Associate EIA + Sustainability Recruiter
Senior Arboriculture Consultant
About the Company:
Our client is a dynamic environmental consultancy specialising in ecology, arboriculture, landscape planning, and green & blue infrastructure. They have built a reputation for innovation, integrating nature‑led design with commercial viability to deliver places people and wildlife both love.
The team is committed to high social and environmental performance, transparency, and employee wellbeing. Their pioneering work includes adopting a permanent 4‑day working week and pushing forward standards in Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) and sustainable development across the UK.
About the role:
Deliver arboricultural planning material such as Arboricultural Impact Assessments and Method Statements, whilst also preparing fee proposals and taking a leading role within the team.
* Manage a wide variety of projects from start to finish.
* Serve as an active and important member of the regional team, supporting Operational and Technical Associates and Directors, and may also support sales efforts, business development and client care.
* Complete BS5837 tree quality surveys and deliver technical advice on complex planning issues and development schemes, presenting findings at project team meetings to clients and developers.
* Carry out tree risk assessments.
* Focus on business development, team growth and sales support.
About you:
* Must have BS5837 consultancy skills and experience.
* Experience in mentoring younger team members.
* Academic qualification in arboriculture or a similar environmental discipline.
* Technical (or higher) membership with the Arboricultural Association.
* Strong verbal and written communication skills.
* Strong organisational and management skills.
* Project and client management skills.
* Alignment with company values.
What’s on Offer:
* A four‑day working week with no loss of pay, alongside flexible and hybrid working arrangements.
* Competitive salary with transparent pay structure, plus contributory pension, life cover, and bonus scheme.
* 20 days’ annual leave plus birthday off, with unconditional benefits from day one.
* Wellbeing initiatives including access to in‑house psychologists, resilience coaching, mindfulness, and a comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme.
* Professional growth through funded training, paid memberships of professional bodies, and dedicated mentorship.
* A supportive and collaborative culture rooted in strong values, with opportunities to shape strategy, develop expertise, and progress a career in a respected expanding consultancy.
* Recognition as one of The Sunday Times Best Places to Work, with regular community volunteering days and strong commitment to fairness, inclusion, and belonging.
Seniority level
Mid‑Senior level
Employment type
Full‑time
Job function
Consulting
Bristol, England, United Kingdom
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