Arboricultural Lead for Major Infrastructure Projects

WSP; Belfast City District; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

WSP in the United Kingdom seeks a Principal Arboricultural Consultant to lead complex arboricultural commissions and shape best practice across regions. You will provide expert advice to clients and project teams, mentor professionals and drive business growth with strategic, technical leadership.

The role involves managing projects, budgets and delivery risks while supporting work-winning activities and succession planning within the team.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in arboricultural consultancy, planning and project delivery.
• Strong technical expertise in BS5837 assessments and reporting.
• Proven experience advising multidisciplinary design and project teams.
• Experience managing complex projects, programmes, budgets and client expectations.
• Commercial awareness, including scope management and budget control.
• Strong relationship-building skills with clients, stakeholders and internal teams.
• Experience leading, mentoring and developing technical professionals.
• A positive approach to health, safety and wellbeing, with the ability to promote safe working practices across project teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead and technically review Arboricultural Impact Assessments, Arboricultural Method Statements, Tree Protection Plans, EIA inputs and other specialist arboricultural advice.
• Deliver arboricultural services on NSIPs and other complex developments.
• Manage client relationships, project programmes, budgets, scopes and delivery risks.
• Provide strategic arboricultural advice to multidisciplinary design teams and stakeholders.
• Support recruitment, mentoring, career development and succession planning within the team.
• Manage and develop consultants and senior consultants, acting as a coach and trusted mentor.
• Support and advise the senior leadership team on technical and operational matters.
• Lead the preparation of tenders, fee proposals, scopes of work, assumptions and commercial reviews.
• Provide specialist advice relating to veteran and ancient trees, woodland constraints, statutory protections and mitigation strategies.
• Drive quality, consistency and technical excellence across project delivery.

Job description

WSP in the United Kingdom seeks a Principal Arboricultural Consultant to lead complex arboricultural commissions and shape best practice across regions. You will provide expert advice to clients and project teams, mentor professionals and drive business growth with strategic, technical leadership.

The role involves managing projects, budgets and delivery risks while supporting work-winning activities and succession planning within the team.