Forestry works manager

Knowledge

K1: Techniques for developing operational plans for forestry works. Back to Duty

K2: Operational methods for undertaking forestry works, implications for health, safety, environment, site, pricing, and productivity. Back to Duty

K3: Methods for pricing and resourcing forestry works and implications for delivery. Back to Duty

K4: Techniques for managing meetings and the role of pre-commencement meetings and induction. Back to Duty

K5: Qualities of competent contractors, sub-contractors or workers to include paid and non-paid for forestry operations and evidencing competence for individuals and organisations. Back to Duty

K6: Format and content requirements of contracts, tenders and techniques for monitoring compliance. Back to Duty

K7: The importance of managing access to forestry sites, who might access a site, third parties, reasons for access, techniques for mitigating risk and responses to unauthorised access; policies, processes and timings to be considered. Back to Duty

K8: Overview of the legal system, health, safety, welfare, environmental and equality legislation and codes of practice applicable to forestry sites and regulatory implications of working across national boundaries. Back to Duty

K9: Roles and responsibilities of duty holders on a forestry site: landowner including agents, forestry works manger, contractor, sub-contractor and worker. Back to Duty

K10: Principles of establishing a positive health, safety and wellbeing culture, the importance of providing leadership, role modelling, embedding health and safety into decision making, creating effective management and communication structures, monitoring, reporting and reviewing performance. Back to Duty

K11: Hazards on forestry sites, how to identify and evaluate them, allocate resources, mitigate risk and monitor. Back to Duty

K12: Types of forestry incidents, actions that should be taken when an incident occurs and information captured, severity and stages of response including prevention by reporting, sharing and learning, planning, management and investigation by internal and external organisations. Back to Duty

K13: Environmental, historic and cultural sensitivities, constraints, designations, mitigations, licences, consents and permits, and sources of information including when use of specialist experts are required. Back to Duty

K14: Factors to consider when planning the safe and efficient use of machinery and equipment including legislation, new technology types, maintenance requirements, sources of advice and suitability for task. Back to Duty

K15: Specialisms in the UK forestry sector and competencies required to act as Forestry Works Manager in different contexts. Back to Duty

K16: Legislation, policies, strategies and regulations in relation to UK Forestry. Back to Duty

K17: Technical standards including assurance and certification schemes for sustainable forestry management in line with UK Forestry Standard. Back to Duty

K18: Sources and types of forest maps, plans and their components including implications of utilities for forestry operations. Back to Duty

K19: Tree health threats and controls, types of biosecurity measures and implications of tree health and condition on selection of operational methods. Back to Duty

K20: Principles, risks and impacts of ancillary operations in a forestry context, role and responsibilities of specialists including Construction Design Management, when it should be applied and how to work with it. Back to Duty

K21: Relationship management including influencing, negotiation and dispute resolution. Back to Duty

K22: Importance of stakeholder engagement including impact of forestry works on local communities, statutory requirements and managing information about forestry works in public domain. Back to Duty

K23: Principles of data handling, types and role of records on forestry sites including legislative compliance and digital. Back to Duty

K24: Techniques for interpreting and evaluating data, writing and compiling reports. Back to Duty

K25: Communication methods, audience requirements and adjusting communication to influence outcomes and achieve purpose. Back to Duty

K26: Sources and types of forestry information, sources of local advice, methods of communication, legislative requirements and importance of communicating sensitively. Back to Duty

K27: Methods of identifying, planning and recording Continued Professional Development. Back to Duty

K28: Value of updating knowledge skills and behaviours to stay current with legal, organisational and personal requirements including technical, technological and soft skills. Back to Duty

K29: Techniques for planning, managing and communicating workload. Back to Duty

K30: Principles for evaluating project success, including how lessons learned are captured and can impact future operational delivery. Back to Duty

Skills

S1: Develop and agree operational plans for forestry works including safe systems of work and selection and assessment of operational methods. Back to Duty

S2: Communicate with duty holders before work starts. Back to Duty

S3: Price and resource forestry jobs to ensure safety, environmental accountability and value for money. Back to Duty

S4: Interpret specifications, maps and plans for forestry operations. Back to Duty

S5: Commission competent contractors or staff for forestry sites taking account of health, safety, wellbeing, welfare, insurances, experience, workforce skill and certification, and environmental understanding and resources. Back to Duty

S6: Manage contractors or staff on a forestry site including competence, worker engagement, equality, monitoring and reporting, quality and delivery to plan. Back to Duty

S7: Identify potential points and timings of authorised and unauthorised access to a forestry site, manage and mitigate risk including liaison with duty holders and stakeholders. Back to Duty

S8: Lead health, safety and welfare for forestry operations on site including establishing a health, safety and wellbeing culture, leading by example, risk assessment, site operations, work methods, outputs from site, integration into decision making, site management and communication structures. Back to Duty

S9: Review and monitor performance of health, safety, wellbeing, welfare and environmental standards on a forestry site. Back to Duty

S10: Plan and manage incident response including contingency planning, emergency and post incident response, response for teams, remote and lone workers. Back to Duty

S11: Manage and monitor environmental, historic and cultural protection of forestry sites including obtaining and interpreting information and communicating protection measures. Back to Duty

S12: Identifies limits of competence and responsibility for self and others, and where specialist expertise is required. Back to Duty

S13: Plan and manage interactions between forestry works, surrounding land and infrastructure including roadside works, habitats and designations. Back to Duty

S14: Monitor and manage forestry operations in line with plans and specifications. Back to Duty

S15: Manage implications of tree health for forestry works including biosecurity. Back to Duty

S16: Oversee an ancillary operation in a forestry context for example arboriculture, civil engineering, infrastructure, vegetation clearance, habitat management and forestry support services. Back to Duty

S17: Manage relationships with duty holders and engage with stakeholders. Back to Duty

S18: Compile, manage and maintain records and spatial information in a forestry context in line with legislation, compliance, personal and commercial sensitivities. Back to Duty

S19: Interpret, report and communicate forestry information in a timely manner using methods suitable to audience and purpose including spatial information. Back to Duty

S20: Identify development needs, plan, undertake and record Continued Professional Development. Back to Duty

S21: Plan, manage and communicate own workload. Back to Duty

S22: Review and evaluate an operational plan and present recommendations for example highlighting best practice, identifying areas for improvement, flagging key issues with project. Back to Duty

Behaviours

B1: Challenges approaches to work in a constructive manner. Back to Duty

B2: Champions health, safety, welfare, wellbeing and environmental good practice including biosecurity, challenging unsafe and poor practice. Back to Duty

B3: Embeds and champions sustainable working practices and keeps up to date on new sustainability developments and innovations. Back to Duty

B4: Acts and communicates in a way that builds and maintains positive relationships with stakeholders, colleagues, customers and suppliers. Back to Duty

B5: Committed to continuous professional development. Back to Duty

B6: Acts in a professional and ethical manner. Back to Duty