Arboricultural Specialist — Hazard Assessments & Biodiversity

Network Rail; Stroud Green; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Network Rail is seeking a skilled Arboricultural Specialist to provide hazard assessments of trees across the estate and support works delivery and maintenance teams. You will produce surveys, interpret results and advise site managers, engineers and planners.

Collaborating with ecologists and local authorities, you will help shape landscape enhancement, biodiversity outcomes and compliance with safety and legislation.

Qualifications

• Undertake hazard assessments of trees on Network Rail estate.
• Provide a range of arboricultural surveys and inspections relating to works on or near lineside infrastructure.
• Collate, write up and review survey results and mapping target notes.
• Work alongside ecologists and engineers to determine best course of action to reduce risk while maintaining biodiversity and habitat.
• Produce vegetation management scoping documents for commercial tendering purposes.
• Lead relationships between Network Rail and neighbours to enable cooperative working and landscape enhancement.
• Provide best practice and legislative guidance to other parts of Network Rail.
• Analyse and interpret data from survey results to enable timescales and work planning.
• Provide specialist arboricultural advice to site managers, engineers and planners.
• Conduct site surveys, pre-planning advice and planting plans and designs.
• Apply knowledge of tree biology for effective maintenance.

Responsibilities

• Undertake and complete hazard assessments of trees on the Network Rail estate.
• Provide arboricultural surveys and inspections relating to works on or near lineside infrastructure.
• Collate, write up and review survey results and mapping target notes.
• Collaborate with ecologists and engineers to reduce risk while maintaining biodiversity.

Skills

Hazard assessments

Arboricultural surveys

Survey data analysis

Stakeholder liaison

Trees & biodiversity

Job description

Network Rail is seeking a skilled Arboricultural Specialist to provide hazard assessments of trees across the estate and support works delivery and maintenance teams. You will produce surveys, interpret results and advise site managers, engineers and planners.

Collaborating with ecologists and local authorities, you will help shape landscape enhancement, biodiversity outcomes and compliance with safety and legislation.