Senior Arboricultural Strategist

WSP in the UK & Ireland; Norwich; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible and hybrid working

Annual training budget

Competitive pension contributions

Paid professional membership

WSP Treats employee benefits program

Job summary

WSP is seeking a Principal Arboricultural Consultant to lead complex arboricultural commissions, mentor professionals and drive technical excellence across a national team. You will provide strategic advice to clients and multidisciplinary project teams on major infrastructure schemes, while shaping best practice and delivery standards.

The role offers hybrid working, career progression opportunities, and a supportive environment focused on development, innovation and client delivery.

Qualifications

• Extensive arboricultural consultancy experience.
• Strong BS5837 assessments and reporting expertise.
• Experience advising multidisciplinary design teams.
• Experience delivering complex projects, programmes and budgets.
• Commercial awareness including scope and budget control.
• Proven mentoring and development of technical professionals.

Responsibilities

• Lead and technically review Arboricultural Impact Assessments and related reports.
• Deliver services on NSIPs and other complex developments.
• Manage client relationships, programmes, budgets and risks.
• Provide strategic arboricultural advice to design teams.
• Support recruitment, mentoring and succession planning.
• Coach and develop consultants and senior staff.
• Lead tenders, proposals, scopes and commercial reviews.
• Provide specialist advice on veteran trees, protections & mitigation.
• Drive quality and consistency across delivery.

Skills

Arboricultural consultancy

Project leadership

Client relationship management

Mentoring & coaching

Health & safety leadership

BS5837 knowledge

Multidisciplinary collaboration

Education

Chartered Arboriculturist status

Tools

Digital survey technologies

Canopy cover assessments

AI-enabled workflows

Job description

WSP is seeking a Principal Arboricultural Consultant to lead complex arboricultural commissions, mentor professionals and drive technical excellence across a national team. You will provide strategic advice to clients and multidisciplinary project teams on major infrastructure schemes, while shaping best practice and delivery standards.

The role offers hybrid working, career progression opportunities, and a supportive environment focused on development, innovation and client delivery.