6500 - Higher Officer - Treescapes (formally TAP D) Tree Action Plan Delivery

1
North East
Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Tyneside House
HEO
NE Level 3.
Permanent
Full Time, Part Time, Part Time/Job Share
Environment & Sustainability
£32,240

The role will be permanent within the Northumbria Area team.

We're seeking someone who is keen to contribute to the Government’s aspiration to increase woodland cover across England. Natural England has a crucial role in helping to realise this ambition, both through provision of technical advice and by influencing how new tree establishment can contribute to nature recovery, climate resilience, flood risk mitigation, water quality and social benefits.

You will have a good ecological understanding of protected sites, priority habitats/species and the opportunities and threats that woodland creation brings to these. You will have confidence in providing technical advice on this to our partners and a range of land managers.

The ability to prioritise casework will be important.

The role will require travel to sites and meetings across the team areas and a driving licence is therefore required for the role.

Small cohort of 3 people including the applicant, working with a level equivalent advisor and a senior advisor. But will form part of a much larger Northumbria team.

Sean Yeganeh

Sean.Yeganeh@naturalengland.org.uk

07713133132

31/05/2026, 23:55 hours

Expected June 2026
Basic Check (BPSS)
Please note the successful applicant will need to undertake a Disclosure and Barring Security Check for this post.
Professional competency
Work Delivery
Understand and apply relevant policy, legislation, governance frameworks and strategies to your work (Practitioner)
• Manage and deliver your workload to meet agreed targets and deadlines (Expert)
• See the big picture so you can set your team’s work within the context of the organisation’s vision, mission and aims, and help them understand how their work relates to and supports this (Expert)
Professional competency
Putting people at the heart of the environment
Nurture trusting partnerships and collaborate to achieve pragmatic outcomes that help deliver Natural England’s vision, mission and aims. (Expert)
• Listen to and understand our diverse partners and customers so that you achieve the best outcomes for them and Natural England. (Expert)
• Understand and explain the outcomes that we seek in your local patch and how these fit in with local and national issues (Practitioner)
Professional competency
Personal effectiveness
Make and explain objective decisions which combine your professional judgement and evidence (Expert)
• Act with integrity, addressing challenging issues and managing conflict through being open and objective (Practitioner)
• Be ambitious, identify and adopt ways to make improvements in your team and Natural England and inspire others to act (Expert)
Professional competency
Technical/specialist knowledge
To note: STAR format is not required for this competency but please give evidence of your skills and knowledge.)
• Technical understanding of landscape-scale nature recovery, specifically the benefits and risks of new woodland establishment in relation to nature recovery: key priority habitats, priority species, ecosystem services and climate change. (Essential)
• The ability to resolve problems and manage risks that requires significant levels of judgement and interpretation with innovative solutions. (Essential)
Full UK Driving Licence
Natural England

This Vacancy is closed to applications.