Technical Land Management Support

Team / Directorate: North East Land Management and Forest Operations / Operations

Starting salary:  £32,544 rising to £35,377 per annum through annual increments being paid each year (pro rata for part time applicants)

Contract type: Permanent

Work pattern: Part time, 14.5 hours per week

Interview date: To be confirmed

Post number: 200341

The role

The North East Land Management and Forest Operations team are responsibly for delivering a wide range of Sustainable Management of Natural Resources (SMNR) benefits across approximately 12,000 ha of Land which includes Clocaenog Forest, Y Berwyn National Nature Reserve and recreation sites within the Clwydian Range and Dee Valley Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB).

An exciting opportunity has arisen within this busy and dynamic team for a job share of a Technical Support Land Management role.

As a member of this dynamic team, you will, amongst other duties, be expected to jointly organise the delivery of an agreed Land Management operations programme to a high standard across the Welsh Government Woodland Estate and National Nature Reserves (NNR)’s in North East Wales.  You will jointly manage different aspects of the programme such as public safety, tree safety, fencing and roadside flailing.

You will be required to be based in the Clawdd Newydd Office and work out in the field at different sites and locations for a significant proportion of your contracted hours.

The role requires excellent interpersonal skills and for you to be a fluent Welsh speaker.  You will be used to working outside in different weather conditions and have experience of supervising contractors and working with different customers and stakeholders.

As an organisation we support flexible working. You will be contracted to the NRW office at the above location and a suitable hybrid working pattern will be agreed on appointment. Any regular face to face meetings or training will be planned in advance.

To make an informal enquiry about this role, please contact Matt Roberts or Paula Harley at

matt.roberts@cyfoethnaturiolcymru.gov.uk

paula.harley@cyfoethnaturiolcymru.gov.uk 

Interviews will be conducted in person. The location will be confirmed at a later date.

Successful external applicants will be subject to a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service Check (DBS) check. We aim to make offers of appointment within 4 to 8 weeks of the closing date.

About us

The North East Land Management and Forestry Ops Teams is the only combined team of these disciplines within Wales. This job share is for a role which works predominantly delivering land management programmes of work such as public safety, tree safety, fencing and roadside vegetation management on the Welsh Government Woodland Estate and NNRs in North East Wales.

Working from the Clawdd office, the role is mainly field based and working with landowners, stakeholders and members of the public.

 

What you will do

• Deliver team work plans, and delivery of agreed actions to contribute to business planning.
• Participate in NRW technical groups.
• Interact with peers in NRW to promote consistent industry best practice.
• Deliver delegated programmes within agreed budget, adhering to all relevant procurement procedures, health and safety legislation and industry best practice.
• Undertake health and safety duties and responsibilities appropriate to the post
• Be committed to Natural Resources Wales Equal Opportunities and Diversity Policy, together with an understanding of how it operates within the responsibilities of the post
• Be committed to your own development through the effective use of your personal development plan (known as Sgwrs).
• Any other reasonable duties requested commensurate with the grade of this role.

Your qualifications, experience, knowledge and skills

In your application and interview you will be asked to demonstrate the following skills and experience using the STAR method.

1. Experience of working across a wide range of land management disciplines.
2. Extensive knowledge and experience of conservation management, designated sites, and all aspects of forest practise, including land liabilities, forest planning, forest operations, recreation asset management, including visitor centre management (where relevant).
3. Knowledge of sustainable forest management, UKWAS and forest certification schemes.

 

Welsh language level requirements

• Essential: Level C2 - Higher proficiency level (fluent in both spoken and written Welsh)

Please note if you do not meet the A1 requirement i.e., ability to understand basic phrases and ability to pronounce Welsh names correctly, then NRW offers a variety of learning options and staff support to help you meet these minimal requirements during the course of your employment with us.

Benefits 

This role will offer a range of benefits, including:

• Civil Service Pension Scheme offering employer contributions of 28.97% (successful internal staff will remain in their current pension scheme)
• 28 days annual leave, rising to 33 days
• generous leave entitlements for all your life needs
• commitment to professional development
• health and wellbeing benefits and support
• weekly wellbeing hour to use as you choose

See full details for all the employee benefits you will receive.

Please keep reading

If you think you have what it takes to do this role, but don’t necessarily meet every single point on the job description, please still get in touch and we will be happy to discuss the role with you in more detail.

We’re passionate about creating a diverse workforce and positively encourage applications from under-represented communities. We embrace equality of opportunity irrespective of disability, neurodivergence, ethnic origin, colour, nationality, gender expression and gender identity, marital status, sexual orientation, culture, or religion.   We put the principles of human rights, equality, fairness, dignity and respect at the heart of our values.

We are committed to equal opportunities and we guarantee interviews for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

We want to attract and retain talented and highly skilled staff, so we make sure that our pay scales remain competitive. We advertise the full pay scale on our job descriptions. Appointed candidates start at the first point of the pay scale and annual increments are paid each year.

We want our staff to grow professionally and personally. From leadership development to access to further and higher education courses, our staff have opportunities to expand their knowledge on variety of topics, stay current in their field and continue to learn as their career progresses.  

We are a Bilingual organisation which complies with the Welsh Language Standards.  Welsh language skills are considered an asset to NRW, and we encourage and support staff to learn, develop and use their Welsh language skills. 

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