JOB TITLE: INDUSTRIAL 3 – SENIOR SUPERVISOR
DEPARTMENT: Forest Service – An Agency of the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA)
SALARY: £30,458 - £31,097, equivalent to £583.49 to £595.73 gross per week (under review)
JOB ROLE: Forest Service’s work makes a significant contribution to DAERA’s vision of “Delivering a net zero nature positive future, supporting sustainable agriculture and thriving rural communities”. Industrial 3 Senior Supervisors are responsible for leading and safely supervising a broad spectrum of forestry work activities such as; forest establishment, forest regeneration and maintenance of forests, timber harvesting operations, protection of wildlife and the environment and looking after public access areas such as paths and recreation sites.
LOCATION: Vacancies are located within Forest Management Areas across Tyrone and Fermanagh (headquartered at Enniskillen), Down/Armagh (headquartered at Newry) and Antrim/Londonderry (headquartered at Garvagh). Successful candidates must be willing to work and travel throughout the area assigned and, on occasion, elsewhere across Northern Ireland to meet operational requirements.
Further appointments may be made from this competition should NICS positions become vacant which require the same eligibility criteria and have similar duties and responsibilities.
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Completed application forms must be submitted no later than 12:00 noon (UK time) on Friday 27th November 2026.
Applications from females, young people ( under the age of 35), people with a disability and people from minority ethnic communities are particularly welcomed for this post.
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