Surveyor / Senior Surveyor

Carter Jonas LLP; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is looking for dynamic Arboriculture professionals to join their growing team. This role involves managing a diverse client base across England, with a blend of fieldwork and office responsibilities. You will engage in tree risk management, inspections, and collaborate with local estates and landowners. The company promotes a flexible working environment, allowing you to work from home or on-site, fostering a supportive and collaborative atmosphere. If you're passionate about arboriculture and ready to make an impact, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Benefits

Flexible working policy

Health cash plans

Cycle to work scheme

Additional leave purchase options

Qualifications

• Candidates should ideally be Chartered Arboriculturists or have equivalent qualifications.
• Good tree, fungi, and disease identification skills are essential.

Responsibilities

• Conduct tree risk management surveys and report findings.
• Supervise remedial works and assist with tree inspections.

Skills

Tree risk management

Tree inspection skills

Fungi and disease identification

Computer literacy

Education

Chartered Arboriculturist status

Degree in Arboriculture or equivalent

Level 4 qualification in arboriculture/forestry

Tools

Microsoft Outlook

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Job description

We are seeking applications from candidates with varying levels of experience and/or qualifications to help us grow the Arboriculture team and business. The post holders will manage and develop an existing client base located throughout England, requiring a mixture of field and office-based skills. These roles will offer a good variety of professional and project work with an emphasis on working with the Carter Jonas infrastructure teams, local estates / landowners, and businesses. The team is based in the midlands centred around the Birmingham office, but location can be flexible.

We operate a flexible working policy being able to work from home, other Carter Jonas’s offices and much of the work is site based. We work collaboratively in a relaxed atmosphere but are driven by timely delivery of a high-quality service.

We offer a highly competitive salary package which includes a fantastic benefits package allowing you to choose those that suit your personal circumstances including purchasing additional leave, health cash plans, cycle to work scheme and so on! In addition, we welcome applications from those seeking flexible or agile working arrangements which can be discussed at the application stage.

Main tasks

• Tree risk management surveys and reporting
• Supervision of delivery of remedial works
• Assisting the senior members of the team with tree inspections/ surveys
• Reactive tree inspections after storm events
• BS5837- Trees in relation to construction, demolition, and planning
• Pricing tree risk management surveys and inspections

What does it take to be successful?

Candidates ideally should be Chartered Arboriculturists or working towards Chartered status or have the equivalent Arboriculture degree or qualification. The successful candidate will be set up with the appropriate equipment to be a mobile worker, based at home to attend sites throughout the country, with an expectation of attending an office 1-2 days per week to integrate with other Carter Jonas teams.

Ideally, you will have a Level 4 qualification (or equivalent) in arboriculture / forestry along with good tree, fungi, and disease identification skills. Computer literate, with a good knowledge of Microsoft Outlook, Excel, and Word as a minimum.

Full UK Driving License is required.