Location: Aylesbury
Overview
Are you passionate about nature-based solutions and ready to play a leading role in tackling climate change? Join us at Buckinghamshire Council to contribute to the Bucks Tree Mission, supporting climate resilience and improving natural capital across Buckinghamshire.
Responsibilities
* Help continue the development and delivery of the Bucks Tree Mission, ensuring high-quality tree planting and woodland creation that aligns with strategic targets.
* Manage projects through lifecycle stages, including commissioning and overseeing contractors for design, planting, and maintenance.
* Ensure compliance with relevant standards such as the UK Forestry Standard and Woodland Carbon Code.
* Secure and manage external grant funding.
* Work effectively with external stakeholders including landowners, community groups, and government bodies.
* Provide specialist professional advice internally and externally, including responding to complex enquiries and producing reports.
* Collect, analyse and present performance data.
Qualifications
* Substantial relevant experience of tree planting / woodland creation projects.
* Excellent project management skills and experience, with experience of implementing change.
* Excellent knowledge of the forestry/woodland management sector.
* Expert knowledge of relevant regulations, best practice, policies and procedures, including health and safety.
* Excellent interpersonal, planning and organisational, research and analysis skills.
* Experience of partnership working and resolving escalated or complex customer queries.
* Experience supporting the preparation of tenders / contracts, and managing budgets and contractors.
* Good communication, presentation, literacy, numeracy and report writing, and ICT skills.
Benefits
* Flexible and agile working arrangements.
* Generous Pension Scheme with auto-enrolment.
* Discounts on cafés, restaurants, shops, and travel with Arriva.
* Discounted gym memberships and access to exclusive Costco membership.
The post is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and requires applicants to declare unspent cautions and/or convictions. The council reserves the right to close the vacancy once sufficient applications have been received.
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