Apprentice - Arboriculturist

**Arboriculturist Apprentice - Level 4**

**Salary: £20,000 per annum**

**Location: Nottingham**

**Programme start date: September 2025**

**Connect the Country and Shape Your Future**

Join our three-year apprenticeship and kickstart a rewarding career helping to protect and enhance the natural environment surrounding our roads.

**What You’ll Be Doing**

Trees are part of our 'soft estate' - the natural or 'green' parts of our network that includes woodlands, landscape plots and individual trees. As an apprentice arboriculturist, you’ll work with experienced professionals helping to make sure that our tree stock is both safe and protected.

This will include:

- Tree inspection, including assessment of health, defects, safety risks, site factors, planning requirements and aesthetics.
- Assisting with habitat surveys.
- Collecting, researching and analysing arboricultural information and data.
- Dealing with enquiries from the public.
- Locating and marking areas of invasive weeds.
- Advising on implications of arboricultural policy, legislation, regulation and best practice.

**What You’ll Get in Return**

An apprenticeship at National Highways is your opportunity to help connect the country through learning and growing in a real-world job, with all the development and support you need to shape a bright future with us.

All our apprenticeships offer:

- A dedicated line manager, job mentors and a skills coach to guide and inspire you towards your goals
- An Early Talent ‘buddy’ to help you settle into your new role
- Flexible working arrangements and time away from your role to study
- A packed calendar of networking, events and socials as part of our Early Talent community
- A permanent contract from day one

As well as a competitive salary and plenty of career development support, you’ll also enjoy a fantastic employee benefits package, which includes a generous pension scheme, annual leave starting at 26 days (rising to 31 days with service) and thousands of discounts at your favourite shops, restaurants and more

**What You’ll Need to Succeed**

It takes all kinds of people to keep our roads moving. No matter what your background, if you have the passion and dedication to help connect the country and shape your future, you’ll be a great match.

To be successful, you’ll have:

- The ability to work effectively with others in a team
- The ability to work to timescales, understanding when and how to prioritise
- The ability to give and receive information effectively
- The ability to write clearly and concisely
- A desire and passion to grow your career at National Highways

To be eligible for the apprenticeship learning programme, you’ll also need to meet these essential requirements:
A minimum of English and Maths GCSE at Grade C/grade 4 or above

**Please note**:

- You will be required to drive as part of your role and you will need to have a full UK driving licence to be considered for this position and during your employment.
- The role requires occasional out of hours working, because of this, applicants must be aged 18 years old or over by September 2025.

**Assessment centres will take place in April and May 2025.**

**To be eligible for a place on the programme, you must be available to attend the 4-day induction, 8th -11th September 2025.**

**About Us**

Our strategic road network is vital to connecting the country, carrying a third of all traffic and two-thirds of freight. Every single day, National Highways get millions of people to where they need to be as efficiently and safely as possible along more than 4,500 miles of motorways and major A roads. We bring people together, keep businesses moving and help communities to stay connected.

We’re constantly innovating to stay ahead of the curve in building and operating our roads, investing in both the right projects and the brightest talent to help shape our future. And that's where you come in

**Why You Should Join Us**

At National Highways, we believe in building a connected country. We’re passionate about creating an inclusive, collaborative culture where all our people feel empowered, valued and enjoy greater wellbeing to achieve this.

If you share our values of **safety, passion, teamwork, ownership**, **and integrity**, you’ll thrive as part of our team.

**Ready to Take the Next Step?**

**Job Types**: Full-time, Apprenticeship

Pay: £20,000.00 per year

Work Location: In person

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