Senior Arboriculture Consultant

About the role

A Bristol-based environmental consultancy, specialising in ecology, arboriculture, landscape planning and green and blue infrastructure, is recruiting a Senior Arboriculture Consultant on a full-time basis. The consultant leads arboricultural planning work, manages projects end to end and takes a leading role in their team.

Key responsibilities

• Deliver arboricultural planning material such as Arboricultural Impact Assessments and Method Statements, prepare fee proposals and lead the team
• Manage a wide variety of projects from start to finish
• Support the Operational and Technical Associates and Directors, and may help with sales, business development and client care
• Complete BS5837 tree quality surveys and tree risk assessments, and give technical advice on complex planning issues and development schemes
• Present findings at project team meetings to clients and developers

Required profile

• BS5837 consultancy skills and experience
• Experience mentoring younger team members
• An academic qualification in arboriculture or a similar environmental discipline
• A technical (or higher) membership with the Arboricultural Association
• Alignment with the company's values

Required skills

• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Strong organisational and management skills
• Project and client management skills

What we offer

• Four-day working week with no loss of pay, plus flexible and hybrid working
• Salary of £39,390 - £46,590, with a contributory pension, life cover and bonus scheme
• 20 days' annual leave plus a day off on your birthday, with benefits from day one
• Wellbeing support including in-house psychologists, resilience coaching, mindfulness and an Employee Assistance Programme
• Funded training, paid professional body memberships and mentorship