Tree Planting Officer

2 weeks ago

London, United Kingdom Richmond and Wandsworth Councils Full time

About Us
**Do you enjoy working in a team?**

**Are you passionate about tree planting and the role that trees play in safeguarding communities in a changing climate?**

**Do you have experience of urban tree management and community engagement?**

**If so**

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Tree Planting Officer to join our Environment and Community Services at the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. You will play a key strategic role in understanding the borough’s existing canopy and planning for a changing climate with resilient tree planting and community engagement being prioritised.

**Our goals and vision**

The London Borough of Richmond upon Thames is regarded as one of the greenest London Boroughs and has one of the largest parks and open spaces estates in the country and we are responsible for a vast network of trees within highways, parks & open spaces and woodland.

Richmond Council’s Climate Emergency Strategy sets out the importance of trees in adapting to more extreme environmental conditions, planting to increase canopy cover and enhance the benefits provided by new trees is a key priority. The Parks Team is environmentally focussed, and this reflects the views of many people who live in and visit the borough. We want to work in partnership with the community to safeguard and enhance our part of London’s Urban Forest.

**About the role**

Working within the London Borough of Richmond, the role is to be innovative and responsible for delivering a tree planting and aftercare programme that meets the Council’s commitment to increase the number of trees in the borough. There will be responsibility for assisting in the development and delivery of a Tree Planting Strategy that supports the aims of the borough’s Climate Emergency Strategy. The role involves responsibility for exploring and generating external funding to support tree planting initiatives and for promoting community interest in and care of trees within Council land.

Duties will also extend to privately managed land, exploring how canopy cover can be increased through promoting planting in these areas. Generally, the position is to take a proactive role in supporting the Arboricultural Section and Parks Team in the day-to-day service delivery and the continued development of the service.

You will report to the Arboricultural Manager and assist in the delivery of principal tree, environment and planning related policies.

You will also support the Parks Team by advising and representing the Council on all matters relating to Arboriculture, keeping up-to-date with all relevant legislation, developments and trends within the industry to deliver various improvement projects and support in the continuous improvement of the service.

You will use your skills, knowledge, and experience to build and maintain good working relationships with our stakeholders, contractors, and residents.

**To be shortlisted for interview your CV and supporting statement will show**:

- Understanding of the role that urban trees play in adapting to a changing climate, specifically in relation to the range of benefits that are provided. Knowledge of the threats that a changing climate bring to the urban forest and how these can be mitigated through management techniques.
- Understanding of the importance of community engagement, specifically in relation to maintaining and expanding a healthy urban forest.
- Conversance with current Arboricultural best practice and how trees fit into and should be managed in accordance with key statutes, including the Town & Country Planning Act 1990, the Owners and Occupiers Liability Act 1957 & 1984, the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 and the Highways Act 1980.
- Experience of overseeing tree planting operations, from selection through to establishment in the landscape.
- Experience of contract performance monitoring in an arboriculture setting, developing strategic documentation and undertaking tree assessments, making clear recommendations to ensure tree management in accordance with statutory guidelines.
- Experience of working with others to improve processes and outcomes.
- Experience of surveying and undertaking tree related assessments and specifying work using asset management systems.
- Experience of working with stakeholders such as community groups to achieve project outcomes.

**About the team**

Working within Richmond’s Parks and Open Spaces Team, you will find yourself in a very supportive environment.

We work closely with service-related contractors, community groups and volunteer groups, to identify necessary improvements and ensure that our parks and open spaces are safe and welcoming for all.

The Civic Centre is based in the heart of Twickenham and the role will involve a mixture of both office and remote working.

**Benefits**

At Richmond and Wandsworth Councils, we care more about how you work and what you achieve, rather than where you work on any given day. The difference

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