Senior Arboriculture Consultant (Keystone Environmental)

Origin Enterprises plc; Tetbury; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading environmental consultancy is seeking a Senior Arboriculture Consultant to join their Arboriculture Team. The role involves conducting site surveys, producing technical reports, and carrying out impact assessments. Suitable candidates will have a relevant Arboriculture qualification, strong arboricultural knowledge, and experience in managing priorities while maintaining client relationships. Competitive salary and options for hybrid working are offered.

Benefits

Competitive salary

25 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Hybrid working options

Company vehicles for site attendances

Quarterly staff appreciation events

Career progression and training budget

Company pension and sick pay

Mental health support

Idyllic office location with parking

Qualifications

• Suitable Arboriculture Qualification e.g. FdSc Arb, BSc.
• Knowledge of BS 5837 2012 Tree Condition Surveys.
• Experience in technical report writing at a senior level.
• Ability to identify risks and opportunities.
• Experience leading surveys.
• Understanding UK and European legislation.
• Ability to maintain good working relationships.
• Understanding Health and Safety issues.

Responsibilities

• Conduct Site Surveys including tree condition assessments.
• Produce Robust Technical Reports.
• Carry out Arboricultural Impact Assessments and Method Statements.
• Assist with client liaison and resource planning.
• Contribute to the Team's vision and objectives.

Skills

Arboricultural knowledge

Technical report writing

Risk management

Survey leadership

Knowledge of UK legislation

Health and Safety awareness

Client relationship management

Driving License

Education

FdSc Arb or BSc

Job description

Overview

Senior Arboriculture Consultant. We are seeking a Senior Arboriculture Consultant to join our Arboriculture Team in South East Wales, Bristol or Exeter.

Responsibilities

• Conducting Site Surveys (including BS 5837 2012 tree condition surveys)
• Producing Robust Technical Reports (at senior level)
• Carrying out Arboricultural Impact Assessment (AIAs) and Arboricultural Method Statements (AMSs)
• Assisting with client liaison
• Resource and workload planning
• Supporting and contributing to the wider Team's vision and objectives

The successful applicant will also have the unique opportunity to work alongside our in-house Ecology and Habitats team, who work together to develop and deliver bespoke mitigation and enhancement schemes that provide genuine and lasting benefit for wildlife.

Core requirements

• Suitable Arboriculture Qualification e.g. FdSc Arb, BSc.
• Arboricultural knowledge including BS 5837 2012 Tree Condition Surveys and the preparation of Arboricultural Impact Assessments / Arboricultural Method Statements
• Technical report writing experience (at senior level)
• Ability to identify risks and opportunities, avoiding/minimising the former and capitalising on the latter
• Experience of leading and organising surveys
• An excellent working knowledge of UK and European legislation and the planning system
• Ability to balance and manage priorities, and maintain good working relationships with clients and colleagues whilst working under pressure
• Excellent understanding of Health and Safety issues in relation to sitework
• Full UK Driving License

What Sets us Apart and What Does the Future Hold for Keystone

The business has been successfully running for 20 years, adapting to change, and maintaining growth turnover and commercial stability. It operates across all industry sectors on projects at all scales including some of the UK's largest infrastructure projects. In addition, the company takes on specialist conservation driven projects and is rapidly expanding its BNG services, which builds on an enviable track record of success in habitat creation, restoration, and mitigation from both a design and practical implementation perspective. The projects are delivered nationally from the head office in Gloucestershire.

Keystone differs from other consultancies in that it includes an in-house Habitats contracting team, which means the Ecology and Arboriculture teams truly benefit from the practical knowledge of what mitigation, habitat creation, restoration and management schemes work.

The team has a professional family feel and strives to ensure that fun is part of working life whilst ensuring the outstanding company reputation for excellence in all fields is maintained. Quarterly staff appreciation days are routinely held.

What We Provide

• Competitive salary pending experience
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Option for hybrid working
• Company vehicles for meetings and site attendances
• Quarterly staff appreciation events
• Community incentives and volunteering opportunities
• Continued growth and career progression including annual CPD & training budget
• Company pension and sick pay
• Access to internal Mental First Aid Qualified staff
• Idyllic office location in the Cotswolds with on-site parking