Civil Engineer

Forest Camping Limited; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000

Job description

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…

You will support delivering the district’s civil engineering programme by planning, specifying, managing, and delivering (through external contractors) routine construction and maintenance. You will inspect and maintain civil engineering assets including bridges, reservoirs, dams, and forest roads. You will collaborate, engage, advise, and work with internal stakeholders to deliver civil engineering works, whilst meeting legal, health and safety, environmental, and policy obligations.

Where you’ll work…

You will be based at one of our offices at the Cannock Chase, Matlock Moor, Sherwood Pines, Market Rasen, or Fineshade, all within the Central District.

Central England Forest District Team manages 30,000ha of the Nations Forests within a triangle formed by Preston, Grimsby, and Milton Keynes. We manage a diverse range of forests from ancient oak-wood to new community forests, producing 150,000 tonnes of timber every year and providing homes for a wide range of wildlife. Over 8 million people live within 20 miles of our forests, giving rise to a diverse range of customers, neighbours, and stakeholders. We manage seven visitor centres, attracting over 2.5 million visits per year, and 23,000 hectares of accessible woodlands.

Alongside your salary, Forestry England contributes an average of 28.97% towards your pension. You will become a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension Scheme.

• 25 days holiday a year, raising by one day every year’s service, up to 30 days (pro-rated for part-time employees) plus additional days off such as bank holidays.
• STaRis our employee benefits scheme offering discounts on everyday supermarket shopping, as well as other things such as hotel stays, clothes, mobile phones, other electrical items, medical and car insurance, holidays, gym discounts, household bills, Headspace wellbeing app.
• Free parking at Forestry England sites and free entry to our National Arboretums at Westonbirt and Bedgebury.
• A commitment to lifelong learning through career development. Forestry England will support your career development in a variety of ways, including continual professional development, support for individual learning plans, and sponsored membership of professional bodies.

You will be asked to write a 200-word statement on your relevant experience and career history, along with a personal statement of no more than 500 words. You will be assessed on both during sifting. More details about how to apply are listed on the application form.

If you require any reasonable adjustments, please email [e-mail].

Working for the Civil Service…

Forestry England is part of the Civil Service. The Civil Service has a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS). This means candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria during the application process will be guaranteed an interview. We also offer a Redeployment Interview Scheme to current civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the role. This role is also part of the Great Place to Work for Veterans and Prison Leaver Recruitment initiative.

Within Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016, it is essential that applicants should have the ability to provide conversation in accurate spoken English.

Our recruitment process makes appointments based on fair and open competition and merit, as outlined in the Civil Service Commissioners’ Recruitment Principles. If you feel your application has not been treated in line with/according to these principles and you wish to make a complaint, please email: [e-mail].

• Job Reference forestryengland/TP/454/182
• Contract Type Permanent
• Closing Date 30 April, 2025
• Job Category Civil Engineers
• Business Unit Central
• Location NG21 9JL; NN17 3BB; LN8 3RQ; WS15 2UQ; DE4 5LH, United Kingdom