Biodiversity Works Supervisor

Job Reference: forestryengland/TP/740/676

Number of Positions: 1

Contract Type: Fixed Term Appointment - 3 year fixed term appointment

Working Hours: 37

Location: Central England Forest District

Closing Date: 09/08/2026

Job Category: Land Management

Region: Central

Business Unit: Central

We are Forestry England. We live and breathe forests.

Job title: Biodiversity Works Supervisor

Salary: £30,105 per annum

Contract type: Fixed term appointment until March 2029, with the possibility of extension or permanency

Vacancy closes: Sunday 9th August, 23:58

What you'll do

Forestry England's Biodiversity Plan sets out a bold ambition of nature recovery in the Nation's Forests. Working across five principal focus areas, Forestry England aims to restore resilient biodiversity in the nation's forests, delivering our vision to ensure that these forests provide the most valuable places for wildlife to thrive and expand in England.

Working closely with District Ecologists and Foresters, you will utilise your forestry and ecological expertise to support the delivery of two key work areas:

• Implementation of Nature Networks at landscape-scale, such as habitat corridors and riparian zones.
• Uplifting the condition of Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSIs) and other designated sites.

Any Forestry England office within Central England Forest District, with hybrid home working available. Travel across England will be required.

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.

• 25 days holiday a year, raising by one day every year's service, up to 30 days (pro-rated for part time employees) plus bank holidays.
• STaRis employee benefits scheme offering discounts on everyday supermarket shopping, hotel stays, clothes, mobile phones, electrical items, medical and car insurance, holidays, gym discounts, household bills, and the Headspace wellbeing app.
• Free parking at Forestry England sites and free entry to our National Arboretums at Westonbirt and Bedgebury.
• 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.

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 line with these principles and you wish to make a complaint, please email: .