Location
Forestry England Office, Bellingham, Hexham

Hours
37 hours per week

Salary
£32,089 - £32,724 per annum

About the Role
Join Forestry England, a passionate team dedicated to growing the nation’s forests for everyone. We are foresters, professionals, and experts committed to creating amazing places and experiences, providing vital homes for wildlife, improving air quality, and producing sustainable timber. As a Civil Engineer, you will support the delivery of the district’s civil engineering programme by planning, specifying, managing, and delivering routine construction and maintenance through external contractors. Your responsibilities will include inspecting and maintaining civil engineering assets such as bridges, reservoirs, dams, and forest roads. You will collaborate with internal stakeholders to deliver civil engineering works while ensuring compliance with legal, health and safety, environmental, and policy obligations.

Benefits
Forestry England offers a competitive pension scheme with an average employer contribution of 28.97% to the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension Scheme. You will receive 25 days holiday per year, increasing by one day per year of service up to 30 days (pro-rated for part-time employees), plus bank holidays. Additional benefits include access to the STaR employee benefits scheme offering discounts on everyday shopping, hotel stays, clothing, mobile phones, insurance, holidays, gym memberships, and wellbeing apps. Free parking at Forestry England sites and free entry to National Arboretums at Westonbirt and Bedgebury are provided. We are committed to lifelong learning and career development through continual professional development, support for individual learning plans, and sponsored membership of professional bodies.

Experience
Relevant experience in civil engineering, including planning, specifying, managing, and delivering construction and maintenance projects. Experience inspecting and maintaining civil engineering assets such as bridges, reservoirs, dams, and forest roads is desirable.

About you
You are a motivated professional with strong collaboration and communication skills, able to engage and advise internal stakeholders effectively. You demonstrate a commitment to health and safety, environmental standards, and legal compliance. You work well under pressure and are dedicated to delivering quality results within agreed timescales.

Qualifications
A relevant civil engineering qualification is expected. Membership or eligibility for membership of a professional engineering institution is desirable. You must have the ability to communicate accurately in spoken English as required by the role.