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.

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Ips Typographus Field Surveillance Officer