Senior Arboricultural Consultant — Hybrid, Training & Growth

WSP in the UK & Ireland; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual training budget

Flexible/hybrid working

Pension contributions

Professional body membership

Job summary

WSP is seeking an Associate Arboricultural Consultant to lead complex commissions, delivering high-quality arboricultural solutions and growing client relationships across the UK. You’ll combine senior technical delivery with commercial leadership, mentoring, and cross-disciplinary collaboration within a multidisciplinary team.

The role offers a hybrid working environment, clear progression, and a supportive culture designed to advance national arboriculture and forestry services.

Qualifications

• Substantial arboricultural consultancy experience leading complex projects.
• Track record in major infrastructure, DCO/NSIP, EIA, public sector frameworks or expert evidence.
• Strong technical review capability and ability to communicate complex information clearly.
• Commercial pricing, scope management, project controls and risk/opportunity management.
• Experience mentoring and developing others, including identifying skills gaps.
• Ability to support work winning and maintain strong client relationships.
• Chartered status or membership such as MArborA, MICFor, CEnv (desirable).
• Experience developing national guidance, templates, training modules or innovation initiatives (desirable).
• Cross-disciplinary experience with ecology, landscape, biodiversity net gain, GIS or digital advisory (desirable).

Responsibilities

• Direct complex arboricultural commissions, ensuring quality, budget, programme and client requirements are met.
• Develop and review technical approaches for BS5837, EIA, DCO/NSIP, veteran/ancient tree and construction-stage deliverables.
• Support people managers in developing career pathways, mentoring arrangements and technical training.
• Build relationships with clients, authorities, industry bodies and internal disciplines to generate work and create value.
• Drive best practice, QA consistency, knowledge management and continuous improvement across the team.

Skills

Arboricultural consultancy

Major infrastructure projects

Technical review

Pricing & project controls

Mentoring & development

Business development

Education

Chartered membership (MArborA / MICFor / CEnv)

Tools

GIS

Job description

WSP is seeking an Associate Arboricultural Consultant to lead complex commissions, delivering high-quality arboricultural solutions and growing client relationships across the UK. You’ll combine senior technical delivery with commercial leadership, mentoring, and cross-disciplinary collaboration within a multidisciplinary team.

The role offers a hybrid working environment, clear progression, and a supportive culture designed to advance national arboriculture and forestry services.