Arborist Climber / Tree Surgeon

Bartlett; Writtle; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 51,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary up to £46800

21 days holiday plus Bank Holidays

Company pension

Health and wellbeing program

Training and development

Cycle to work

Team building bonuses

Job summary

Bartlett Tree Experts is seeking an experienced Arborist/Tree Surgeon for our office near Chelmsford, Essex. You will prune and maintain trees and shrubs on domestic and commercial sites, upholding Bartlett’s safety and service standards.

The ideal candidate will hold NPTC CS30, CS31, CS38 and CS39 (or equivalent) and possess a full driving licence. Emphasis on quality, safety, and customer service is essential.

Qualifications

• Sound knowledge of Health and Safety practices.
• Understanding of plant health care services and arboricultural best practices.
• Customer service orientation and high quality workmanship.

Responsibilities

• Carry out pruning and maintenance of trees and shrubs on commercial and residential properties.
• Work to industry best practices and safety standards.

Skills

CS30

CS31

CS38

CS39

Driving licence

Job description

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.

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 near 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.

• Competitive salary (up to £46800) - 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 scheme
• Company Pension

We are looking for someone who can demonstrate sound knowledge of Health and Safety, can work to best industry practice, has 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.

Chelmsford, Essex

Production Arborist

15.09.2026

Regular Full-Time