Protect England's spruce through field surveillance and outbreak response as an Ips typographus Support Officer based in Farnham. Full-time temporary work combines site visits with office activities.

Working within the Forestry Commission's Forest Services, you will support the Ips typographus Project Officer across south-east England. The work focuses on pest detection, pheromone trapping, field data collection, and biosecurity practice. You will assist coordinated eradication activity with Forest Research, landowners, contractors, and government partners.

Key Responsibilities:

- Survey vulnerable spruce stands during intensified spring and summer fieldwork
- Deploy and check pheromone traps with Forest Research
- Collect, validate, and record surveillance and outbreak data
- Support contractors delivering surveillance,



sanitation, and control measures
- Promote biosecurity during landowner and forestry site visits

Requirements:

- Willingness to undertake regular environmental fieldwork and site visits
- Ability to maintain accurate, audit-ready operational records
- Interest in pest surveillance, outbreak detection, and biosecurity
- Ability to support communications with landowners and contractors
- Availability for full time temporary work based in Farnham

Apply field surveillance, accurate data collection, and biosecurity support to England's Ips typographus eradication response.

📌 Ips Typographus Field Surveillance Officer (Bedford)
🏢 Government Recruitment Service
📍 Bedford