Contents Location About the job Benefits Things you need to know Apply and further information Location Grizedale, North West England, LA22 0QJ : Hexham, North East England, NE48 2HP About the job Job summary To lead the Planning & Environment function and team in North England Forest District. Building excellent professional relationships with internal and external stakeholders. Maximising natural capital delivery within a commercially underpinned business model across all activities. Seeking opportunities to support national programmes including Woodland Creation and Biodiversity Action Plan. Working positively and collaboratively with all district and national staff and functions to improve outcomes. Delivering excellence in sustainable forest management across people, nature and economy, surpassing existing standards of UKFS and UKWAS. Job description Strategic work strategically through demonstration at scale in support of modern and contemporary forestry focus on natural capital approaches; bigger, better, connected habitats and integrated land management approaches Leadership and Representation lead and manage a team of 4 people representing the planning and environment function work cross-functionally in support of delivery teams provide professional and credible representation with external organisations e.g. National Parks, Natural England, Wildlife Trusts, RSPB be lead Forestry England representative on a number of partnership initiatives covering species and habitats from Ospreys and Wildwoods to Water voles and Border mires Planning ensure compliance with key standards including UKFS and UKWAS maximise Natural Capital delivery within a commercially underpinned business model maintaining an appropriate balance between people, nature and economy ensure up to date and relevant information is incorporated within strategic, design and operational plans Environment work closely with other function leads and teams ensure opportunities, constraints and threats in relation to environmental factors, species and habitats are fully realised, managed and controlled Developments support planning and development of new opportunities within the district, providing ecological and wider expertise and capacity as required Spatial Data and GIS oversee management of Forest District spatial data sets, taking lead responsibility for timber production forecasting driven by accurate inventory Person specification Essential professional and technical experience demonstrate experience of managing conflicting priorities and be able to demonstrate strong analytical and communication skills demonstrate experience of leading the development of strategic and operational plans that have ownership and are deliverable competent IT user with experience in MS Office suite of applications Desirable professional and technical experience competent user of GIS Benefits Alongside your salary of £39,135, Forestry Commission contributes £11,337 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 Selection process details How to apply You will be asked to upload your CV and 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 Seeing the bigger picture Leadership Communicating and Influencing Successful candidates will undergo a criminal record check and the government baseline personnel security standard check. If you require any reasonable adjustments, please email fcrecruitmentteamforestryengland.uk. 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 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 the Civil Service People Plan (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window). Apply and further information 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 : fcrecruitmentteamforestryengland.uk Recruitment team Email : fcrecruitmentteamforestryengland.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.servicesforestryengland.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 - Planning and Environment Manager (PB4) Opens in new window (pdf, 83kB) Apply at advertiser's site Share this page Print Email Gmail Facebook LinkedIn