Harvesting Works Supervisor

Location: Based at the South District main office in Lyndhurst, United Kingdom; alternative locations within the district may be considered. The role includes regular site visits and may require approximately four one-week periods of 24-hour emergency Duty Officer cover per year.

Salary: £31,159 per annum.

Company

hirify.global is the country's largest land manager, responsible for the sustainable management of public forests in South England for people, nature, and the economy.

What you will do

• Support the Harvesting Forester and District Forester in preparing standing sales parcels for national and local sales events.
• Help lead and manage staff and contractors in line with operational site assessments and silvicultural prescriptions.
• Supervise contractors through regular site visits and monitor delivery against agreed timescales.
• Record and file site visit reports in SharePoint contract folders.
• Ensure conservation areas and archaeological features are identified during marking operations.
• Support contract management of harvesting sites, tree safety programmes, and operational health and safety standards.

Requirements

• Relevant experience and career history demonstrated through a 200-word statement and a personal statement of no more than 500 words.
• Ability to provide conversation in accurate spoken English.
• Ability to participate in a 24-hour emergency Duty Officer roster for one week approximately every 14 weeks, if required.
• Successful completion of a criminal record check and the government baseline personnel security standard check.

Culture & Benefits

• Fixed-term contract until February 2028, with 37 hours per week.
• Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension Scheme with an average employer contribution of 28.97%.
• 25 days of annual leave, increasing to 30 days with service, plus bank holidays.
• Employee discounts, free parking at hirify.global sites, and free entry to Westonbirt and Bedgebury National Arboretums.
• Career development support, continuing professional development, individual learning plans, and sponsored professional memberships.

Hiring process

• Applications are assessed using a 200-word relevant experience and career history statement and a personal statement of up to 500 words.
• Interview assessment may include Making Effective Decisions, Delivering at Pace, Managing a Quality Service, Seeing the Big Picture, experience, strengths, and technical success profile questions.
• The technical assessment may include a presentation, practical task, or written task.