Project Manager


Company:	Government Recruitment Service
Salary:	£40,388 to £43,482 a year
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Bristol
Job type:	Temporary
Posting date:	2 Sept 2026
Closing date:	20 Sept 2026

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Summary

Forest Services is the part of Forestry Commission responsible for helping landowners and managers, businesses civil society organisations and local communities (the ‘forestry sector’) to protect, improve and expand England’s woodland resource.

We are looking for an enthusiastic and experienced Project Management professional to help Forest Services manage and deliver transformation projects across each area of the organisation. You will work closely with the Business Change, Development, Corporate Services and IT teams, working on a variety of projects such as streamlining our front line processes, bringing in new digital systems, and improving our project management capability. We are looking for applications from candidates with experience of managing a broad range of projects and working with a range of stakeholders.

Our staff engagement levels are consistently well above the Civil Service average. We value our people, we look after them, and we will look after you. We hope you will join us for the challenge.

We are looking for an experienced project management professional to support the delivery of Forest Services strategy and associated projects. You will set up project management structures and reporting mechanisms and manage all stages of project delivery.

Key work areas

You will:

Produce and manage business cases and project management plans for projects delivering Forest Services strategy or wider change work, using tools and templates from Forestry Commission’s project management toolkit.
Set up and manage risks and issues to support the successful delivery of each project.
Contribute to, or manage the production of, other documents as required, including stakeholder engagement and communications plans, ensuring that all relevant documentation is completed to enable delivery of the projects.
Track and report progress against agreed milestones.
Manage project governance, including provide key reports as required to support effective decision making.
Work with the Business Change Manager to ensure effective change management processes are in place.
Work with the Development Manager to ensure effective business analysis activities are completed and documented.
Support the team in refining the Forest Service's Project Management Toolkit and supporting its promotion across the organisation.

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