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Trainee Forester Central District x 1 and Yorkshire District x 1

Job details
Posting date:	05 April 2024
Salary:	£29,863 to £31,526 per year
Hours:	Full time
Closing date:	21 April 2024
Location:	ng21 9jl
Company:	Government Recruitment Service
Job type:	Permanent
Job reference:	345459/1

Summary

The Trainee Forester role is designed to prepare the successful candidate to take on a beat forester role or equivalent at the end of the two year training period. The training period may involve working with different management units or beats within the district to gain a wide range of skills and knowledge or we may be able to provide this whilst working in a district role. The final decision of how the training will be provided will depend on the experience and knowledge of the successful applicant.

There are 2 trainee posts available:

1 - in Central England District to be based in Mansfield or a District office located in either North Nottinghamshire or Lincolnshire.

The role will fit within Central District functional support team and will be based on the East side of the district supporting the beat teams with harvesting and establishment and with a strong element of responsibility for woodland creation projects, in particular the site at Clipsham.

The successful applicant will work alongside the existing establishment support post based in the West of the district

This role will allow the successful applicant to develop their knowledge and experience of operational forestry and woodland creation whilst interaction with a range of beats will offer an insight into a variety of site types and management techniques.

1 - in Yorkshire District to be based in Pickering

Yorkshire FD is headed by Gareth Parry as Forest Management Director and covers an area of 21500 hectares, most of which is in protected landscapes with19000ha in the North York Moors National Park and 590ha in the Howardian Hills AONB. The Trainee will be based at Pickering and will work alongside experienced Foresters over several beats to deliver a range of planning and operational programmes.

Key Work Areas

• Undertake Operational Site Assessments and Risk Assessment to minimise risks of forestry operations on safety and the environment.
• Manage the implementation of a range of forestry programmes and monitor operations to ensure adherence to industry best practice and internal FEE guidance taking corrective action where required.
• Prepare and manage budgets, ensuring that any essential variances are swiftly reported to the relevant manager.
• Procure, prepare and manage contracts successfully using Forestry England systems through to completion in line with Forestry England internal guidance.
• Take the lead on specific forest district project/s that will be assigned where opportunity arises.