by risk and coordinate resource allocation.

Skills

Outbreak management

Regulatory coordination

Contractor management

Fieldwork planning

Job description

The Ips typographus Project Officer role with Government Recruitment Service sits within Forest Services, part of the Forestry Commission, and focuses on preventing, detecting and eradicating Ips typographus outbreaks in England.

You will coordinate surveillance, outbreak response and regulatory activities, helping protect England's trees and woodlands while supporting wider plant health work across Great Britain.