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Forest Operations Officer

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About the Company

Forest Operations Officer
  • Company

    Natural Resources Wales

  • Website

    Natural Resources Wales

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Job Information

  • Region

    Wales

  • Location

    Llandovery

  • Salary

    G5: £37,594 - £41,428

  • Date Posted

    25/06/2026

  • Closing Date

    Closing Soon 09/07/2026

Job description

Role ID: 203214

This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in the delivery of Forest Operations across South West Wales. You will take delegated responsibility for planning, managing and delivering operational work, making sound technical decisions within one or more specialist disciplines, depending on the scale and location of programmes.

You will be actively involved in harvesting and establishment disciplines, and leading the implementation and day-to-day management of work programmes. This includes contract management and site monitoring to ensure standards are met and programmes delivered.

You will also contribute to forest planning, undertaking operational planning to ensure the successful delivery of tactical work programmes. This will involve constraint management, inventory work, database management, GIS mapping and site evaluation, ensuring that plans are evidence-based, compliant and sustainable.

Driving is essential to this role as this role is partly site-based and requires regular travel across south west Wales. You must hold a full and current UK driving license.

As an organisation we support flexible working. You will be contracted to the nearest NRW office to your home and a suitable hybrid working pattern will be agreed on appointment. Any regular face to face meetings or training will be planned in advance.

Interviews will be face to face (details of location will be shared in advance)

What you will do

  • Support technical advice for specific sector or technical issues.
  • Implementation of team work plans, and delivery of agreed actions to contribute to business planning.
  • Participate in NRW technical or represent NRW on external forums as a technical representative.
  • Interact with peers in NRW to promote consistent industry and specialist subject practices.
  • Have responsibility for direct delivery of delegated programmes and agreed delegated budgetary control, including all relevant compliance and adhering to procurement process.
  • Undertake health and safety duties and responsibilities appropriate to the post
  • Be committed to Natural Resources Wales Equal Opportunities and Diversity Policy, together with an understanding of how it operates within the responsibilities of the post
  • Be committed to your own development through the effective use of your personal development plan (known as Sgwrs).
  • Required to take part in incident response activities.
  • Any other reasonable duties requested commensurate with the grade of this role.

 

Your qualifications, experience, knowledge and skills

In your application and interview you will be asked to demonstrate the following skills and experience using the STAR method.

  1. Experience of working across a wide range of disciplines within the Forest environment.
  2. Knowledge of sustainable forest management, UKWAS and forest certification schemes.
  3. Experience of dealing with the public and stakeholders such as land owners, contractors etc.
  4. Knowledge and experience of designated sites, and all aspects of forest practise, including land liabilities, forest planning and forest operations.

 

Welsh Language level requirements

  • Essential: Level A1 – Entry level
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