Arboricultural Consultant

Career Choices Dewis Gyrfa Ltd; Sefton; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Career Choices Dewis Gyrfa Ltd is assisting a well-established environmental team in recruiting an Arboriculturist. The role focuses on delivering high-quality arboricultural advice, site surveys, and technical reporting across the UK.

You will work with ecology and natural capital specialists, contributing to bids, client engagement, and leadership development within a multidisciplinary environment.

Qualifications

• A Level 3/4 arboriculture qualification.
• Proven experience delivering BS 5837 surveys and producing reports.
• Strong tree identification skills including pests, diseases and fungi.
• Experience in quality assurance and mentoring or staff development.
• Full UK driving licence.

Responsibilities

• Undertaking BS 5837 arboricultural surveys and related reports.
• Preparing Tree Constraints and Opportunities Plans and Management Plans.
• Liaising with local authorities on protections (TPOs/Conservation Areas).
• Supervising site work and providing arboricultural guidance to clients.
• Preparing fee proposals and competitive tenders.
• Quality assurance of reports and plans.
• Supporting natural capital assessments related to arboriculture.

Skills

Arboriculture

Tree identification

Client engagement

Line management

Education

A Level 3/4 arboriculture qualification

Tools

BS 5837 surveys

Job description

Contract Type:

Permanent

Hours:

Full time

Disability Confident:

No

Closing Date:

23/09/2026

About this job

Your new company My client is a well-established and highly respected environmental consultancy with a strong reputation for delivering sustainable, science-led solutions across a broad range of sectors.

With an established UK presence and a growing national team of environmental specialists, they provide expert technical support to projects in Residential, Defence, Energy, Government Services and Transport.

They pride themselves on a collaborative, multidisciplinary approach-working closely with colleagues in Planning, Placemaking, Engineering, Transportation and Asset Management.

Their culture is built on flexibility, professional development and a genuine commitment to helping their people thrive.

They offer hybrid working, a wide range of flexible work options, and opportunities to develop a meaningful, long-term career.

Your new role My client is looking for a talented and motivated Arboriculturist to help grow and shape their expanding arboricultural offering.

You will work alongside award-winning ecology and natural capital teams, supporting a diverse project portfolio across the UK. You'll play a key role in delivering high-quality arboricultural advice, technical reporting and site-based surveys.

The position will involve regular collaboration with internal teams, supporting bids and tender opportunities, and building relationships with clients and stakeholders.

The role will combine fieldwork, reporting, client engagement and opportunities to develop leadership and team-building skills.

Your main responsibilities will include: Undertaking BS 5837 arboricultural surveys, veteran/ancient tree assessments, visual tree inspections, and safety/risk surveys.

Preparing high-quality reports, including survey schedules, Tree Constraints and Opportunities Plans, Management Plans, Impact Assessments and Method Statements.

Liaising with local authorities to identify tree protections such as TPOs and Conservation Areas.

Supervising site work and providing technical arboricultural advice to clients.

Preparing fee proposals and competitive tenders.

Conducting quality assurance checks on reports and plans.

Supporting natural capital assessments in relation to arboriculture.

The role is fully flexible and hybrid, allowing you to shape when and how you work to suit your lifestyle, your projects and your team.

For the right candidate, they are open to reduced or compressed hours, flexible start/finish times, or a deferred start date.

What you'll need to succeed You will have: A Level 3 or 4 arboriculture qualification.

Demonstrable experience delivering BS 5837 sur veys and producing associated reports.

Strong tree identification skills including pests, diseases and fungi, and an understanding of how these influence risk and longevity.

Experience in quality assurance and producing consistently high-quality outputs.

Experience of line management, staff development or mentoring.

A full UK driving licence.

You should also be proactive, adaptable, confident, engaging with clients, and keen to help shape a growing arboricultural team within a multidisciplinary environment.

What you'll get in return Competitive salary: £30,000 - £40,000 DOE Fully flexible hybrid working designed around you.

Health insurance Pension plan Holiday allowance Flexible benefits: for e.g. cycle to work, volunteer days and more Options for reduced/compressed hours or flexible start/finish times.

Support for professional development and a clearly defined career pathway.

Opportunities to work on diverse and high-profile projects across multiple sectors.

A collaborative, supportive working culture focused on wellbeing and work-life balance.

The chance to help build and grow a developing arboricultural service within a respected national environmental team.