What youll do

You will support delivering the districts civil engineering programme by planning, specifying, managing, and delivering (through external contractors) routine construction and maintenance. You will inspect and maintain civil engineering assets including bridges, reservoirs dams and forest roads. You will collaborate, engage, advise, and work with internal stakeholders to deliver civil engineering works, whilst meeting legal, health and safety, environmental and policy obligations.

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

Where youll work

You will be based at one of our offices at the Cannock Chase, Matlock Moor, Sherwood Pines, Market Rasen or Fineshade, all within the Central District.

Central England Forest District Team manages 30,000ha of the Nations Forests within a triangle formed by Preston, Grimsby and Milton Keynes. We manage a diverse range of forests from ancient oak-wood to new community forests, producing 150,000 tonnes of timber every year and providing homes for a wide range of wildlife. Over 8 million people live within 20 miles of our forests, giving rise to a diverse range of customers, neighbours and stakeholders. We manage seven visitor centres, attracting over 2.5 million visits per year, and 23,000 hectares of accessible woodlands.

• champion a safe working environment and be a role model for high standards of health and safety by effectively managing staff and contractors working on Forestry England land.
• plan and deliver a programme of civil engineering works across the district. Build effective working relationships with internal and external stakeholders to develop project scopes and associated costings.
• procure routine civil engineering works using existing frameworks or other established procedures.
• you will be a contract manager, including developing and administering contracts.
• have pre-commencement meetings with contractors, meeting Forestry Englands policies and procedures.
• review or prepare risk assessments, method statements and other health and safety documents for projects, so they comply with specification, environmental and health & safety standards.
• regularly monitor and record contractor health and safety and environmental performance; proactively manage H&S and environmental issues; promptly report accidents and near misses and make sure that lessons learned are shared and implemented.
• support the senior/principal civil engineer with the planning, designing, and delivering higher-risk and more complex projects.
• line manages, mentor and support civil engineering works supervisors and machine operators.
• create minor designs meeting Forestry England and industry standards.
• monitor, record and manage carbon emissions. Sharie and implement best practice to help achieve Forestry Englands net zero targets.
• when you are trained and experienced, inspect assets to assess and report on their condition. Keep asset records up to date.
• use Forester Web to produce contract maps and update civil engineering asset data.

And any other tasks, reasonably requested by your line manager.

Essential professional and technical experience

• experience working in a civil engineering role, including works planning, design, or contract supervision.
• experience in working as part of an effective team and with internal and external stakeholders.
• experienced of designing and safely delivering civil engineering construction projects, including a good understanding of the construction design and management regulations and other applicable health and safety legislation.
• competent IT user with experience in MS Office suite of applications.
• clear and confident spoken and written communications skills.

Desirable professional and technical experience

• civil engineering experience in a forestry or rural environment and applying ecologically sensitive best practice.
• experience using GIS software or other mapping systems.
• experience of using computer aided design software, such as AutoCAD or Civils 3D.
• experience in the quarrying/extractives industry, and applying the Quarries Regulations.

Qualifications
Essential

• 3 A levels.
• HNC/HND in Civil Engineering.

Desirable

• CITB Site Supervisors Safety Training Scheme or IOSH Managing Safely qualification

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

• Making Effective Decisions
• Leadership
• Communicating and Influencing
• Managing a Quality Service
• Delivering at Pace

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 years 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.

Job contact :

• Name : FC Recruitment Team
• Email : [email protected]

Recruitment team

• Email : [email protected]