Harvesting Works Supervisor

Job summary

What you’ll do…

Your role will be to provide support to the Harvesting Forester (Standing Sales) and District Forester (Harvesting) through the timely preparation of standing sales parcels for national and local sales events. This will involve supporting the Harvesting Forester (Standing Sales) to deliver front line supervision and site management of Tariffing operations by contractors and liaison with Beat Foresters, our Civil Engineering Team, Archaeology surveyors and others. You will assist in setting and maintaining standards in all aspects of this process ahead of the harvesting operations.

You will:-

• Support the Harvesting Forester (Standing Sales) to prepare standing sales in line with the District Harvesting Programme
• Support in leading and managing staff and contractors to prepare sales in line with the operational site assessment silvicultural prescriptions
• Supervise contractors with regular site visits to ensure that contracts are delivered within the agreed timescales
• Record and file site visits reports in Sharepoint Contract folders
• Ensure that conservation areas, archaeological features are clearly identified during the marking process
• Support setting and maintaining operational / Health and Safety standards.
• Be available to support the contract management of harvesting sites and tree safety programme
• The successful candidate may be expected to join the South England Forest District Duty Officer roster. This would require you to act as Duty Officer providing 24 hr emergency contact cover for a period of one week in approximately every 14 weeks i.e. approximately 4 times per year.

Where you’ll work…

We are Forestry England. We are the Country's largest land manager, caring for the nation's forests for people, nature and the economy. The foundation of our organisation is our world-class sustainable management of the nation's forests.

This post will be based at our main office in South District which is at Lyndhurst SO43 7NH. Alternative locations within the District may be considered.

Our South England Forest District team is made up of around 180 people with a diverse range of roles - from foresters and wildlife rangers to civil engineers, and ecologists to marketing professionals. We all contribute towards the management of 46,000 hectares of public forest estate that stretch from Sussex to Dorset, and from Berkshire to the Isle of Wight. Nearly all of our forests are within either a National Park or Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

Job description

Key responsibilities & accountabilities

Operational Responsibility:

Plan, deliver and supervise work programmes for contractors and staff that contribute to the delivery of standing sales parcels.

As required, gather operational data accurately and efficiently and maintain appropriate up to date records to the standard required. Such work includes:

• Keeping contract records of Measuring timber ready for sale
• Undertaking mapping work using mobile technology, particularly through the use of Field Maps within Forester Web

Stakeholder Engagement, Representation and Communications:

• Through effective liaison with other staff and stakeholders, plan, implement and deliver efficient work programmes that satisfy the aims of Forestry England.
• Engage proactively and respond constructively to existing and prospective customers and present the highest standards of professionalism when representing Forestry England.
• Collaborate with internal and external partners to ensure our work delivers for people, nature and the rural economy.

Health and Safety:

• Ensure that all work programmes undertaken meet Forestry England and regulatory standards of health and safety, operational efficiency and quality of output.
• Support the Harvesting Forester (Standing Sales) through regular supervision of contractors through checking and recording standards of Health and Safety.

And any other tasks, reasonably requested by your line manager.

Person specification

Skills, knowledge & experience

Essential professional and technical experience

• Relevant experience in forestry or land management.
• Competence with a wide range of IT applications including Microsoft Office Suite.
• Competence with GIS applications.

Desirable professional and technical experience

• Good understanding of and experience in the application of Health & Safety in forest operations.
• A sound understanding of and experience in the application of contract management.
• A sound understanding of silviculture practice and its application.
• A sound understanding of measuring timber in accordance with “Forest Mensuration: A handbook for Practitioners” commonly known as the blue book.

Qualifications

Essential

• Uk Driving licence

Desirable

• Hold a recognised Forestry qualification to at least National Diploma level.

Behaviours

We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

• Making Effective Decisions
• Delivering at Pace
• Managing a Quality Service
• Seeing the Big Picture

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £31,159, Forestry Commission contributes £9,026 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides (opens in a new window).

• Learning and development tailored to your role
• An environment with flexible working options
• A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
• A Civil Service pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%

Things you need to know

Artificial intelligence

Artificial intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action. Please see our candidate guidance (opens in a new window) for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use.

Selection process details

This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours.

How to apply…

We cannot accept applications via email. Please follow the steps outlined below. Any CVs and/or personal statements sent outside the system will not be considered for shortlisting.

You will be asked to write a 200 word statement on your relevant experience and career history, along with a personal statement of no more than 500 words. You will be assessed on both during sifting. More details about how to apply are listed on the application form.

The Behaviours being assessed at interview are –

• Making Effective Decisions
• Delivering at Pace
• Managing a Quality Service
• Seeing the Big Picture

You may also be assessed on Experience, Strength based questions, and/or the Technical Success Profile at the interview. The technical element could include a presentation, practical or written task.

Successful candidates will undergo a criminal record check and the government baseline personnel security standard check.

If you require any reasonable adjustments, please email fcrecruitmentteam@forestryengland.uk.

If you're planning to use AI to support your application, please ensure you've read our guidelines here first.

Read more about our application process and working with us on the Forestry England website.

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Security

Successful candidates must undergo a basic (or equivalent) criminal record check.People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Nationality requirements

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

• UK nationals
• nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
• Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)

Working for the Civil Service

The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.

We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window).The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.

Diversity and Inclusion

The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see theCivil Service People Plan (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window).

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Contact point for applicants

Job contact :

• Name : FC Recruitment Team
• Email : fcrecruitmentteam@forestryengland.uk

Recruitment team

• Email : fcrecruitmentteam@forestryengland.uk

Further information

Our recruitment process is underpinned by the principle of appointment on the basis of fair and open competition and appointment on merit, as outlined in the Civil Service Commissioners’ Recruitment Principles.If you feel your application has not been treated in accordance with these principles and you wish to make a complaint, you should in the first instance contact FCE by email: englandhr.services@forestryengland.uk. If you are not satisfied with the response you receive, you can contact the Civil Service Commission, which regulates all Civil Service recruitment.

Attachments

Forestry England Job Description - Works Supervisor Harvesting (PB6a) Opens in new window (pdf, 164kB)