Tree Officer 

Medway

£39,9043.76 Per annum

37 Hours per week

Medway Norse, working in partnership with Medway Council, has the experience and commercial expertise to deliver cost savings, with a strong focus on local jobs and delivering high quality services.

With services ranging from building and facilities management, building cleaning and catering to printing and pest control, Medway Norse stands ready to help, with our team of friendly, professional staff.

We are looking to recruit an experienced Tree Officer, who will assist the Tree consultant in inspections and management of the tree services including providing technical and professional services and all tree related maters   

Main Responsibilities:  

• Ensure annually that 1/3 of the tree stock has a Visual Tree inspection and make tree works recommendations
• Provide technical advice to the planning department on all arboricultural matters
• Respond to council departments, local members and members of the public regarding tree related enquiries
• Organise new and replacement tree planting plan each year
• Monitor arboriculture contracts and prepare tenders
• Liaise with and advise council departments and other public and private sector organisations on tree related issues.
• Respond to emergencies and issue relevant tree works.

Candidate Requirements: 

• National Diploma or Equivalent in Arboriculture
• Proven experience, ideally in local government.
• IT literate in MS word, excel, PowerPoint and Project.
• Be able to set priorities and work to deadlines under pressure.
• Good communication skills both written and verbal.
• High standard of customer service.
• Driving Licence

What We Offer:

• 25 days annual leave + 8 days bank holidays
• Paid company sickness scheme
• Enrolment into our company pension
• Opportunity to obtain qualifications/higher education
• Excellent career progression opportunities

Please read the attached job description and person specification to ensure you meet the criteria for the role before applying.

We are committed to employment practices and behaviours which encourage diversity, promote equality of treatment and eliminate unlawful and or unfair discrimination.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy once we have received sufficient applications. If you have not been contacted within two weeks of the closing date, please assume that your application has not been successful and will not be progressed to the next stage.