Tree and Landscape Officer

4 weeks ago

Kingston upon Thames, United Kingdom The Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames Full time

**Employer** 1
Kingston Council

**Location(s)** 1
Kingston

**Contract Type** 1
Permanent

**Working Hours** 1
Full Time

**Grade** 1
H

**Hours Per Week** 1
37

**Salary Range** 1
£39,264 - £44,019

**Salary Basis** 1
Per annum

**Leave Entitlement** 1
30 days

**Application Deadline**

03/04/2024, 23:55

**Anticipated Interview Date(s)** 1
08/12 April

**About the Borough** 1

This special place in South West London between the capital and the country has been a Royal borough longer than anywhere else - it is where the first kings of England were crowned.

Today it is a vibrant and diverse borough, with a long history and strong cultural and community heritage. Kingston's riverside location, fantastic retail offer, historic market place and church, parks and gardens all make Kingston town centre the vibrant space it is, and each of our district town centres (Surbiton, New Malden, Tolworth and Chessington) have something unique to offer.

Situated in Zone 6, Kingston is among the best-connected town centres in London - with direct train links from Kingston and Surbiton stations to Clapham Junction and London Waterloo, as well as Wimbledon for an interchange with the London Underground and Tramlink.

Kingston’s people are innovative and entrepreneurial, and have a strong sense of community pride. The borough has been home to great industry and creativity for many years, reflected in assets such as the Rose Theatre, the International Youth Arts Festival and Kingston University, which boasts more new graduate business start-ups than any other.

We have seen tremendous generosity and compassion within our communities, particularly in response to COVID-19, which is a demonstration of Kingston’s key strength. The council offers a strong level of support to vulnerable groups and those who need additional support, which has also increased significantly as a result of the pandemic. Like most places, the average age of our population is rising as more people are living longer, so we are working closely with residents to help them maintain their independence and further improve the cost effectiveness of our service to meet the ongoing rise in demand.

Kingston is home to people from diverse and interesting cultures and backgrounds, which helps to create the rich sense of community shared across the borough. In particular, Kingston has a large Sri Lankan Tamil community and is home to more people from Korea than any other part of the UK.

**About the Role** 1
- To provide a professional Arboricultural service to Council Officers, advising on all matters relating to the protection of trees and hedgerows within the Borough, including trees covered by tree preservation orders, those growing in conservation areas and protected hedgerows within the Greenbelt.
- To regularly monitor and update the register of Tree Preservation Orders and to maintain a GIS based database and mapping for Tree Preservation Orders.
- To exercise the Council’s statutory duties, inspecting, creating, serving, confirming & defending all new Tree Preservation Orders under agreement with the relevant delegated authority.
- To provide technical advice in relation to Tree related insurance claims in conjunction with the legal department, and to adjudicate in high hedge complaints in accordance with the relevant legislation.
- To monitor compliance with arboricultural and landscape related conditions attached to planning permissions / legal agreements and manage the resolution of non-compliance.

**About Us** 1

The role reports directly to the Lead Officer Development Management Specialisms.

**About You** 1
- Possess a relevant Landscape related qualification or equivalent experience.
- Possess the following minimum Arboricultural qualifications & experience:
Arboriculture and Forestry Advanced Diploma Level 3 or equivalent, Certificated Lantra Professional Tree Inspection, Experience in Tree Risk Assessment using a recognised methodology such as QTRA (Quantified Tree Risk Assessment).
- Hold a full clean driving licence and own a vehicle insured for business use.
- Membership or eligibility for membership of recognised related professional bodies (e.g. Landscape Institute / Arboricultural Association).
- To have excellent timekeeping and the ability to prioritise tasks effectively.
- To be happy working on your own and managing your own workload but equally happy working with the team and to be able to travel around the Borough to carry out job requirements, within the required time frames.
- Able to cope with the physical demands of the job.

**Our Offer To You** 1

As an organisation that values and nurtures talent, we’re committed to helping you fulfil your potential and will offer you a supportive, friendly and collaborative environment to grow and develop your career and skills. We’re constantly striving to improve our ways of working so putting your ideas across however big or small; will be fully encouraged and supported by your

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