Join us. We're foresters, professionals and experts. We are a passionate team who love to share our enthusiasm and want to make a positive difference for you and the environment. Together, we’re using our scale and expertise to grow the nation’s forests for everyone. We’re already adapting our landscapes for tomorrow, and getting stuff done today, like creating amazing places and experiences for you to enjoy. We're providing vital homes for wildlife, making our air cleaner to breathe and producing sustainable timber. What you’ll do… Forestry England’s Biodiversity Plan sets out a bold ambition of nature recovery in the Nation’s Forests. Working across five principal focus areas, Forestry England aims to restore resilient biodiversity in the nation’s forests, delivering our vision to ensure that these forests provide the most valuable places for wildlife to thrive and expand in England. The post holder will provide leadership, management oversight, technical and professional guidance and support to staff for forest management activities under their remit across West England FD, ensuring business plan objectives are met, operations satisfy industry guidance and best practice and that delivery meets the requirements of UKFS and UKWAS. They will promote a responsible and effective health and safety culture in the organisation through proactive support and guidance to staff and the delivery and implementation of effective health and safety systems expected from an outstanding organisation. You will have the opportunity to work with experienced colleagues, passionate about their contribution to sustainable forestry, conservation and the organisation’s overarching strategy. You will help to connect everyone with the nation’s forests, caring for them for people to enjoy, wildlife to flourish and business to grow.