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Operations Manager

Forestry Commission -
Brandon

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Job details

Permanent | Full-time
£33,854 a year
10 days ago

Benefits

Company pension

Qualifications

Contract management
Driving Licence
Stakeholder collaboration
Stakeholder liaison
Facilities management
GCSE
Business development
Presentation skills
Health and safety experience
NVQ
Leadership
Project management experience

Full job description

Details

Reference number

477036

Salary

£33,854

A Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%

GBP

Job grade

Executive Officer

Pay Band 5

Contract type

Permanent

Business area

FC - Forestry England

Type of role

Operational Delivery

Working pattern

Full-time

Number of jobs available

Location
About the job
Benefits
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Location

Brandon, East of England, IP27 0AF

About the job

Job summary

High Lodge is one of Forestry Englands flagship outdoor recreation destinations, receiving over 500,000 visitors annually and offering high-quality facilities, trails, heritage features, play areas, cycling, events, and commercial partnerships. As the Operations Manager, you will lead the delivery, management and development of recreation operations across High Lodge and support recreation management across wider beat areas. The role is responsible for day-to-day operational excellence, facility and asset management, health and safety leadership, contract oversight, budget management, and developing a positive and inclusive one-team culture. You will play a central role in ensuring that High Lodge provides an outstanding visitor experience while contributing to the wider East District recreation strategy, commercial growth targets and Forestry Englands values of sustainability, safety, access and wellbeing.

Job description

Key responsibilities & accountabilities

Leadership & People
Lead, manage and develop the recreation team (Recreation Rangers, Assistant Rangers, Craftsperson roles, apprentices).
Provide coaching, direction and support to foster a positive, inclusive and collaborative one-team culture.
Act as Duty Manager on a rota (including weekends, public holidays, peak visitor periods).
Promote Forestry Englands values, behaviours and health and safety culture (Look Out & Look After).

Health, Safety & Compliance
Ensure full compliance with health and safety guidance.
Oversee safe working practices for staff, volunteers, contractors, and visitors.
Lead and support accident investigations, reporting, and corrective actions.
Maintain safe and compliant recreational facilities including play areas, trails, cycling routes and buildings.

Recreation Operations & Facility Management
Oversee the day-to-day management and presentation of High Lodge facilities, including buildings, play, trails, heritage and visitor infrastructure.
Lead building and asset management, facility inspections, audits and civil engineeringrelated works.
Maintain High Lodges buildings to statutory standards and customer expectations, working with Estates and specialist teams where required.
Implement district-wide Woodland Access Review actions and manage permissions, unauthorised trails
and volunteer activities.

Commercial Management & Business Development
Identify and develop opportunities for commercial growth while ensuring alignment with sustainable land management principles.
Manage budgets, monitor income/expenditure and report on variances.
Oversee delivery of commercial activities contributing towards c.£1.5m of annual income.
Support the growth and diversification of the recreation business across East District beats.

Contract & Partnership Management
Lead contract management for recreation-related contracts (e.g., cleaning, vegetation management, gate locking, maintenance).
Manage contractors performance and health & safety compliance.
Work closely with external partners, concessionaires (e.g. Go Ape), volunteers and stakeholders.
Achieve value for money through fair, transparent procurement processes.

Events & Programme Delivery
Collaborate with the Visitor Services Manager on event development and delivery, including Forestry Englandled events (e.g., Forest Live) and externally delivered events.
Support the planning, permissions, logistics and safe delivery of activities and special events.

Stakeholder Engagement & Representation
Build and maintain strong relationships with internal teams (Sustainable Land Management, Civils, Ecology, Estates, Marketing).
Represent Forestry England at external meetings where required.
Provide site information and updates at internal district and national meetings.

And any other tasks, reasonably requested by your line manager.

Person specification

Skills, knowledge & experience

Essential professional and technical experience

Experience in outdoor recreation operations or a public-facing role in a comparable environment.
Experience leading teams and managing staff, volunteers or contractors.
Demonstrable experience of health, safety and wellbeing management, including risk assessments and incident reporting.
Proven experience in facilities or asset management.
Understanding of budget management, income/expenditure monitoring and commercial delivery.
Experience of contract management and delivering value for money.
Ability to engage stakeholders, partners and volunteers effectively.
Competent IT user (Microsoft Office applications; experience with ForesterWeb desirable).

Desirable professional and technical experience 

Understanding of Forestry England recreation practices and national standards.
Experience managing tenants or partnership businesses.
Project management experience.
Knowledge of managing volunteer programmes.
Qualification in a relevant discipline (NVQ, HND, Degree).

Qualifications

Essential

a GCSE in Maths and English or functional skills equivalent.
Full current UK Driving Licence (or the ability to fulfil the needs of the role through alternative means)

Desirable

A relevant vocational or academic qualification in recreation, land management, environmental management or similar discipline.

Behaviours

We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

Leadership
Communicating and Influencing
Managing a Quality Service
Making Effective Decisions
Working Together

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £33,854, Forestry Commission contributes £9,807 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides .

Learning and development tailored to your role
An environment with flexible working options
A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
A Civil Service pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%

Things you need to know

Artificial intelligence

Artificial intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action. Please see our candidate guidance for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use.

Selection process details

This vacancy is using Success Profiles , and will assess your Behaviours.

How to apply

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.

You will be assessed on a technical skill during your interview. A 5‑minute presentation will need to be prepared in advance. The subject will be provided to applicants who are invited to interview.

The Behaviours being assessed at interview are

Leadership
Communicating & Influencing
Managing a Quality Service
Making Effective Decisions
Working Together

Presentation:

Please prepare a 5-minute presentation in advance on: "How I Would Deliver a Toilet Refurbishment Project at High Lodge." Please explain how you would deliver the project and outline any key considerations you would need to take into account.

Successful candidates will undergo a criminal record check and the government baseline personnel security standard check.

If you require any reasonable adjustments, please email [email protected].

If you're planning to use AI to support your application, please ensure you've read our guidelines here first.

Read more about our application process and working with us on the Forestry England website.

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Security

Successful candidates must undergo an enhanced (or equivalent) criminal record check.

People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Medical

Successful candidates will be expected to have a medical.

Nationality requirements

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

UK nationals
nationals of the Republic of Ireland
nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

Further information on nationality requirements

Working for the Civil Service

Please note this Post is NOT regulated by the Civil Service Commission.

The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.

Diversity and Inclusion

The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy .

Apply and further information

This vacancy is part of the Great Place to Work for Veterans initiative.

The Civil Service welcomes applications from people who have recently left prison or have an unspent conviction. Read more about prison leaver recruitment (opens in new window).

Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records.

Contact point for applicants

Job contact :

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Email : [email protected]

Recruitment team

Email : [email protected]

Further information

Our recruitment process is underpinned by the principle of appointment on the basis of fair and open competition and appointment on merit, as outlined in the Civil Service Commissioners Recruitment Principles.If you feel your application has not been treated in accordance with these principles and you wish to make a complaint, you should in the first instance contact FCE by email: [email protected]. If you are not satisfied with the response you receive, you can contact the Civil Service Commission, which regulates all Civil Service recruitment.

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