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Ecologist - Biodiversity

Forestry Commission -
Hexham

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Job details

Full-time | Fixed term contract
£33,854 a year

Benefits

Company pension

Qualifications

Microsoft Word
Contract management
Forestry
Driving Licence
Microsoft Excel
Microsoft Outlook
Procurement
Environmental legislation
Biodiversity
Microsoft Office
Presentation skills
Land management
IT
Communication skills

Full job description

Details

Reference number

469958

Salary

£33,854

A Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%

GBP

Job grade

Executive Officer

Pay Band 5

Contract type

Fixed term

Length of employment

Fixed Term Appointment until end of March 2029, with the possibility of extension or permanency

Business area

FC - Forestry England

Type of role

Environment and Sustainability

Working pattern

Full-time

Number of jobs available

Location
About the job
Benefits
Things you need to know
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Location

The post can be based at our Bellingham office, Hexham, Northumberland, or Grizedale, Cumbria with blended working opportunities.

About the job

Job summary

Our vision is that the nations forests will provide the most valuable places for wildlife to thrive and expand in England. The Biodiversity Ecologist will play a key role in the delivery of that vision by inspiring others to support our work for nature. A key responsibility of the job is the maintenance and enhancement of SSSI condition through the creation and implementation of management plans. The postholder will also focus on the conservation of important protected habitats and species through Defra funded projects. The role will provide ecological advice to ensure species, habitats and designated sites are managed in accordance with wildlife legislation, policy and best practice guidance when implementing these projects. The postholder will also assist in the restoration of ancient woodland and connectivity across the district through supporting operational teams.

Job description

Key responsibilities & accountabilities 

Proactively lead on the conservation of protected and priority habitats and species as supported and facilitated by the DEFRA Biodiversity funding.

Provide ecological expertise and support across the district to facilitate efficient, effective and compliant forest operations as well as feed into forest plans, planning applications, minerals restoration, woodland creation schemes, building maintenance and development as well as related biodiversity net gain work.

Champion high standards of health and safety and model our core value of look-out and look-after, take a stand against unsafe behaviours.

Foster a positive team working relationship between the operational beat teams, the visitor service teams and the ecology team so as to inspire and engage everyone to drive beneficial change for the benefit of wildlife.

Proactively liaise with communications and marketing colleagues so as to champion success and promote our work.

Collaborate and build relationships with stakeholders including statutory bodies, NGOs, academic institutions and community groups to support sustainable forest management.

Positively collaborate with colleagues and stakeholders to ensure full SSSI management plan coverage with shared understanding, active implementation and delivery of the agreed plans.

Co-ordinate and liaise closely with colleagues to ensure effective and efficient planning, delivery and monitoring of works ensuring compliance with agreed plans and procedures.

Identify, develop and implement nature restoration projects ensuring readiness for funding opportunities and supporting both existing and new initiatives.

Deliver strategic ecological monitoring and analysis, contributing to evidence-based decision making and natural capital approaches.

Any other tasks reasonably requested by your line manager

Person specification

Skills, knowledge & experience

Essential professional and technical experience

Experience in writing management plans, in particular for designated sites such as SSSIs
Good wildlife identification skills, especially for protected species.
Able to design and deliver robust survey and monitoring programmes.
Experience or an understanding of forestry and woodland management.
An effective communicator, both written and spoken.
Able to manage a complex workload, effectively prioritising and meeting deadlines.
Up-to-date knowledge of environmental legislation, particularly biodiversity, and experience of its application to land management.
Experience balancing ecological requirements with commercial and social objectives.
Excellent team and partnership working, with a track record of interdisciplinary working.
Experience working with local stakeholder groups, including landowners; non-governmental organisations; charities; and local government.
Able to analyse data and evaluate evidence to produce succinct reports.
Competent IT user with experience in MS Office suite of applications.
Lead the Area Ecologist team, supporting effective and efficient delivery through a culture of teamwork and mutual support and collaboration.
A track record of successfully developing, managing and coordinating land management or nature recovery projects.
Experience managing and prioritising workloads, meeting deadlines and solving problems, and managing budgets
Practical experience of a range of land management interventions
Experience of procurement and contract management
A great team worker, adept at working under your own initiative and as part of a multi-disciplinary team, taking ownership of the responsibilities of the role, building collaborative working relationships with colleagues and being adaptable in the face of changing situations.
An excellent communicator, both written and verbally, able to adapt to a range of audiences.
Competent using information technology, and sound knowledge of Microsoft Office suite, especially Word, Excel, Outlook, Teams.

Desirable professional and technical experience 

Ecological knowledge and understanding the key ecosystems and species present in the district.
Experience or understanding of the UK forestry sector, the UK Forestry Standard and UKWAS certification.
Experience of citizen science projects.
Experience of managing small nature recovery projects.
Good knowledge of biodiversity net gain and/or experience of the planning system.
An understanding of natural capital and how it supports making land management decisions.
Strong ecological knowledge and understanding of the key ecosystems found in the district.
Knowledge and/or experience of working with livestock and/or graziers.
Working knowledge of environmental legislation and designations, including their practical application.

Qualifications

Essential

Ecology or environmental degree, or equivalent professional experience in nature-focused land management.
A full and current driving licence that enables you to drive in the UK.

Desirable

European protected species licences
A member of a relevant professional body, e.g. Chartered Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management, Institute of Chartered Foresters

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 strength based questions during your interview.

The Behaviours being assessed at interview are

Seeing the big picture
Delivering at pace
Working together
Making effective decisions

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.

If candidates pass the interview but are not the leading candidate they can be placed on a reserve list. We may offer candidates on the reserve list for this role the opportunity to be considered for other roles at the same or lower pay bands.

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 :

Name : [email protected]
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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