Ips typographus Project Officer x2
Forestry Commission
New job
Role summary
Coordinate surveillance and outbreak response to protect spruce trees from Ips typographus across south-east England. You’ll organise survey teams, prioritise sites, respond to pheromone-trap detections, and oversee felling and timber-movement authorisations and statutory notices. The role also involves managing staff and contractors, maintaining accurate operational records, analysing field data, monitoring resources, and producing reports. You’ll work with landowners, forestry partners and government agencies, deliver training and support trials of new detection methods. Relevant forestry, plant health or field-operations experience is required.