Sandlings Work Supervisor

Forest Camping Limited; Woodbridge; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 35,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Civil Service Pension

25 days holiday rising to 30

Career development support

Job summary

Forestry England seeks a Sandlings East Beat Work Supervisor based at the Tangham hub near Woodbridge, Suffolk. You will oversee forest operations across Rendlesham, Tunstall, and Dunwich Forests, ensuring the safe delivery of timber production, restocking and habitat management in line with UKFS/UKWAS/FISA standards.

Lead Beat Craftspeople and contractors, plan large-scale programmes, and manage outdoor work across seasons.

Qualifications

• Experience in planning and organising large-scale forest operations.
• Knowledge of forestry practices and standards such as UKFS/UKWAS/FISA.

Responsibilities

• Ensure safe and effective delivery of forest operations and timber production.
• Plan and organise beat programmes across Rendlesham, Tunstall, Dunwich Forest and Sandlings/Lavenham Beat.
• Coordinate Beat Craftspeople and contractors to meet standards and schedule.

Job description

We are Forestry England.We live and breathe forests.Job title – Sandlings East Beat Work SupervisorSalary - £30,105 per annumContract type – PermanentHours – 37 hours per weekVacancy closes - 28th September, 23:58Join 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…

As a Beat Works Supervisor in Rendlesham, Tunstall, Dunwich Forest and also a wider Beat, you will play a key role in ensuring the safe and effective delivery of forest operations that protect the forest, produce timber, establish restocking, maintain SSSI/SPA habitats for rare Sandlings fauna and flora, safeguard our unique heritage, and provide extensive public access.At Rendlesham, Tunstall and Dunwich Forest, we work at a landscape scale. The 5,500 hectare of forest is divided into three main blocks and also several smaller outlaying woodlands in the Lavenham area, contributing to the Districts timber production and a planting programme each year. The Sandlings and Lavenham Beat has a small team managed by a Forester. You will be the Work Supervisor in The Sandlings and Lavenham Beat, part of the East District operational delivery team, using your forestry knowledge and experience to support the Forester in planning and organising large-scale, wide-ranging beat programmes, including harvesting, restocking, vegetation management and hazardous tree work. These programmes are delivered by Beat Craftspeople and contractors; your understanding of operational forestry will ensure their work meets UKFS, UKWAS and FISA standards.Please see attached Job Description for more details.

Where you’ll work…

This post is based at the Tangham hub outstation near Woodbridge, Suffolk (IP12 3NF).You can expect to spend part of your time in the office, but you must also be prepared to work outdoors in all seasons and be able to walk across rough ground. There will be occasions where meetings and training events will take place off site, which may require overnight stays.

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 BenefitPension 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.
• STaRis 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.

Interview Behaviours

• Seeing the big picture.
• Managing a quality service
• Communicating and Influencing
• Delivering at pace

You may also be assessed on Experience, Strength based questions, and/or the Technical Success Profile at the interview. Successful candidates will undergo a criminal record check and the government baseline personnel security standardcheck.

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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 theGreat Place to Work for VeteransandPrison 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.

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