Arboricultural Consultant - Penguin Recruitment Ltd : Job Details

Job Title: Arboricultural Consultant

Ref. No.: CJD180925E

Location: Based near Woking

Salary: £33,000 - £38,000

This is the ideal opportunity to join my client, a trusted, green-minded Multidisciplinary Consultancy, renowned for their specialist services across the terrestrial ecology, freshwater ecology, and landscape architecture fields. They are on the lookout for an experienced, talented Arboricultural Consultant, willing to take on a variety of challenging projects alongside a growing team of professionals, near the modern, diverse town of Woking.

Benefits for the role of Arboricultural Consultant include (but are not limited to):

• Highly competitive basic salary
• Rewards for outstanding performance and long service
• Enhanced Stakeholder Pension Scheme
• Generous annual leave entitlement
• Healthcare Cash Plan and Life Insurance
• Discounted gym membership and a focus on work-life balance
• Professional memberships paid for by the company
• Extensive training and career progression opportunities and a commitment to Continuing Professional Development (CPD)
• Regular team building and social events

Responsibilities for the role of Arboricultural Consultant include:

• Provide the highest standard arboricultural consultancy services, adhering to the relevant British Standards and observing best practice
• Undertake arboricultural surveys, utilising the data to inform high-quality reports
• Prepare and submit quotes, bids, and tenders for a range of clients across the public and private sectors
• Manage a range of projects
• Liaise with the Business Unit Manager to ensure budgets are adhered to, and identifying profitable projects

Required skills and experience for the role of Arboricultural Consultant include:

• A strong academic background (and ideally a Bachelor's or Master's Degree) in Ecology or Environmental Science (or a similar, relevant discipline)
• A Level 4 qualification in Arboriculture (or actively working to attain this)
• Extensive experience of undertaking tree surveys, within a consultancy setting
• Excellent working knowledge of Visual Tree Assessments (VTA), having developed surveys in alignment with the relevant British Standards (i.e., BS5837:2012)
• Demonstrable experience of writing high-quality, precise Arboricultural Impact Assessments (AIA) and Method Statements
• Outstanding communication (written and verbal), interpersonal, and organisational skills
• Strong proficiency in writing accurate reports, and delivering their contents in clear and engaging ways to a variety of clients and other stakeholders
• Extensive experience of using the relevant arboricultural systems and software packages, including THREATS, CAVAT, TEMPO, RAVEN, and iTree, etc.
• Proficient in the use of the Microsoft Office Suite, GIS and CAD systems, and tree survey software
• A full, valid UK driving licence and access to your own vehicle (including business insurance coverage)

Desirable skills and experience for the role of Arboricultural Consultant include:

• Able to work on your own initiative, and as part of a high-performing team
• Possess a good knowledge of the region and surrounding areas
• Excellent time management skills
• Willing to travel to a range of sites, as and when required

If you are interested in the role of Arboricultural Consultant, please do not hesitate to contact the Ecology Team at Penguin Recruitment. Please also see our website for a range of other roles currently available. This is a permanent role. Penguin Recruitment is operating as a recruitment agency in respect to this vacancy.