Planning and Environment Manager

at  Forestry Commission

JOB SUMMARY

To lead the Planning & Environment function and team in North England Forest District. Building excellent professional relationships with internal and external stakeholders. Maximising natural capital delivery within a commercially underpinned business model across all activities. Seeking opportunities to support national programmes including Woodland Creation and Biodiversity Action Plan. Working positively and collaboratively with all district and national staff and functions to improve outcomes. Delivering excellence in sustainable forest management across people, nature and economy, surpassing existing standards of UKFS and UKWAS.

ESSENTIAL PROFESSIONAL AND TECHNICAL EXPERIENCE

• demonstrate experience of managing conflicting priorities and be able to demonstrate strong analytical and communication skills
• demonstrate experience of leading the development of strategic and operational plans that have ownership and are deliverable
• competent IT user with experience in MS Office suite of applications

DESIRABLE PROFESSIONAL AND TECHNICAL EXPERIENCE

• competent user of GIS
  Benefits

Alongside your salary of £39,135, Forestry Commission contributes £11,337 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%

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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) (opens in a new window)
• 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

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