Project Officer

# Project Officer Job Introduction We are Forestry England. We live and breathe forests. Job title - Project Officer Salary - £32,089 - £32,724 Contract type - Permanent Hours - 37 hours per week Vacancy closes - 12/10/25 - 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 As Project Officer, you will support the development and delivery of district projects with a particular focus on recreation projects. The Project Officer works closely with district and national staff. The role will cover projects across the district and report to the Programme Manager. Please see the job description below for more information and details about what we need from you. Where you'll work Location is ideally Cannock or Delamere but willing to consider any Forestry England office in Central District. This is an exciting opportunity to support on a variety of projects across the district and develop project management skills . 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 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 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 strength based questions during your interview. The being assessed at interview are - Communicating and Influencing Delivering at Pace Seeing the Big Picture Making Decisions Managing a Quality ServiceSuccessful candidates will undergo a criminal record check and the government check.If you require any reasonable adjustments, please email you're planning to use AI to support your application, please ensure you've read our guidelinesRead more about our on the Nationality requirements Read more about nationality requirements Working for the Civil Service Forestry England is part of the . The Civil Service has a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS). This means candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria during the application process will be guaranteed an interview. We also offer a Redeployment Interview Scheme to current civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the role. This role is also part of the and initiative. Within Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016, it is essential that applicants should have the ability to provide conversation in accurate spoken English.Our recruitment process makes appointments based on fair and open competition and merit, as outlined in the Civil Service Commissioners' Recruitment Principles. If you feel your application has not been treated in in line with/according to these principles and you wish to make a complaint, please email: following content displays a map of the job's location. OpenStreetMap contributors Project Officer Salary £32,089 - £32,724 Frequency Annual Job Reference forestryengland/TP/708/373 Contract Type Permanent Closing Date 12 October, 2025 Job Category Project Management Business Unit Central Location CEFD OFFICE CANNOCK / DELAMERE, United Kingdom Posted on 19 September, 2025