Principal Arboricultural Consultant
Permanent, Full Time
£46,165 to £54,312 per annum
Location: Chelmsford - 1 day a week in the office
A local council who provide environmental and planning services to the Council, local authorities, and other public bodies. Our purpose is to support the public sector to deliver sustainable development. The purpose of the Principal Arboricultural Consultant is to co-lead the provision of arboricultural services to clients across the UK.
Our two Principal Arboricultural Consultants lead the delivery and development of arboricultural services, including specialist planning advice; highway tree management; a range of large and complex arboricultural assessments and surveys; and for multi-disciplinary projects.
Responsibilities:
The role requires a qualified, authoritative subject matter expert with advanced technical skills, knowledge and experience, including legislation, policy, standards and guidance
- Effective commercial and operational delivery of arboricultural services including: a caseload of enquiries in relation to specialist planning advice and trees/vegetation affecting the Public Highway, specifying associated management works and managing contractors
- Evaluating and carrying out arboricultural assessments (e.g. tree inventories and valuations) of large-scale
- Advising on large scale and complex habitat management
- Designing and undertaking complex arboricultural surveys, including new tools and techniques; and complex specialist tasks on multi-disciplinary projects.
- Collecting, analysing, and presenting complex data, evidence (including for enforcement) and advice to recognised standards, reviewing outcomes, and assessing third party compliance.
- Leading the development and review of complex, plans, policies and guidance.
- Commercial development of our arboriculture offer, bidding on high value opportunities, and managing high value projects and contracts against budget
- Building a professional, client-focused culture, and high-level client relationships, maintaining commercial awareness of our industry
- Leading the development and delivery of promotional and learning material, training activities and events, engaging with networks
- Building a collaborative, high-performance culture
- Identifying and implementing improvements to the effectiveness and efficiency of service delivery.
Your Experience:
- Educated to RQF level 6 (Bachelor's degree) with evidence of substantial post qualification experience, or equivalent by experience.
- Qualified Professional Tree Inspector with strong evidence of continuous professional development, membership of relevant professional body e.g. M.Arbor.A, and Institute of Chartered Foresters (MICFor).
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