Agricultural Opportunity: Forestry Officer

Forestry Commission Current Vacancies

2008-02-27:

Types of jobs and careers available in forestry, you can study forestry and agriculture at these colleges and universities. You will be given every opportunity for training and personal development and all jobs are open to anyone depending on skills and experience available at the Forestry Officer department.
Forestry, government department of Great Britain's forests and woodlands. Further and higher education level courses in Wildlife Management (or Gamekeeping) are available at a number of colleges below.

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Benefits include a Civil Service or stakeholder pension scheme, 25 days' annual leave and flexible working options.

An aptitude for practical work and knowledge would be useful. 16,720 pa plus benefits. Your duties will include planting, weeding, fencing,  surveys, pesticide application and survey work.

You'll have experience in practical forest management including planting, weeding and cleaning. (Recreation/Operations) 19,470-25,401 pa plus benefits (pay award pending) depending on qualifications and experience PLANNING MANAGER.

The successful candidate will have experience of managing harvesting and Management operations. RECREATION SUPPORT (Flexible working is essential in this post, with a high degree of weekend and evening work required).

What is the work like? New usually start their careers at Pay Band 5 level as Technical Managers/Supervisors in Enterprise, with responsibility for planning and controlling forest operations and for the protection of the forest environment.

Executive are the first line of administrative management. What is the work like? Administrative assistant (pay band 7) TRAINEE WILDLIFE RANGER (PAY BAND 7) Scientist ( pay band 5).

For more information about research within or for information about Forest Research and specific research areas and projects employs more than 3,000 people looking after the public forests it manages.

Mechanical Engineering Services provides and maintains 40 Mechanical Engineering Services has maintained and maintenance and repair service, repair, contact your local Mechanical Engineering Services Workshop.

Your completed application form together with a concise CV giving full details of experience E-mail recruitment@forestry.gsi.gov.uk or write to the HR Services, 231 Corstorphine Road, Edinburgh, EH12 7AT:. Interested persons should apply at http://www.forestry.gov.uk/vacancies (Permalink)

We're creating it - why not get into it! Central Scotland Forest Trust (CSFT)

2008-05-11:

csft org uk about vacancies: Department: Responsible To: Responsible For: No Staff Agree appropriate resourcing, in conjunction with Head of Development/Head of Operations & Finance for each project, including consultants and contractors, to ensure appropriate budgets and skills are obtained to design and deliver the project. Work with the Promotions team to ensure appropriate levels of promotion and public involvement during the implementation and completion of the project. Develop and design projects to meet CSFT, client, partner and funding body objectives, in consultation with the Heritage Officer and the Estates Manager at the design and specification stage of each project to maximise cultural input and to ensure maintenance liabilities are designed out. Ensure that CSFT's Health & Safety Policies are followed and that works are implemented within the Health & Safety at Work Act 1974 and other relevant statutory requirements eg CDM Regulations 1994. ML7 4JS TRUST Strategically, it defines the vision for the Forest, assembles the resources to create it, engages and co-ordinates partners, promotes the Forest and woodlands and monitors progress. On a practical level, it acts as an implementer, undertaking projects including woodland planting (on derelict land, farmland and in urban areas), woodland management, access and recreation works (paths and facilities) and a range of community projects and landscape improvements. Landscaping highly visible transport corridors and business sites. Developing the support and involvement of local communities Through environmental works, delivered with community involvement, it addresses the issues of social and environmental justice and economic development. Many more projects could be carried out if only the Central Scotland Forest Trust had the money for them. Central Scotland Forest Trust, Hillhouseridge, Shottskirk Road, Shotts, Lanarkshire, ML7 4JS. Interested persons should apply to csft org at http://www.csft.org.uk/about/vacancies (Permalink)