Works Supervisor - Cockermouth, United Kingdom - Forestry Commission

Forestry Commission

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Cockermouth, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Salary:

- £26,534
Job grade:

Administrative Officer
Pay Band 6a
Contract type:
Fixed Term
Loan
Secondment
Length of employment:
Until June 2025
Business area:
FC
Forestry England
North England Forest District
Type of role:
Operational Delivery
Working pattern:
Fulltime
Number of jobs available:
1Contents

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About the job

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Location

Peil Wyke, Cockermouth, Cumbria, CA13 9YGAbout the job

Job summary:

North England Forest District has a complement of 132 staff who care for 61,000 hectares of forest and 25,000 hectares of open land.

Annual timber production is 550,000 m3 and there is a planting programme in excess of 3 million trees a year.

The District has 45 SSSIs totalling over 10,000 ha and is a major contributor to local and national biodiversity. The District has four visitor centres at Grizedale, Whinlatter, Kielder and Hamsterley. The public forest estate in North England District attracts over one million visits per annum.

The Cumberland Beat is comprised of 12 woodland blocks ranging from 10 ha to 450 ha, stretching from High Stand Forest in the east of Cumbria, through to the west Cumbrian forests of Blengdale and Miterdale.

The majority of the 2400 ha are within the Lake District National Park and all are managed for multi-purpose objectives, determined by their individual character and location.

The Beat has a restocking programme of between 25-50 ha per year and an annual timber harvesting programme of around, 45,000 m3 from clear felling, thinnings and a strong focus on low impact silvicultural systems.

Other major work includes a 7km to 10km annual fencing programme (often using helicopters to fly material to replace mountain fences), Phytophthora and tree safety management.

The team is led by a Beat Forester who is supported by a Works Supervisor and 2 forest craftspeople. Often the team will work closely with the Recreation Team to deliver and facilitate recreational interests in West Cumbria.

Job description:

The post offers an exciting opportunity to work within the Lake District National Park with an enthusiastic team to manage a range of different forests and open habitats.

The main responsibilities of the Work Supervisor role are to:

Support the Beat Forester in all aspects of the day-to-day management of the beat and in planning, organising and supervising forest operations by staff and contractors to ensure agreed work is delivered safely, effectively and efficiently.
Effectively plan and manage the work of the Craftsperson Team, with the guidance and support from the Beat Forester.
Accurately collect site measurements and observations and use these in monitoring outcomes, assessing site conditions, updating records and informing decisions.
Manage ordering and deliveries of essential plants, materials and consumables to work sites.
Communicate appropriately with colleagues and all stakeholders including landowners, neighbours, contractors, customers and members of the public.
Supervise all aspects of Health and Safety across the beat, promoting and improving our safety culture across all activities.

The role involves a mixture of office work and time spent in the forest.

The job is varied and wide ranging, requiring close team working to continually rebalance priorities as unplanned situations arise that need dealing with whilst maintaining momentum to deliver planned programmes.

Person specification:

Essential Experience

Demonstrable knowledge and experience of woodland and forest management.
Good understanding of health and safety issues relating to working in a forest or public access site.
Experience of effective team working.
Good working knowledge of MS Office packages, including Outlook, Excel and Word.
Full UK Driving Licence

Desirable Experience

Hold an NVQ Level 3 in Trees & Timber or an equivalent qualification in Forestry/Land based industry.
Evidence of ability to develop relevant practical skills through assessed training. E.g., NPTC chainsaw.
Supervision of staff, volunteers and / or contractors.
Familiarity with the use of GIS mapping systems.

Behaviours:

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

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

Benefits:

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 average employer contribution of 27%
Generous paid maternity and paternity leave which is notably more than the statutory minimum offered by many other employers
25 days annual leave plus 10.5 Public, Privilege and Additional holidays.

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