Forest Wilding Project Officer

# Forest Wilding Project Officer Job Introduction We are Forestry England. We live and breathe forests. Job title - Forest Wilding Project Officer Salary - £33,854 Contract type - Permanent Hours - 37 hours per week Vacancy closes - March 1st :58 Join us. We're foresters, professionals and experts. We are a passionate team who love to share our enthusiasm and want to make a positive difference for you and the environment.Together, we're using our scale and expertise to grow the nation's forests for everyone. We're already adapting our landscapes for tomorrow, and getting stuff done today, like creating amazing places and experiences for you to enjoy. We're providing vital homes for wildlife, making our air cleaner to breathe and producing sustainable timber . What you'll do This role will progress our aspirations for harnessing natural processes in forest management to deliver nature recovery. This will take the Wild Neroche project through delivery phase with our partners, project planning the steps needed to take our vision forward. The post holder will manage successful relationships with our stakeholders, and begin the implementation of key steps on the ground, including monitoring data, and introducing land management techniques to lay the foundations to meet our long term objectives.This role may be involved in progressing other Forest Wilding projects such as species re-introductions.Managed by the Operations Manager - Environment, the Wilding Officer will work closely with Forestry England colleagues across West England District and with our national forest wilding and communications functions to help deliver nature recovery.You can expect to spend up to one third of your time outdoors, often independently and remotely and you will usually be expected to manage your own time to maximise efficiency and effectiveness.Please see the job description below for more information and details about what we need from you. Where you'll work The role will be based at our office near Staple Fitzpaine in the Blackdown Hills (TA3 5BL), other locations may also be considered, with flexibility for some optional blended working. Benefits 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 25 days holiday a year, raising by one day every year's service, up to 30 days (pro-rated for part time employees) plus additional days off such as bank holidays. STaR is our employee benefits scheme offering discounts on everyday supermarket shopping, as well as other things such as hotel stays clothes, mobile phones, other electrical items, medical and car insurance, holidays, gym discounts, household bills, 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.Read more about the benefits on the How to apply You will be asked to write a 200 word statement on your relevant experience and career history, along with a personal statement of no more than 500 words. You will be assessed on both during sifting. More details about how to apply are listed on the application form. You will be assessed on experience and strength based questions during your interview. The being assessed at interview are - Seeing the Bigger Picture Making Effective Decisions Working Together Communicating and Influencing Delivering at PaceSuccessful candidates will undergo a criminal record check and the government check.If you require any reasonable adjustments, please email you're planning to use AI to support your application, please ensure you've read our guidelinesRead more about our on the Nationality requirements Read more about nationality requirements Working for the Civil Service Forestry England is part of the . 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 and 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 in line with/according to these principles and you wish to make a complaint, please email: following content displays a map of the job's location. OpenStreetMap contributors Forest Wilding Project Officer Salary £33,854 Frequency Annual Job Reference forestryengland/TP/2294/478 Contract Type Permanent Closing Date 1 March, 2026 Job Category Project Management Business Unit West Location Smokey Bottom Lodge, Staple Fitzpaine TA3 5BN, United Kingdom Posted on 5 February, 2026