Resilience Project Forester

# Resilience Project Forester## Job Introduction
** We are Forestry England.
**** We live and breathe forests.
**** Job title –
** Resilience Project Forester
****** Salary **–** **£33,854 per annum
****** Contract type – Fixed t
** erm appointment until 30th March 2029 (with the possibility of extension or permanency)
****** Hours –
** 37 hours per week
******** Final date to receive applications **–
** Sunday 26
******** th July
**** 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...
** You will work closely with the planning and operational teams to build a programme of work that will accelerate our Forest Resilience and Plantation on Ancient woodland site (PAWS) restoration programme, focusing on the most challenging sites which are unlikely to achieve our policy targets without additional support.

You will be part of the Central district establishment team, developing and delivering a district-wide programme of forest resilience and PAWS restoration. This will involve working with other teams, including planning, ecology, civil engineering and supporting our beat teams.

Please see the job description below for more information and details about what we need from you.
** Where you’ll work...
** Central England Forest District encompasses 30,000ha of the nation’s forests within a triangle formed by Preston, Grimsby and Milton Keynes. The area comprises a range of habitats and designated sites; from woodland and wetland, to grassland and heathland. As well as supporting a range of wildlife, the District produces approximately 150,000 tonnes of timber annually and manages seven visitor centres, attracting over 2.5 million visits a year.

The postholder will be based in the district office at Sherwood Pines, Edwinstowe, Nottinghamshire (other Forestry England office locations within the district may be considered). A blended working pattern can be agreed.
** Benefits...
** 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.
* STaR is 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 support your career development in a variety of ways, including continual professional development, support for individual learning plans and sponsored membership of professional bodies.

Read more about the benefits on the Forestry England website.
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* How to apply

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** 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 a technical skill and behaviour-based questions during your interview.  

The Behaviours being assessed at interview are –
* Working Together
* Seeing the bigger picture
* Making effective decisions
* 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…