Arborist Climber / Tree Surgeon

Bartlett; Highwood; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary up to £50,000

21 days holiday plus Bank Holiday

Company Pension

Employee wellbeing support

Cycle to Work Scheme

Training and Development

Team incentives

Long Service Awards

Discount schemes

Safety equipment

Office-based offshoot support

Job summary

Bartlett Tree Experts is hiring an Arborist Climber for our Chelmsford, Essex office. You will prune and maintain trees and shrubs on commercial and residential properties, ensuring safety and high-quality workmanship.

The role offers guaranteed hours, overtime, and a structured development path with company support. Join our experienced team in a supportive, safety-focused environment with opportunities to advance in arboriculture and plant health care through in-house and external training

Qualifications

• sound knowledge of Health and Safety
• understanding of plant health care services
• focus on providing a high level of customer service
• minimum of NPTC CS30, CS31, CS38 and CS39 (or equivalent) and a full driving licence

Responsibilities

• Carry out pruning and general maintenance of trees and shrubs on commercial and residential properties
• Contribute to team running and safety on site

Skills

Health and safety knowledge

Customer service

Plant health care understanding

Tree pruning

Driving license

Education

NPTC CS30, CS31, CS38, CS39 (or equivalent)

Job description

Overview

If you are looking for an opportunity to develop your Arboricultural expertise and knowledge, Bartlett Tree Experts has over 118 years of experience in managing trees and growing people. We are an international tree and shrub care business with over 125 offices in the United States, Canada, Great Britain, and Ireland. Built on family values and the pursuit of scientific tree care, we are proud of the quality of our work, our level of service, our safety record and, most of all, our people.

Benefits

• Competitive salary (up to £50000) – we believe your hard work deserves to be rewarded with guaranteed hours, overtime and team incentives
• 21 days holiday plus BH with an increase of annual leave with length of service
• Established family run company - be part of a local office team with the support of the larger company
• Safety Above all Else - new PPE, uniform and equipment
• Variety of work – domestic and commercial arboriculture
• Regular celebrations – quarterly team building bonus for each office to spend together
• Health and Wellbeing – we look out for your wellbeing by offering an Employee Assistance Programme for financial, health and wellbeing support and a Cycle to Work Scheme
• Training and Development – training programme from day one – using internal (Tree Work, Plant Health Care, Consultancy, Research Labs) and external expertise
• Employee Referral bonus
• Long Service Awards
• Discount schemes
• Company Pension

Responsibilities

We have some amazing people in our business. At every level, our people are empowered to make a difference and as a result take pride in what they do.

We are seeking experienced Arborist Climbers / Tree Surgeons who have a passion for preserving and caring for trees for our office in Writtle, Chelmsford, Essex. The Arborist Climbers / Tree Surgeons will carry out pruning and general maintenance of trees and shrubs on commercial and residential properties.

To find out more about what life is like at Bartlett, check us out on Instagram @LifeatBartlett

Qualifications

Please contact us for a chat if you:

• can demonstrate sound knowledge of Health and Safety
• can work to best industry practice
• have an understanding of plant health care services
• focus on providing a high level of Customer Service
• have a desire to produce the highest possible standard of work
• have minimum of NPTC CS30, CS31, CS38 and CS39 (or equivalent) and a full driving licence

Location : City

Chelmsford, Essex

Category

Production Arborist

Initial Post Date: UK & Ireland Careers

07.10.2026

Type

Regular Full-Time