Hexham, North East England, NE48 2HP
Job Summary
What you'll do…
You will support delivering the district's 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.
Where you'll work…
Forestry England Office, Bellingham, Hexham
Job Description
* 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 England's 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 England's 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
* 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 England's 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 England's 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
Person specification
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.
Behaviours
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
* Delivering at Pace
* Making Effective Decisions
* Working Together
Alongside your salary of £32,089, Forestry Commission contributes £9,296 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.
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.
Selection process details
This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours, Strengths and Experience.
How To Apply…
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 experience and strength based questions during your interview.
The Behaviours being assessed at interview are –
* Delivering at Pace
* Making Effective Decisions
* Working Together
Successful candidates will undergo a criminal record check and the government baseline personnel security standard check.
If you require any reasonable adjustments, please email
If you're planning to use AI to support your application, please ensure you've read our guidelines
here first.
Read more about our application process and working with us on the Forestry England website.
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours, Strengths and Experience.
Security
Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.
People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.
Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.
People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.
Nationality requirements
This Job Is Broadly Open To The Following Groups
* UK nationals
* nationals of the Republic of Ireland
* nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
* nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
* nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
* individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
* Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service
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Working for the Civil Service
The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.
We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window).
The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.
The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.
The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.
We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window).
The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.
The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.
Diversity and Inclusion
The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window).
This vacancy is part of the Great Place to Work for Veterans (opens in a new window) initiative.
The Civil Service welcomes applications from people who have recently left prison or have an unspent conviction. Read more about prison leaver recruitment (opens in new window).
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Contact point for applicants
Job Contact
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Further information
Our recruitment process is underpinned by the principle of appointment on the basis of fair and open competition and appointment on merit, as outlined in the Civil Service Commissioners' Recruitment Principles.If you feel your application has not been treated in accordance with these principles and you wish to make a complaint, you should in the first instance contact FCE by email: If you are not satisfied with the response you receive, you can contact the Civil Service Commission, which regulates all Civil Service recruitment.