Job Introduction
We are Forestry England.
We live and breathe forests.
Job title – Harvesting and Timber Marketing Manager
Salary- £41,802 to £44,830 per annum
Contract type – Fixed Term Appointment until 31st March 2029, with the possibility of extension or permanency
Hours – 37 hours per week (Part-time considered)
Vacancy closes - 1st December 2026, 23:58
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, from creating amazing places and experiences for people to enjoy, to providing vital homes for wildlife, making our air cleaner and producing sustainable timber.
What you’ll do…
This is a significant operational leadership role at the heart of how we manage our forests.
You will lead our Harvesting and Timber Marketing function across the East Forest District, bringing together people, contractors, customers and operational programmes to deliver safe, sustainable and commercially successful harvesting and timber supply.
You will lead a specialist team and contractor network, oversee significant budgets and programmes, and balance safety, environmental, commercial and customer priorities. You will also play an important role in the wider Forestry and Land Management leadership team.
You don’t need to have spent your career in forestry. We are interested in experienced operational leaders who can bring strong people leadership, commercial judgement and delivery experience. Your background could be in forestry or land management, but equally in construction, utilities, infrastructure, agriculture, logistics, manufacturing or another safety-critical industry.
What matters is that you can lead people, manage complex operations and make good decisions, while being motivated to develop your knowledge of forestry and timber.
Please see the job description below for more information and details about what we need from you.
Where you’ll work…
The office location is Santon Downham, IP27 0TJ.
This role offers a flexible mix of office, home and site-based working.
Getting out into the forests and spending time with your team, contractors and partners across the East Forest District will be an important part of the job, alongside opportunities to work from home where this fits with operational needs.
The role requires regular travel across the District and occasional overnight stays, so visible and flexible leadership will be important.
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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 Pension Scheme.
- 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 Forestry England website.
How to apply…
We cannot accept applications via email. Please follow the steps outlined below. Any CVs and/or personal statements sent outside the system will not be considered for shortlisting.
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.
The Behaviours being assessed at interview are –
- Leadership
- Managing a quality service
- Changing and improving
- Making effective decisions
- Delivering at pace
You may also be assessed on Experience, Strength based questions, and/or the Technical Success Profile at the interview. The technical element could include a presentation, practical or written task.
Successful candidates will undergo a criminal record check and the government baseline personnel security standard check.
If you require any reasonable adjustments, please email fcrecruitmentteam@forestryengland.uk.
If you're planning to use AI to support your application, please ensure you've read our guidelines here first.
Read more about our application process and working with us on the Forestry England website.
Nationality requirements…
Read more about nationality requirements here.
Working for the Civil Service…
Forestry England is part of the Civil Service. 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 Great Place to Work for Veterans and Prison Leaver Recruitment 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: englandhr.services@forestryengland.uk.
