Harvesting Works Supervisor


Company:	Government Recruitment Service
Salary:	£31,159 to £31,159 a year
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	SO43 7DT
Job type:	Temporary
Posting date:	23 Oct 2026
Closing date:	10 Nov 2026

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Summary

What you’ll do…

Your role will be to provide support to the Harvesting Forester (Standing Sales) and District Forester (Harvesting) through the timely preparation of standing sales parcels for national and local sales events. This will involve supporting the Harvesting Forester (Standing Sales) to deliver front line supervision and site management of Tariffing operations by contractors and liaison with Beat Foresters, our Civil Engineering Team, Archaeology surveyors and others. You will assist in setting and maintaining standards in all aspects of this process ahead of the harvesting operations.

You will:-

Support the Harvesting Forester (Standing Sales) to prepare standing sales in line with the District Harvesting Programme
Support in leading and managing staff and contractors to prepare sales in line with the operational site assessment silvicultural prescriptions
Supervise contractors with regular site visits to ensure that contracts are delivered within the agreed timescales
Record and file site visits reports in Sharepoint Contract folders
Ensure that conservation areas, archaeological features are clearly identified during the marking process
Support setting and maintaining operational / Health and Safety standards.
Be available to support the contract management of harvesting sites and tree safety programme
The successful candidate may be expected to join the South England Forest District Duty Officer roster. This would require you to act as Duty Officer providing 24 hr emergency contact cover for a period of one week in approximately every 14 weeks i.e. approximately 4 times per year.

Where you’ll work…

We are Forestry England. We are the Country's largest land manager, caring for the nation's forests for people, nature and the economy. The foundation of our organisation is our world-class sustainable management of the nation's forests.

This post will be based at our main office in South District which is at Lyndhurst SO43 7NH. Alternative locations within the District may be considered.

Our South England Forest District team is made up of around 180 people with a diverse range of roles - from foresters and wildlife rangers to civil engineers, and ecologists to marketing professionals. We all contribute towards the management of 46,000 hectares of public forest estate that stretch from Sussex to Dorset, and from Berkshire to the Isle of Wight. Nearly all of our forests are within either a National Park or Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

Key responsibilities & accountabilities

Operational Responsibility:

Plan, deliver and supervise work programmes for contractors and staff that contribute to the delivery of standing sales parcels.

As required, gather operational data accurately and efficiently and maintain appropriate up to date records to the standard required. Such work includes:

• Keeping contract records of Measuring timber ready for sale

• Undertaking mapping work using mobile technology, particularly through the use of Field Maps within Forester Web

Stakeholder Engagement, Representation and Communications:

• Through effective liaison with other staff and stakeholders, plan, implement and deliver efficient work programmes that satisfy the aims of Forestry England.

• Engage proactively and respond constructively to existing and prospective customers and present the highest standards of professionalism when representing Forestry England.

• Collaborate with internal and external partners to ensure our work delivers for people, nature and the rural economy.

Health and Safety:

• Ensure that all work programmes undertaken meet Forestry England and regulatory standards of health and safety, operational efficiency and quality of output.

• Support the Harvesting Forester (Standing Sales) through regular supervision of contractors through checking and recording standards of Health and Safety.

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

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