Works Supervisor - Peatland

Job summary

What you’ll do…

We are the country’s largest land manager, caring for the nation’s forests for wildlife, people, and climate. The foundation of our organisation is our world-class sustainable management of the nation’s forests.

As Peatland Works Supervisor you will be managed by the Peatland Restoration Project Manager to assist with an ambitious project of DEFRA funded peatland restoration across the North District. You will assist with project plans, contracting and site management and supervision.

This role is offered as a fixed term appointment until 31 March 2029, with the possibility of extension.

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

Where you’ll work…

The post will be based at Forestry England's Bellingham Office, with hybrid home working available. Travel across England will be required.

Job description

Key Responsibilities & Accountabilities

• Supervise operational sites to identify health, safety, and environmental issues, and take corrective action.
• Monitor progress against the contract or work schedule.
• Accurately record site visits and keep the Forester and other colleagues informed of progress and other issues in a timely way.
• Conduct site surveying and basic mapping to support peatland restoration planning, including identifying and recording drainage features, and collecting monitoring data where appropriately experienced.
• Assist in leading and managing staff and contractors to deliver outputs and results.
• Communicate appropriately with colleagues and all stakeholders including landowners, neighbours, contractors, customers, and members of the public.

Person specification

Skills, Knowledge & Experience
Essential Professional and Technical experience

• Proven track record in successfully planning and supervising land management operations or hold a recognised Forestry qualification or similar qualification to National Diploma level
• Experience of contracts and contractor supervision
• Good understanding of Health & Safety in the workplace
• Knowledge and understanding of industry standards and best practice
• Competence with a range of IT applications including Microsoft Office applications
• Excellent communication skills

Desirable Professional and Technical experience

• Knowledge of peatland habitats and restoration techniques
• Excellent communication skills in both written and verbal format
• Good understanding of UKFS and UKWAS requirements

Qualifications
Essential

• A GCSE in Maths and English or equivalent qualification
• Full UK Driving Licence

Behaviours

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

• Making Effective Decisions
• Working Together
• Managing a Quality Service
• Delivering at Pace

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £30,105, Forestry Commission contributes £8,721 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

• 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 and Experience.

How to apply…

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.

You will be assessed on experience based questions during your interview.

The Civil Service Behaviours being assessed at interview are –

Making Effective Decisions
Working Together
Managing a Quality Service
Delivering at Pace
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.

This role is funded by DEFRA rather than through Forestry England generated revenue, and is therefore subject to government spending reviews. While DEFRA has indicated long term support for the Biodiversity Programme and we expect funding to continue, it is possible that funding levels may change at the end of any financial year depending on DEFRA’s budget allocations. In the event of funding changes, we would prioritise retaining staff posts wherever possible. This approach is consistent for roles within publicly funded organisations. We are committed to keeping staff informed and supported through any changes.

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

Security

Successful candidates must undergo a 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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This vacancy is part of the Great Place to Work for Veterans (opens in a new window) initiative.The Civil Service welcomes applications from people who have recently left prison or have an unspent conviction. Read more about prison leaver recruitment (opens in new window).Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records.

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.