Site Manager - Northern Ireland

The Woodland Trust is hiring a Site Manager for Northern Ireland to oversee its sites, ensuring high conservation standards and safety for visitors and volunteers. The role involves managing relationships with stakeholders, leading woodland management projects, and conducting assessments. Candidates should have experience in forestry and land management. The position requires travel across Northern Ireland and includes benefits like enhanced pension and flexible working options.
The Woodland Trust is looking for a Site Manager in our Northern Ireland team, to manage the Woodland Trust’s sites, to high professional standards, in accordance with our conservation principles, management approach, policies and contracts, contributing to the Trust’s strategic goals.

THE ROLE
• This is a key role in the Northern Ireland team to represent the Woodland Trust locally, managing a diverse portfolio of sites within Northern Ireland, in line with the Trust’s standards and ensuring the safety of our visitors, contractors and volunteers.
• The Site Manager will be responsible for building collaborative and impactful relationships with internal teams and external organisations, contractors, neighbours and interested parties, alongside managing groups of dedicated and passionate volunteers.
• Lead creative woodland management, ancient woodland restoration and people engagement projects, engaging stakeholders and being a strong advocate for our work and values.
• Carry out Woodland Condition/PAWS Assessments and monitoring to inform, write and implement long term management plans for the woods in the area of responsibility.
• A company car will be provided for this role.

THE CANDIDATE
• You have an enthusiasm for the environment and share our core values-Grow Together, Explore, Focus and Make it Count.
• You’ll have experience of working in Forestry, conservation or land management managing woodlands and sites of high conservation importance as well as engaging with a wide range of stakeholders including landowners, statutory and public bodies and local communities.
• You will have good general knowledge and experience of managing risk and Health & Safety requirements, H&S on sites, carrying out tree safety inspections and managing tree safety in accordance with H&S procedures.
• You will be able to demonstrate experience in leading the delivery of complex projects, managing contracts and contractors, including tendering through the procurement process.
• You will be familiar with and able to learn the use of new and established technology.
• Knowledge and experience working within areas including but not limited to forestry Stewardship Council certification, woodland ecology and legislative context.
• commercially aware and able to build effective partnerships internally and externally.
• The role is based in Northern Ireland and will require the successful candidate to travel across the Country. A full driving licence is required.

Benefits & Wellbeing: Joining our team means you'll be a big part of tackling environmental and climate issues. We take good care of our staff, offering support and training opportunities. We also offer:
• Enhanced Employer Pension
• Life Assurance
• Flexible & Hybrid Working Options
• Generous Annual Leave
• Enhanced Parental Pay
• Employee Assistance Programme

About Us: The Woodland Trust is the UK's leading woodland conservation charity and is dedicated to creating a world where trees and woods thrive for both people and nature. Our mission involves engaging and inspiring individuals to contribute toward tackling the nature and climate crisis through the protection, restoration, and creation of essential woodland habitats.

Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion: To achieve our vision of a world where woods and trees thrive for people and nature, we need to better reflect society and the communities we work in. All people, no matter their background, identity, ability, or circumstance, should benefit from trees.

People of colour and disabled people are currently under-represented across the environment and conservation sector. If you identify as a person of colour and/or disabled, we particularly encourage you to apply.
Please contact us to discuss any additional support or adjustments you may need to complete your application.

Application Advice: For fairness we keep our candidates’ personal details hidden from the hiring managers, so they do not see your CV until shortlisting is completed.

Make sure that your Personal Statement clearly shows how your skills and knowledge link to the specifications in the job description and you share with us your passion for the role.

Apply Now: If you're ready to make a difference and grow with us, send in your application today. We might close the job opening early if we get a lot of applications, so it's a good idea to apply soon. If we do close the advert early, and you have an application in process, we will email you prior to closing to give you time to complete.

First Stage Interviews will be held via Microsoft Teams on 20th & 23rd May 2025.