We are Forestry England. We live and breathe forests.

Salary – £48,765 – £52,557

Contract type – Permanent

Hours – 37 hours per week

Vacancy closes – 16th March 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, like creating amazing places and experiences for you to enjoy. We’re providing vital homes for wildlife, making our air cleaner to breathe and producing sustainable timber.

What you’ll do…

You will direct timber trading and forest management activities in Yorkshire, inspiring and leading the Sustainable Forestry Team to deliver Forestry England’s Business Plan and Strategy. This requires close collaboration with other teams in Yorkshire and nationally, to ensure a resilient, productive and financially sustainable forestry estate, with high quality environmental outcomes and increased natural capital value. You will champion improvement in our health & safety culture, work to maintain our UKWAS accreditation, encourage effective and efficient delivery of programmes, champion innovation, and climate change adaptation and resilience.

Please see the job description below for more information and details about what we need from you.

Where you’ll work…

The post will initially be based at Forestry England’s Yorkshire Office in Pickering. It will move to the Dalby Forest Office in autumn 2027. Regular travel around Forestry England’s estate in Yorkshire will be required. There will be occasional trips outside of Yorkshire for Forestry England-wide meetings, which may require an overnight stay.  

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.

Professional membership of the Institute of Chartered Foresters or another relevant professional body
is desirable.

For more information, full job description and to apply:

Forestry England Jobs – Head of Forestry and Timber – Yorkshire