Our client is a South London local authority (near the River Thames). They are looking for a number of tree officers to join their arboriculture teams. The department is responsible for the management and inspection of the Council's tree stock and as such the role encompasses a broad range of duties including; tree inspections, specifying remedial works, instructing contractors and monitoring works, updating the in house tree database and dealing with the public and other stake holder enquiries.
Suitable candidates should be educated to a minimum of a Level 3 in Arboriculture and/or LANTRA PTI as appropriate to the role, be a good communicator and ideally have industry experience surveying trees.
Details:
- 20hrs per week
- requirements: minimum level 3 in arboriculture and LANTRI Professional Tree Inspection (PTI)
- Remuneration is £26.60/hr PAYE (c. £48,000 pa FTE), with the option of receiving holiday pay weekly instead of accrued, raising the rate to £30.39/hr.
- Temporary with the possibility of transferring to permanent for the right candidate after a probationary period