Project Manager - New Forest Car Park Strategy
| Posting date: | 08 October 2024 |
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| Salary: | £37,485 to £40,590 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 23 October 2024 |
| Location: | SO43 7NH |
| Company: | Government Recruitment Service |
| Job type: | Temporary |
| Job reference: | 372666/1 |
Summary
South Forest District and the New Forest
South Forest District includes some of our country’s busiest and most important protected landscapes. We look after 47,000ha of forests and woodlands - spanning from the Dorset Heathlands to the Surrey Hills. Our forests are as diverse as the communities that surround them, with large populations across the south coast and our proximity to London, we provide one of England’s largest and most popular outdoor recreational destinations with an estimated 45 million visits per year.
Forestry England manages 47% of the New Forest National Park, including much of the best-known ancient woodlands, wetlands and heathlands, which are home to many rare species of plants and wildlife. As well as providing a key recreational destination with an estimated 16 to 19 million visits per year.
Working closely with our partners, Forestry England is developing a strong vision and strategy for the future. The shared commitment in supporting the New Forests’ working landscape and its communities, protecting the fragile habitats, and providing superb experiences for people wanting to access, enjoy and understand the Forest.
At the core of our recreational offer in the New Forest sits an established trail network and over 130 Forestry England car parks. The environmental and social pressures and expectations associated in the management of these assets continue to grow and evolve. The easement of lockdown during the pandemic stress tested the Forest’s infrastructure’s ability to cope with increasing numbers, demanding Forestry England and our supporting partners consider all future scenarios and how we are to respond.
Forestry England’s New Forest Car Park Strategy’s purpose is to develop a management model that builds financial sustainability, investing in people’s ability to live, work and enjoy the forest whilst also protecting its valuable and sensitive habitats and wildlife.
Key Work Areas
- As project manager your primary responsibility will be driving Forestry England’s development of the New Forest Car Park Strategy and management model.
- You will be responsible for coordinating and reporting on project progress, supporting discussion and integration against wider objectives through regular and effective communication with senior leads, both within District and the National Team.
- You will work alongside a wider team of internal specialists, identifying and securing additional expertise where required. In doing so, you will ensure the complex operational, stakeholder and economic concerns behind a sustainable car park management model are understood and accounted for.
- You will be joining the District’s Leadership Team, working as part of a wider peer group to support and help set direction for the District Team. At times your skills, knowledge and experience being steered to secondary projects and work streams, where appropriate.
- Above all, you will be motivated, enthusiastic and be confident and credible. This is an exciting opportunity to make a real difference in one of England’s most valuable open landscapes, which delivers economic, health and well-being and environmental benefits to our nation.
If you have the blend of skills and experience, and the energy, drive, and commitment that we are looking for, we would love to hear from you.