Dio - Head Forester

**Details**:
**Reference number**:

- 226764**Salary**:

- £33,000- + substantial pension and benefits**Grade**:

- Higher Executive Officer**Contract type**:

- Permanent**Business area**:

- MOD - Defence Infrastructure Organisation - COO - Technical Services - Environmental & Protection Services**Type of role**:

- Environment and Sustainability
- Estates**Working pattern**:

- Flexible working, Full-time, Compressed Hours**Number of posts**:

- 1Contents

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About the job

**Benefits**:
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Location
- Westdown Camp, Tilshead, Wilts, SP3 4RS OR Oakhampton Camp, Oakhampton, Devon, EX20 1QPAbout the job

**Summary**:

- Do you want to work for the Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) and care for the Defence Estate? DIO enables Defence to live, work, train and deploy, all with sustainability in mind. From net carbon zero accommodations to runways for the F35 fighter jets; our outputs are unique in the UK and across the globe-
**About DIO**

View our YouTube video to see more about our work**Job description**:

- This is an exciting time for DIO and Technical Services as the Sustainability and Environment teams expand to respond to the challenges of Net Zero Carbon, embedding Climate Resilience, and delivering Social Value through our procurements. Sustainability and Environment carries a high profile in the organisation, and we have a key role in delivering the new MOD Climate Change and Sustainability Strategy and the revised Greening Government targets.
- Working with the Senior Forester within the Environmental Support and Compliance business area (ES&C), you will be at the forefront of sustainable woodland management, driving delivery and innovation across the estate. This will be an ambitious role and comes with a diverse portfolio of tasks.
- The MOD Estate includes MOD Barracks, Airfields, Naval Bases and a vast training estate that extends from the marine environment, through dune systems and across the UK to the mountainous forests and moorlands of Scotland and Northern Ireland. We offer an exciting opportunity to join the forestry team supporting development and management of this multifaceted and heavily designated estate with an emphasis on tree safety management, sustainable woodland management, natural capital and woodland creation.

**Post Locations**

The postholder can be located at Westdown Camp, Tilshead, or Oakhampton Camp, Oakhampton, Devon.

**Responsibilities**:

- The Area Head Forester will work within a small team (currently 5x FTE), within DIO Technical Services Environmental Support and Compliance (ES&C) business area.- Provide oversight and direction in accordance with DIO's policies and procedures. The postholder ensures the proactive management of all the woodland/amenity tree resource across the UK and Overseas estate and will provide customers with Subject Matter Expert advice for statutory and legal compliance.
- Ensure audit and assurance inspections are coordinated to make best use of resources, targeting Prime Contract geographical regions. The assurance inspections will specifically target health and safety, compliance with MOD policy, forestry/arboricultural management processes and industry partner contract delivery.
- Review and inform MoD forestry policy, long term strategic woodland management plans for the estate and act as forestry focal point for the development of estate management and sustainability plans.
- Handle liaison internally with DIO/ MOD staff and externally with Statutory Bodies, Non-Govt Organisations and other customers. Develop and facilitate conservation/ environmental/ sustainability awareness regarding trees, woods and forests to both internal and external stakeholders.
- Undertake briefings and presentations to internal and external partners.
- Carry out desktop and site inspections to identify possible woodland creation opportunities, collaborating closely with Woodland Creation Advisors (within the Ecology and Natural Capital Team). Discuss proposals with military representatives and the wider DIO team for each site. Identify any possible constraints.
- Work with the Natural Capital Team to record woodland creation opportunity on the Natural Capital Asset Register.

**Mandatory Requirements**

Full UK Driving Licence - Travel to various MOD locations, some of which will be remote and inaccessible by public transport, is required: a full UK driving licence is therefore required.-
**Licences**:

- Full UK Driving Licence**Qualifications**:
**Behaviours**:
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

- Leadership
- Making Effective Decisions
- Communicating and Influencing
- Working Together

**Benefits**:

- Highly competitive Pension Scheme
- Alternative working practices such as working from home
- 25 days annual leave rising (1 day per year) to 30 days upon completion of 5 years’ service
- Enhanced parental leave
- Most sites have free car parking, Sports & Social Clubs, Gym