Senior Civil Engineer (Forestry)

Location: Centrally located hirify.global office in England, United Kingdom, with blended working; the role can only be worked in the UK and not overseas. Travel and occasional overnight stays are required.

Salary: £41,802–£44,830 per year.

Company

hirify.global cares for the nation’s forests and develops infrastructure that supports safe, resilient, accessible, and inclusive visitor and community spaces.

What you will do

• Own the civil engineering elements of a national project creating inclusive, co-designed green spaces for reflection and wellbeing across England’s forests.
• Develop safe, sustainable, and innovative infrastructure solutions through design, technical guidance, and hands-on delivery.
• Develop budgets, manage procurement and contractors, and oversee infrastructure works for quality, compliance, and efficiency.
• Work with national and district teams, communities, partners, and a multidisciplinary project team to turn plans into delivered projects.

Requirements

• Relevant civil engineering experience and career history.
• Experience contributing to infrastructure design and project delivery.
• Ability to develop budgets, manage procurement and contractors, and oversee works.
• Ability to provide accurate spoken English, as required under Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016.
• Successful candidates must complete a criminal record check and the government baseline personnel security standard check.

Culture & Benefits

• Fixed-term appointment through 31 March 2028, working 29.6 hours per week.
• Blended working from a centrally located hirify.global office, with required travel and occasional overnight stays.
• Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension Scheme, with hirify.global contributing an average of 28.97% towards the pension.
• 25 days of annual leave, increasing to 30 days with service, plus bank holidays, pro-rated for part-time employees.
• Benefits discounts, free parking at hirify.global sites, free entry to National Arboretums, and support for continuing professional development and professional-body membership.

Hiring process

• Submit the application through the recruitment system; CVs and personal statements sent by email or outside the system will not be considered.
• Provide a 200-word statement on relevant experience and career history and a personal statement of no more than 500 words.
• Interviews are expected on 3 December 2026 in person at Santon Downham Office, Brandon, Suffolk, and may include behaviour, strength-based, experience, and technical assessment questions or tasks.
• Interview behaviours include making effective decisions, delivering at pace, and managing a quality service.