Heritage Mapping and Data Officer

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Job Reference forestryengland/TP/2377/843

Number of Positions:

1

Contract Type:

Fixed Term Appointment

Fixed term until 31st March 2029, with the possibility of extension or permanency

Working Hours:

37

Location:

National (any District main office or Bristol National Office)

Closing Date:

08/11/2026

Job Category:

Land Management

Region:

National

Business Unit:

National Operations

We are Forestry England.

We live and breathe forests.

Job title – Heritage Mapping and Data Officer

Salary – £33,854

Contract type – Fixed term contract until March 2029, with the possibility of extension or permanency

Final date to receive applications – Sunday 8th November 2026, 23:58

Join us. We're foresters, professionals and experts. We are a passionate team who love to share our enthusiasm and want to make a positive difference for you and the environment.

Together, we’re using our scale and expertise to grow the nation’s forests for everyone. We’re already adapting our landscapes for tomorrow, and getting stuff done today, like creating amazing places and experiences for you to enjoy. We're providing vital homes for wildlife, making our air cleaner to breathe and producing sustainable timber.

What you’ll do…

As the largest land manager in the country, Forestry England oversees a vast and diverse network of more than 1,500 forests and woods, spanning over 250,000 hectares. We often celebrate our landscapes for their natural beauty and ecological significance, yet they also harbour some of England’s most extraordinary historical sites, monuments, and stories. Beneath the leafy canopies and towering trees lies a rich tapestry of human history, preserved and intertwined with the very roots of the land.

As Heritage Mapping and Data Officer, you will support the collection, analysis, management, and ethical use of historic environment data across the biodiversity program. You will work directly with historic environment advisors well as other national and area teams, and external partners to ensure project data is appropriately collated, processed and managed.

You will establish and follow data standards, frameworks, and workflows, supporting the effective use of spatial, environmental, and heritage datasets. The role includes data governance, quality assurance, and compliance, contributing to reporting and evaluation, and identifying opportunities to improve data integration, insight, and long-term value, including through innovation and future funding opportunities.

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

Where you’ll work…

The postholder will be part of the Environment & Nature Recovery Team in National Operations, managed by the Lead Historic Environment Advisor, but can be based out of any of our regional offices, with hybrid working also possible.

Alongside your salary, Forestry England contributes an average of 28.97% towards your pension. You will become a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension Scheme.

• 25 days holiday a year, raising by one day every year’s service, up to 30 days (pro-rated for part time employees) plus additional days off such as bank holidays.
• STaRis our employee benefits scheme offering discounts on everyday supermarket shopping, as well as other things such as hotel stays clothes, mobile phones, other electrical items, medical and car insurance, holidays, gym discounts, household bills, Headspace wellbeing app.
• free parking at Forestry England sites and free entry to our National Arboretums at Westonbirt and Bedgebury.
• a commitment to lifelong learning through career development. Forestry England will…