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* Job title – Works Supervisor
* Salary – £30,105
* Contract type – Fixed Term Appointment, Ends March 2029 (with the possibility of extension or permanency but no guarantee)
* Hours – 37 hours per week
* Vacancy closes – Sunday 28th June 2026, 23:58
What you’ll do
The Works Supervisor will plan, deliver, and supervise work programmes for contractors and staff to ensure compliance with the UK Forestry Standard and UK Woodland Assurance Standard. Assist in setting and maintaining standards in all aspects of forest and woodland management to help meet business plan targets.
Where you’ll work
The post will cover our Cleveland beat with the office base initially being at Forestry England's Yorkshire Office in Pickering. The office base will move to the Dalby Forest Office in autumn 2027. Regular travel around Forestry England’s estate in Yorkshire will be required, with occasional trips outside of Yorkshire for Forestry England-wide meetings, which may require an overnight stay.
Benefits
* 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.
* Contributions towards pension: Forestry England contributes an average of 28.97% towards your pension; you will become a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension Scheme.
* STaR: an employee benefits scheme offering discounts on everyday supermarket shopping, hotel stays, clothes, mobile phones, other electrical items, medical and car insurance, holidays, gym discounts, household bills, and the Headspace wellbeing app.
* Free parking at Forestry England sites and free entry to our National Arboretums at Westonbirt and Bedgebury.
* Commitment to lifelong learning through career development: support for individual learning plans and sponsored membership of professional bodies.
Nationality requirements
Applicants should have the ability to provide conversation in accurate spoken English. Applicants may be considered under the Civil Service Disability Confident Scheme and other recruitment initiatives as described by relevant policies.
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