Arboriculture Officer

Job Title

Arboriculture Officer

Dudley

£21.65 per hour

To be one of the council's professional officers for arboriculture, advising council members, other department officers, the public, the Borough solicitor and risk management officer on tree-related issues and to ensure the sensitive and appropriate management of the borough's tree stock. The officer will be responsible for the management, organisation and administration of the arboriculture team for a specific area of the borough.

• Experience of managing staff and budgets
• Experience of producing technical documents and reports writing
• Competent in ICT skills including MS Office applications and working with databases
• Familiarity with condition assessment of trees and VTA
• Knowledge of modern arboriculture practices
• Experience of working with the public

• Recognised arboriculture qualification to national diploma level or above
• Must have a category B driving licence

• The ability to identify trees and diagnose injury, disease, decay and structural defects
• A working knowledge of legislation applicable to trees in particular planning legislation, tree preservation order and relevant British standards
• A working knowledge of all aspects of arboriculture operational techniques and tree management including health and safety issues on risk assessments
• Knowledge and understanding of nature conservation and biodiversity issues including wildlife and habitat management

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