Forestry Commission
Civil Engineer
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Hexham, North East England, NE48 2HP
Job Summary
You will support delivering the district’s civil engineering programme by planning, specifying, managing, and delivering (through external contractors) routine construction and maintenance. You will inspect and maintain civil engineering assets including bridges, reservoirs, dams, and forest roads. You will collaborate, engage, advise, and work with internal stakeholders to deliver civil engineering works, whilst meeting legal, health and safety, environmental, and policy obligations.
Job Description
Key responsibilities & accountabilities
- Champion a safe working environment and be a role model for high standards of health and safety by effectively managing staff and contractors working on Forestry England land.
- Plan and deliver a programme of civil engineering works across the district. Build effective working relationships with internal and external stakeholders to develop project scopes and associated costings.
- Procure routine civil engineering works using existing frameworks or other established procedures.
- Be a contract manager, including developing and administering contracts.
- Have pre-commencement meetings with contractors, meeting Forestry England’s policies and procedures.
- Review or prepare risk assessments, method statements, and other health and safety documents for projects, so they comply with specification, environmental, and health & safety standards.
- Regularly monitor and record contractor health and safety and environmental performance; proactively manage H&S and environmental issues; promptly report accidents and near misses and make sure that lessons learned are shared and implemented.
- Support the senior/principal civil engineer with the planning, designing, and delivering higher-risk and more complex projects.
- Line manage, mentor, and support civil engineering works supervisors and machine operators.
- Create minor designs meeting Forestry England and industry standards.
- Monitor, record, and manage carbon emissions. Share and implement best practice to help achieve Forestry England’s net zero targets.
- When you are trained and experienced, inspect assets to assess and report on their condition. Keep asset records up to date.
- Use Forester Web to produce contract maps and update civil engineering asset data.
- And any other tasks, reasonably requested by your line manager.
Person specification
Skills, Knowledge & Experience
Essential professional and technical experience
- Experience working in a civil engineering role, including works planning, design, or contract supervision.
- Experience in working as part of an effective team and with internal and external stakeholders.
- Experience of designing and safely delivering civil engineering construction projects, including a good understanding of the construction design and management regulations and other applicable health and safety legislation.
- Competent IT user with experience in MS Office suite of applications.
- Clear and confident spoken and written communications skills.
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Desirable professional and technical experience
- Civil engineering experience in a forestry or rural environment and applying ecologically sensitive best practice.
- Experience using GIS software or other mapping systems.
- Experience of using computer-aided design software, such as AutoCAD or Civils 3D.
- Experience in the quarrying/extractives industry, and applying the Quarries Regulations.
Qualifications
Essential
- 3 A levels.
- HNC/HND in Civil Engineering.
Desirable
- CITB Site Supervisors Safety Training Scheme or IOSH Managing Safely qualification.
Behaviours
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
- Delivering at Pace
- Working Together
- Making Effective Decisions
Salary
Alongside your salary of £33,854, Forestry Commission contributes £9,807 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme.
Benefits
- Learning and development tailored to your role
- An environment with flexible working options
- A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
- A Civil Service pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%
Artificial intelligence
Artificial intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate, and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action. Please see our candidate guidance for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use.
Selection process details
This vacancy is using Success Profiles, and will assess your Behaviours.
How To Apply…
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.
You will be assessed on experience and technical skill-based questions during your interview.
The Behaviours being assessed at interview are:
- Delivering at pace
- Working Together
- Making Effective Decisions
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.
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
Security
Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.
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People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard checks.
Medical
Successful candidates will be expected to have a medical.
Nationality requirements
This Job Is Broadly Open To The Following Groups
- UK nationals
- Nationals of the Republic of Ireland
- Nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
- Nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland, or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme
- Nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland, or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme
- Individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
- Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service
Further information on nationality requirements.
Working for the Civil Service
Please note this Post is NOT regulated by the Civil Service Commission.
The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.
The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.
Diversity and Inclusion
The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain, and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy.
This vacancy is part of the Great Place to Work for Veterans initiative.
The Civil Service welcomes applications from people who have recently left prison or have an unspent conviction. Read more about prison leaver recruitment.
Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records.
Contact point for applicants
Job Contact
Recruitment team
Further information
Our recruitment process is underpinned by the principle of appointment on the basis of fair and open competition and appointment on merit, as outlined in the Civil Service Commissioners’ Recruitment Principles. If you feel your application has not been treated in accordance with these principles and you wish to make a complaint, you should in the first instance contact FCE by email: englandhr.services@forestryengland.uk. If you are not satisfied with the response you receive, you can contact the Civil Service Commission, which regulates all Civil Service recruitment.
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