Tree Team Manager

Lancashire County Council; Preston; On-site; GBP 46,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading local authority in England is seeking a highly skilled professional to provide expert services in managing highway assets. This role requires deep knowledge in arboriculture and silviculture, with responsibilities including key input on complex service issues and advising senior management. Flexibility, a supportive work environment, and extensive benefits are offered alongside a full-time position.

Benefits

Up to 32 days annual leave

Hybrid working model

Generous public sector pension

Development and support opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience in managing complex service problems.
• Ability to influence senior decision makers.
• Must provide a car for business use.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert advice and services concerning highway asset management.
• Support delivery of high-risk service problems.
• Contribute to senior management discussions.

Skills

Expertise in arboriculture

Silviculture knowledge

Timber harvesting experience

Strong communication skills

Problem-solving abilities

Education

Relevant qualification in forestry or related field

Job description

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Job Description

Salary £46,142 - £51,356, Per annum | Permanent, Full Time, 37 hours per week | Pro Rata

International Sponsorship - this role is not open to international sponsorship

Lancashire County Council

Here at Lancashire County Council, we are helping to make Lancashire the best place to live, work, visit and prosper. Lancashire is a vibrant and striking place and Lancashire County Council exists to serve everyone who lives or works in Lancashire. As the fourth largest local authority in the country and the largest in the North, we serve over 1.2 million residents.

The Highways Asset Management Service is responsible for ensuring that Lancashire County Council meets its statutory duty as a highway's authority through strategic management of over 7,500 kilometres of vehicular highway network, containing 152,000 streetlights,15,000 illuminated signs/bollards, over 2000 bridges and other structures, together with many other highway assets.

The Role & Responsibilities

A very experienced and professionally competent practitioner providing expert professional services, advice to customers and contributing advice to senior management.

The post holder will use their expertise in arboriculture, silviculture, harvesting and marketing timber to support the delivery of highly complex and high risk service problems. Although they will work within well-defined functional objectives, they will be expected to exercise a fair degree of professional discretion and responsibility in interpreting Council practice or procedures including decisively influencing senior decision makers

For further details, the Highway Asset Management webpage can be found at: Highway asset management In Lancashire - Lancashire County Council

Application Supporting Statement

Please note that when completing your personal statement, it's essential that you have specifically demonstrated and evidenced that you meet each essential criteria from the person specification in line with the role responsibilities as detailed above. If you do not meet the criteria, but feel you possess relevant qualities, please demonstrate within your supporting statement.

Essential Car User

This is an essential car user post; you will be required to provide a car for use in connection with the duties of this post and must be insured for business use. In certain circumstances consideration may be given to applicants who, as a consequence of a disability, are unable to drive.

Why Join us

Benefits

• There's fabulous flexibility and the opportunity to create the work life balance you will love with our hybrid working model.
• We offer up to 32 days annual leave plus bank holidays, two additional days at Christmas and then an additional 20 days that can be purchased.
• We have benefit packages which has everything from discounted white goods to a hybrid car lease scheme, long service awards, Medicash, support groups, cycle to work schemes, free eye tests plus much more.
• Best of all we have a generous public sector pension (16.3% employer contributions) with shared AVC's that provides Income Tax relief and National Insurance (NICs) savings using a salary sacrifice arrangement and providing a flexible pension saving opportunities.
• We also have a range of personal/professional qualifications which will be available to you and career progression available for the right person.

Development: You will receive support and development along the journey - there will be time for supportive reflection and supervision for yourself, opportunities for personal/professional qualifications, multidisciplinary initiatives, mentoring, but most of all the opportunity to make a difference, feel valued and achieve the job satisfaction you've always wanted.

Inclusivity: LCC is committed to building a workforce which reflects the diversity of the county's residents, encouraging applications from people of all ages, abilities, genders, sexual orientations, ethnic backgrounds and faiths, and aspires to create an inclusive workplace where everyone can be themselves at work.

Informal Chat: If this opportunity is of interest, we encourage that you contact Paul Binks, Highways Asset Manager. Email [e-mail] or telephone [phone], for more details.

Closing Date: 27/10/2025

Lancashire County Council Values - Supportive, Innovative, Respectful, Collaborative. Here at Lancashire County Council, we are helping you to make Lancashire the best place to live, work, visit and prosper.