Lead, Trees & Nature Conservation – Flexible & PD

The Methodist Church in Britain; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 46,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Casual car user allowance

Annual leave 26 days

Flexible working

Local Government Pension Scheme

Professional development

Free on-site parking

Job summary

Amber Valley Borough Council is seeking a permanent full-time Tree Team Leader to head the council's tree management. The role focuses on surveying trees in parks, cemeteries, nature reserves and along highways, coordinating works, and advising on tree and nature matters.

You will manage budgets and supervise assistant tree officers, ensuring regulatory compliance and effective delivery of tree works. Right to work in the UK required.

Qualifications

• Qualified arboricultural professional

Responsibilities

• Plan and carry out condition surveys of the council's trees and arrange the resulting works
• Arrange ecological surveys where nature conflicts with tree works
• Determine Tree Preservation Order applications and make new orders
• Advise other council departments on tree and nature matters
• Manage budgets and assistant tree officers directly

Skills

Tree knowledge

Education

Qualified arboricultural professional

Job description

Amber Valley Borough Council is seeking a permanent full-time Tree Team Leader to head the council's tree management. The role focuses on surveying trees in parks, cemeteries, nature reserves and along highways, coordinating works, and advising on tree and nature matters.

You will manage budgets and supervise assistant tree officers, ensuring regulatory compliance and effective delivery of tree works. Right to work in the UK required.