Wildlife Ranger
| Posting date: | 05 September 2025 |
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| Salary: | £32,547 to £33,711 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 24 September 2025 |
| Location: | YO18 7EL |
| Company: | Government Recruitment Service |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 426055/1 |
Summary
You will work as part of the district's wildlife management team, protecting forests and supporting conservation priorities, including mammal management. You will be a champion for our health and safety culture by demonstrating our value of ‘look out and look after’.
Please see the job description below for more information and details about what we need from you.
Where you’ll work…
The management area and the focus for the successful candidate will be located towards the eastern part of the forest district. Therefore, it is our expectation for any successful candidate that they will live within a reasonable travel time to the Dalby Larder: YO18 7LT
Key responsibilities & accountabilities
- promote a positive and inclusive culture, and actively promote collaboration and support across the district and with stakeholders.
- champion our health & safety culture, using Forestry England’s systems and protocols.
- achieve a personal, variable cull of deer and other mammals to protect our forest crop and biodiversity led by District management plans and wider organisational objectives.
- make sure the deer larder, deer carcases and paperwork meet Forestry England standards, game dealer specification and the requirements of the British Quality Wild Venison scheme (BQWV).
- contribute to district conservation projects and schemes.
- build and maintain productive relationships with stakeholders.
- liaise regularly with district colleagues and help with beat planning, monitoring and delivery including restocking plans, species choice, tree protection and infrastructure requirements.
- do ecological and pre-operation site surveys, advising colleagues of protected species and features of ecological interest.
- liaise with sporting tenants and sporting rights holders.
- support district colleagues engaging with woodland users and promote positive behaviour for protecting forest habitats and infrastructure.
- produce hazard and constraints maps and risk assessments for deer management.
- maintain and be responsible for all equipment issued to you by Forestry England.
- supervise wildlife management and conservation contracts to Forestry England’s policy, procedure and guidance (PPGs), deer management-related policies and industry best practice.
- And any other tasks, reasonably requested by your line manager.
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