Tree Officer

1 week ago

Devon, United Kingdom LiveWest Full time
About The Role

Do you have experience in large scale tree management and tree surveying? Are you looking for a new opportunity in a growing and forward thinking organisation? If so, we want to hear from you.

As LiveWests Tree Officer you will manage our stock of over 40,000 trees across the southwest of England from the Isles of Scilly to Gloucester, dealing with incoming enquiries from residents, colleagues and stakeholders in line with our Tree Management Plan. You will carry out cyclical and reactive inspections, specify and schedule tree works, and manage arboricultural contractors and consultants.

You will be the arboricultural specialist within LiveWest, responsible for managing the GIS tree database; identifying, planning and delivering new tree planting projects; analysing and responding to subsidence claims and subsidence issues affecting our own properties; and working with our Development Team on new build projects. You will be working with our customers on a daily basis, so customer service must be at the heart of everything you do.

This role is being offered on a full time, permanent basis. The post is offered on a hybrid working basis with an office base at Exeter, Camborne or Weston-super-Mare.

You will be responsible for line management of the tree service coordinator based in our Camborne office.

About The Candidate

To be considered for the role of Tree Officer, you will be / have:
  • Experience of managing a large tree population for a housing provider, Local Authority or other large landowner.
  • Extensive experience of tree surveying and using digital tools.
  • NQF Level 4 qualification or higher in arboriculture.
  • LANTRA Professional Tree Inspector certificate.
  • Quantified Tree Risk Assessment licence.
  • Excellent communication skills.
  • Contractor management experience.
About The Company

Our Reward and Benefits:
  • Defined Contribution pension scheme employer contribution of 6% - 9%.
  • Discretionary Bonus scheme.
  • Death in Service benefit (3 x salary).
  • 26 days annual leave plus bank holidays with service related increase to your entitlement up to 30 days plus an option to purchase extra annual leave.
  • Family Friendly policies.
  • Health Cash Plan including dental and optical cover (worth up to £1,100 per annum).
  • Employee Assistance Programme.
  • Health and Wellbeing programme which includes enhanced sick pay, monthly campaigns, training and yearly flu jabs.
  • Cycle to Work scheme.
  • Car Benefit scheme.
  • Learning and Development including coaching and professional qualification support.
  • Volunteering days.
About Us:

LiveWest provides over 40,000 homes to over 80,000 people throughout the South West from Gloucestershire to the Isles of Scilly. We have plans to build over 5,000 homes in the area over the next five years, developing new homes of all tenures including low-cost rent and sale, market rent and sale, and a range of supported housing and intermediate housing products, creating choice and flexibility.

As well as developing new homes, we continue to invest in existing properties and communities. Through the stability of good housing, we place better living for better lives at the centre of our mission both today and for generations to come. At LiveWest we believe in a home for everyone.

As an Inclusive Employer, we celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all colleagues. For further information about our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion policy, pleasevisit our website.

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