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Estates Officer

Forestry Commission -
Lyndhurst

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Job details

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

Benefits

Company pension

Qualifications

Forestry
Driving Licence
Microsoft Office
Presentation skills
Driving
Communication skills

Full job description

Details

Reference number

472749

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

Environment and Sustainability
Operational Delivery

Working pattern

Full-time

Number of jobs available

Location
About the job
Benefits
Things you need to know
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Location

Lyndhurst, South East England, SO43 7NH

About the job

Job summary

The Estates Officer represents Forestry England in the management, protection and stewardship of the Public Forest Estate across South England Forest District, with a primary focus on the New Forest. The role supports the Area Land Agents and wider Estates Team in protecting Forestry Englands legal, environmental and operational interests. This includes coordinating responses to encroachments, boundary issues, utility and wayleave requests, unauthorised activities, land-use matters and estate incidents, whilst maintaining productive working relationships with stakeholders, partners, neighbouring landowners and local communities. The Estates Officer acts as a key point of contact for estates-related enquiries and works collaboratively across Forestry England teams and external organisations to ensure estate management issues are investigated, recorded and resolved in a timely, professional and proportionate manner.

Job description

Key responsibilities & accountabilities

Support the Area Land Agents in the protection, management and enhancement of the Public Forest Estate, ensuring Forestry Englands legal, operational and environmental interests are safeguarded.
Investigate, record and manage incidents of trespass, encroachments, boundary infringements, unauthorised activities and land-use disputes, gathering robust evidence and maintaining accurate records to support Forestry Englands position.
Undertake site inspections and field investigations in relation to property boundaries, estate assets, planning matters, utility proposals, wayleave requests, public complaints and other estate management issues.
Follow up site visits with appropriate correspondence, reports, mapping updates, recommendations and actions to ensure issues are resolved effectively and within agreed timescales.
Coordinate and manage routine estates processes, including permissions, consents, licences, wayleaves and associated agreements, ensuring compliance with Forestry England policies and statutory requirements.
Support the Estates Team and specialist consultants in managing utility and infrastructure proposals, liaising with utility companies, contractors, internal teams and regulatory bodies to ensure works are undertaken to agreed standards and conditions.
Monitor temporary works, third-party activities and land-use permissions on the Public Forest Estate and take appropriate action where activities do not comply with agreed terms or conditions.
Respond to estates-related enquiries, complaints and requests for information, providing clear, professional and consistent advice to internal and external stakeholders.
Develop and maintain positive working relationships with key stakeholders including the Verderers, Natural England, New Forest National Park Authority, local authorities, parish councils, utility companies, commoners, neighbouring landowners and local communities.
Work closely with Recreation, Land Management, Public Affairs and other Forestry England teams to ensure a coordinated approach to estate management issues and to support wider district objectives.
Make informed operational decisions within delegated authority, seeking guidance from the Area Land Agents on complex, contentious or high-risk matters.
Contribute to the continuous improvement of estates processes, systems and ways of working, identifying opportunities to improve efficiency, consistency and service delivery.
Provide support during emergency incidents such as storms, wildfire, flooding or other significant events affecting the Public Forest Estate, contributing to a safe and professional Forestry England response.
Undertake any other duties reasonably requested by the Area Land Agents or wider management team consistent with the grade and responsibilities of the role.

Person specification

Skills, knowledge & experience

Essential professional and technical experience 

Practical experience of working in forestry, estates, rural property, land management or a closely related field.
Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to prepare accurate records, reports and correspondence and communicate confidently with a wide range of stakeholders.
Experience of investigating issues, gathering evidence, assessing options and making sound operational decisions.
Ability to manage a varied workload and prioritise competing demands effectively.
Experience of building and maintaining positive stakeholder relationships.
Ability to deal with conflict, challenge and sensitive situations in a fair, professional and robust manner.
Good team-working skills and the ability to collaborate effectively across disciplines and organisations.
Ability to work independently whilst recognising when matters need escalation or specialist advice.
Competence in Microsoft Office applications and a willingness to learn and use specialist systems and databases.
Full UK driving licence.

Desirable professional and technical experience 

Experience working within an estates, property, legal or rural surveying environment.
Understanding of the New Forest, its governance framework and key stakeholder organisations.
Knowledge of wayleaves, easements, licences, boundary management or land-related agreements.
Experience using GIS, mapping systems or spatial data applications.
Understanding of health and safety requirements in a public forest environment.
Knowledge of tree safety management, planning processes or utility infrastructure management.

Previous experience of line management
Previous experience in an Estates/property/legal department
Knowledge of Foresterweb/GIS based mapping systems will be an advantage, although full training will be given

Essential professional and technical experience 

A full driving licence
Strong written and oral communication skills are required with a regular need to write accurate site visit notes and letters; as well as the potential for difficult conversations requiring calm, clear communication and the need to develop strong working relationships with users of the forest.

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

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 your experience, technical knowledge, behaviour and strength based questions during an interview.

The Behaviours being assessed at interview are

Delivering at Pace
Making Effective Decisions
Working Together

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 a 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 .

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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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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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