Job Description
The role This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in the delivery of Forest Operations across South West Wales. You will take delegated responsibility for planning, managing and delivering operational work, making sound technical decisions within one or more specialist disciplines, depending on the scale and location of programmes. You will be actively involved in harvesting and establishment disciplines, and leading the implementation and day-to-day management of work programmes. This includes contract management and site monitoring to ensure standards are met and programmes delivered. You will also contribute to forest planning, undertaking operational planning to ensure the successful delivery of tactical work programmes. This will involve constraint management, inventory work, database management, GIS mapping and site evaluation, ensuring that plans are evidence-based, compliant and sustainable. Driving is essential to this role as this role is partly site-based and requires regular travel across south west Wales. You must hold a full and current UK driving license. As an organisation we support flexible working. You will be contracted to the above location and a suitable hybrid working pattern will be agreed on appointment. Any regular face to face meetings or training will be planned in advance. To make an informal enquiry about this role, please contact Andy Wills at Interviews will be face to face (details of location and time will be shared in advance) What you will do
Your qualifications, experience, knowledge and skills In your application and interview you will be asked to demonstrate the following skills and experience using the STAR method.
Welsh Language level requirements
Welsh language levels Please note if you do not meet the A1 requirement i.e., ability to understand basic phrases and ability to pronounce Welsh names correctly, then NRW offers a variety of learning options and staff support to help you meet these minimal requirements during the course of your employment with us. Additional Information Successful applicants will be subject to a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service Check (DBS) check. Appointments are normally made within 4 to 8 weeks of the closing date. Benefits This role will offer a range of benefits, including:
See full details for all the employee benefits you will receive. Please keep reading We're passionate about creating a diverse workforce and positively encourage applications from under-represented communities. We embrace equality of opportunity irrespective of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation. We are committed to equal opportunities, and we guarantee interviews for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria. We want to attract and retain talented and highly skilled staff, so we make sure that our pay scales remain competitive. We advertise the full pay scale on our job descriptions. Appointed candidates start at the first point of the pay scale and annual increments are paid each year. We want our staff to grow professionally and personally. From leadership development to access to further and higher education courses, our staff have opportunities to expand their knowledge on variety of topics, stay current in their field and continue to learn as their career progresses. We are a Bilingual organisation which complies with the Welsh Language Standards. Welsh language skills are considered an asset to NRW, and we encourage and support staff to learn, develop and use their Welsh language skills. #ENV, GRJ, GGL
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