Arboricultural Assistant / Consultant

Location: Worthing, West Sussex;

Salary: £ 25,000 - £ 35,000 based upon experience plus package including 24 days holiday + bank holidays and Enhanced company pension schem5

Summary

An established environmental consultancy based in Worthing, West Sussex is currently seeking new team members to join our expanding environmental and arboricultural team.

Seeking a very enthusiastic and motivated Assistant or Consultant Arboriculturist to assist the Senior Arboriculturist and Practice Director with a portfolio of development and planning work and delivering arboricultural services throughout the South-East and nationally.

The ideal candidate would have:

- A minimum of 2 years+ demonstrable experience in arboricultural consultancy with a competent knowledge of arboricultural and wildlife legislation, planning policy, report writing, and industry standard survey methodology
- A background in arboricultural assessment and consultancy.
- have a degree or minimum Level 3 Arboricultural qualification; FdSc Arb, HNC Arb, AA Tech Cert, NDip Arb with some consultancy experience;
- have a good knowledge of BS5837 and the planning system in relation to arboriculture;
- be competent in surveying trees for hazards, identifying pathogens and assessing tree physiology;
- be competent in preparing Tree Constraints Plans; Tree Retention and Retention Plans in AutoCAD / KeyTree;
- be working towards a LANTRA Professional Tree Inspection Certificate (PTI);
- be working towards membership of the Arboricultural Association;
- have good report writing and computer literacy skills.

Responsibilities

- Directly involved with arboricultural / ecology teamwork and the delivery of new and existing projects in the local area and occasional national projects; Attending surveys, analysing data, reporting and implementing arboricultural mitigation measures and supervision to meet the specific project requirements, Liaising with project teams and advising clients at all stages of their projects from pre-planning to project delivery, in-line with their specific requirements.
- Tree survey work, including undertaking BS 5837 surveys and reports; producing Tree Constraints Plans; Tree Retention and Retention Plans; Arboricultural Impact Assessment and Method Statement reports for development and planning projects providing high quality technical support and advice to our clients.

The client offers competitive salaries, opportunities to invest, and many other benefits including: 24 days holiday + bank holidays; Enhanced company pension scheme; Cycle to Work Scheme; Commitment to on-going Training and CPD; Paid professional membership fees; Monthly day out CPD; and amazing social events!

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