Senior Arboricultural Consultant: BS5837 & AIA

WSP in the UK & Ireland; England; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Significant projects

Collaborative team

Career progression

Training budget

Hybrid/flexible work

Professional body membership

Benefits package

Pension contributions

37.5h week

Job summary

WSP is seeking a Senior Arboricultural Consultant to lead arboricultural services across a portfolio of UK projects, ensuring high-quality outputs, project management and exceptional client service.

You will collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams, support NSIPs and help develop junior colleagues through mentoring and technical guidance. The role offers hybrid working and progression opportunities within a global engineering firm.

Qualifications

• Significant experience within arboricultural consultancy.
• Proven experience delivering BS5837 surveys and reports.
• A Level 3 Arboriculture qualification or higher.
• Strong project management skills, with the ability to balance multiple priorities, deadlines and budgets.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills.
• Experience supporting, mentoring or reviewing the work of junior colleagues.
• A strong understanding of health and safety requirements, site risk management and safe survey practices.

Responsibilities

• Lead the delivery of BS5837 surveys and reporting.
• Prepare Arboricultural Impact Assessments (AIA), Arboricultural Method Statements (AMS), Tree Protection Plans (TPP) and technical reports.
• Manage survey logistics, programming, resourcing and quality assurance across project workstreams.
• Provide clear and practical arboricultural advice to design teams, supporting tree retention, mitigation strategies and construction feasibility.
• Support the delivery of arboricultural inputs for NSIPs.
• Mentor apprentices, assistants and consultants through technical review, coaching and professional development support.
• Contribute to proposals, tenders and fee estimates, including scope definition, assumptions and exclusions.
• Build and maintain trusted relationships with clients, project managers, stakeholders and consultees.

Skills

Arboriculture

Project management

Mentoring

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Level 3 Arboriculture qualification

Job description

WSP is seeking a Senior Arboricultural Consultant to lead arboricultural services across a portfolio of UK projects, ensuring high-quality outputs, project management and exceptional client service.

You will collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams, support NSIPs and help develop junior colleagues through mentoring and technical guidance. The role offers hybrid working and progression opportunities within a global engineering firm.