Job Introduction
We are Forestry England.
We live and breathe forests.
Job title – Project Manager - Covid Commemoration
Salary- £40,388 - £43,382 per annum
Contract type – Fixed Term Appointment to 30th June 2028
Hours – 37 hours per week
Vacancy closes - 12th July, 23:58
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.
At Forestry England, we care for the nation’s forests for people, nature and the economy. We create and look after special places where everyone can feel welcome—places to explore, to connect, to reflect, and to belong. From world-class landscapes to everyday green spaces close to communities, our forests are designed to be accessible, inclusive and meaningful for all.
We connect people with nature, creating opportunities for everyone to experience the proven health and wellbeing benefits that time spent in forests can bring.
Together, we’re using our scale and expertise to create places that matter—today and for generations to come.
What you’ll do…
In this role, you will lead the delivery of a nationally significant programme to create Covid Commemoration spaces across the nation’s forests—places designed not just to visit, but to reflect, remember and reconnect. It’s about people, memory, and meaning, set within some of the most special landscapes in the country.
You’ll work with a team to bring together people, expertise and ideas to turn a shared vision into meaningful places on the ground. Working across multiple sites, you will coordinate delivery at pace while balancing sensitivity, quality and strong governance. You’ll collaborate with colleagues from across Forestry England, as well as external partners, consultants and communities, ensuring each space reflects local voices and lived experience.
This is a role where technical project delivery sits alongside thoughtful engagement. You’ll navigate complexity with confidence—managing risk, budgets and timelines—while also creating space for collaboration, co-creation and inclusive design.
Above all, you’ll play a vital role in helping to create accessible, welcoming places in our forests that support wellbeing, connection and remembrance for years to come.
Please watch our Making the Nation’s Forest’s More Accessible project video to gain an understanding of the sort of projects we have delivered recently.
Where you’ll work…
This role can be based at any Forestry England office located centrally in England - blended working is a possibility. Travel across England will be required with occasional overnight stays necessary.
Please be aware that this role can only be worked in the UK and not overseas.
Benefits…
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.
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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.
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STaR is 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.
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free parking at Forestry England sites and free entry to our National Arboretums at Westonbirt and Bedgebury.
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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.
Read more about the benefits on the Forestry England website.
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 behaviours and strength-based questions during your interview, and also asked to do a short presentation.
The Behaviours being assessed at interview are:
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Communicating and Influencing
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Delivering at Pace
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Making Effective Decisions
We expect interviews to be held on the 20th & 27th July in person at our Bristol office.
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.
Nationality requirements…
Read more about nationality requirements here.
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 in line with/according to these principles and you wish to make a complaint, please email: [email protected].
