Team Leader – Woodland and Estate

Dyddiad hysbysebu:	09 Hydref 2025
Cyflog:	Heb ei nodi
Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog:	Competitive
Oriau:	Llawn Amser
Dyddiad cau:	08 Tachwedd 2025
Lleoliad:	Wigan, WN2 1PE
Cwmni:	inploi
Math o swydd:	Parhaol
Cyfeirnod swydd:	75748795

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Priority Candidates will be considered in the first instance

Haigh Woodland Park

School Lane

Wigan

WN2 1PE

Salary: Grade 8, £36,363 - £40,777 per annum.

37 hours per week

Temporary

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Your role:

Working with the Head of Horticulture, the Woodland and Estate Team Leader will establish and manage a team of arborists, volunteers and apprentices. The team leader will play a central role in promoting sustainable woodland management at Haigh as well as overseeing the conservation and regeneration of the wider estate. This opportunity has been made possible with the National Lottery Heritage Fund.

About you:

The ideal candidate will be qualified to diploma or degree level in arboriculture, woodland management/conservation ecology, environmental science or possess significant equivalent experience, preferably on a large historic estate. Required skills and experience include at least 5 years’ experience of woodland management, (including invasive species); broad practical tree knowledge (including carrying out surveys and inspections); experience of working on complex woodland regeneration projects; some machinery tickets (e.g. chainsaw maintenance, felling and processing trees, tractor and trailer); at least two years’ experience managing a team, volunteers and apprentices, with some mentoring/teaching experience.

About us:

Wigan Council has been voted ‘Overall Council of the Year’ at the APSE (Association for Public Service Excellence) Awards. We are signed up to the Greater Manchester Continuous Service Commitment ensuring that your service will be continuous or 'unbroken' between the supporting organisations.

The Progress with Unity plan is a place movement for change for the next decade, bringing a new era for Wigan Borough. It draws on the strengths of our individual organisations, recognising that together we can achieve much more for our communities by delivering on our 2 place missions; create fair opportunities for all children, families, residents and businesses and make our towns and neighbourhoods flourish for those who live and work in them.

The Grade 2* listed Haigh Hall and its estate has the largest stand of ancient woodland in Greater Manchester, and the Woodland and Estate Team Leader will play a central role in its stewardship. The 300 acre estate is undergoing major renovation and has received significant council capital investment as well as external funding to help transform it into a cultural and horticultural attraction of regional and national importance. The Haigh estate has enormous potential as an example of sustainable woodland management and conservation best practice, but also as inspiration for sustainable and inclusive heritage regeneration.

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For further information, please contact Dr Sylvia Travers at Sylvia.travers@wigan.gov.uk

Interview dates:

Priority Candidates: 12th November 2025
All other Candidates: 19th November 2025

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