Arboricultural Officer - Permanent

Southend City Council have an exciting new opportunity for an enthusiastic, permanent, full-time Arboricultural Officer to join the Parks Team.

The post holder will carry out regular inspections and arrange any necessary work on council-owned trees, including those on the highway, in parks, woodlands, housing land and schools, and raise orders using the Ezytreev system. The post also includes identifying suitable areas and species for tree planting, responding to resident enquiries and providing arboricultural advice to officers and members.

Quality assurance and monitoring are an important part of the job as well as keeping accurate, up-to-date records.

Tree inspections will include ad-hoc checks in response to enquiries from residents, councillors, other departments and stakeholders. This will include insurance-related enquiries.

Southend City Council is committed to maintaining and extending the canopy cover in the city, so planning and delivering tree planting programmes forms an important part of the job.

This is an exciting opportunity to develop your personal skill set whilst undertaking a wide range of tree management tasks.

A full UK driving licence is essential.

To be successful in this position, you MUST have a nationally recognised qualification in Arboriculture e.g. HND Arboriculture and demonstrable experience and knowledge of tree husbandry and arboricultural management techniques.

It would be an advantage if you have, or would be willing to, obtain a Professional Tree Inspector qualification.

You will be experienced in using IT applications for arboriculture such as Ezytreev and show adaptability and flexibility to prioritise workloads. You must have adaptability, flexibility, be able to work under pressure, deal with high workloads and have high standards of oral and written  able to communicate and collaborate with others and establish positive relationships with the public and the local elected members.

The candidate should have experience and knowledge of contact and dealings with the public.

A full UK driving licence is essential.

When joining the council, you can enjoy a range of benefits including: 25 days annual leave, flexible working and excellent training and development opportunities. They are committed to ensuring that you are supported in this varied and challenging role with the appropriate level of training.