Ips Typographus Project Lead - Field & Regulation

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

Benefits offered by this job

Disability Confident employer scheme

Job summary

Government Recruitment Service is seeking two Ips typographus Project Officers in London to help detect, contain and eradicate Ips typographus outbreaks across south-east England. You will coordinate surveillance, manage Support Officers and contractors, and balance fieldwork with office-based collaboration to protect woodlands.

The role offers exposure to outbreak management, regulation and partnership work, with regular site visits and liaison with Forest Research and government partners.

Responsibilities

• Support the Ips typographus Programme Manager and line manage Ips typographus Support Officer/s to deliver England’s eradication response to Ips typographus.
• Maintain our risk-based surveillance programme for vulnerable spruce stands, with intensified field-work activities during spring and summer seasons.
• Lead the mobilisation of survey teams, prioritise sites according to risk and coordinate resource allocation.
• Collaborate with Forest Research on the management of pheromone trapping detection networks and rapidly respond to trap catches with targeted ground-inspection.
• Oversee inspection requests for spruce felling, movement and processing authorisations, issuing authority letters and maintaining audit-ready records.

Job description

Government Recruitment Service is seeking two Ips typographus Project Officers in London to help detect, contain and eradicate Ips typographus outbreaks across south-east England. You will coordinate surveillance, manage Support Officers and contractors, and balance fieldwork with office-based collaboration to protect woodlands.

The role offers exposure to outbreak management, regulation and partnership work, with regular site visits and liaison with Forest Research and government partners.