Works Supervisor – Nature Recovery

Location

Pickering, Yorkshire and the Humber, YO18 7EL

About the Job

We’ve not always been known for our conservation work, but Forestry England have bold ambitions to be a leading force for nature recovery. Our progress is real and measurable: FSC certified since 1999, WWF’s ‘Gift to the Earth’ award in 2001, and commitments to restore all our ancient woodlands in 2007 and 11,000 hectares of open habitats in 2013. In 2022 we launched our first Biodiversity Plan with a clear goal to make the nation’s forests the most valuable places for wildlife to thrive and expand in England.

Explore our work to see how we’re putting nature recovery at the heart of England’s forests:

• White-tailed eagle reintroduction
• Nightjar Conservation
• Creating Wilder Forests

What you’ll do

As Works Supervisor – Nature Recovery, you will play a key role in turning this ambition into reality. Working closely with the Forester – Nature Recovery and wider teams, you will plan and supervise forestry operations that deliver on-the-ground environmental outcomes. This is an exciting opportunity for someone with land management experience and contract supervision skills to make a tangible, large-scale impact on nature recovery across Yorkshire’s landscapes.

Please see the job description below for more information and details about what we need from you.

Where you’ll work…

The post will initially be based at Forestry England’s Yorkshire Office in Pickering. It will move to the Dalby Forest Office in autumn/winter 2027. Regular travel around Forestry England’s estate in Yorkshire will be required. There will be occasional trips outside of Yorkshire for Forestry England-wide meetings, which may require an overnight stay.

Job Description

Key Responsibilities & Accountabilities  

• Assist the Forester – Nature Recovery in planning work programmes and setting up and managing operational contracts to deliver habitat restoration, such as:
  timber harvesting, scrub clearance, ride management, tree felling, wetland restoration, fencing, rhododendron clearance and other vegetation management.
• Carry out day-to-day supervision of staff and contractors engaged on nature recovery works, maintaining high standards of delivery.
• Monitor health and safety practices of contractors and Forestry England staff to ensure high standards of safety.
• Build and maintain excellent professional relationships and communications with Forestry England staff, contractors, stakeholders and members of the public, to
  maximise effective delivery of the works.
• Contribute to ecological monitoring and project tracking required by the programme to ensure outputs of project work are captured accurately and completely.

Person Specification