Assistant Arboriculturist

**The Opportunity**:
As an assistant arboriculturist with Harmil Environmental Limited, you will be expected to carry out field surveys to assist in data collection for a variety of our projects.

We are looking for assistant arboriculturists across the United Kingdom and will consider applicants from all regions. However, our main location would be:

- Head Office: The New Barn, Gawsworth Business Court, Congleton, Cheshire, CW12 2FQ

The office is located within the tranquil, rural setting of Gawsworth with excellent panoramic views of the countryside.

**Primary Responsibilities**:

- BS5837:2012 surveys for large and small-scale infrastructure projects.
- Delivery of technical notes, arboricultural method statements and scoping assessments.
- Health and safety surveys and reports.
- Tree climbing for bats and assisting ecology with various protected species surveys.
- TPO, CA, ASNW and Veteran Tree assessments.
- Site supervision of contractors.
- Design and implementation of bespoke tree protection measures.
- Collaboration with the wider environment team disciplines
- landscape, ecology, environmental management, heritage and more.
- Collaboration with designers, project managers and engineers to deliver infrastructure projects whilst ensuring tree protection and retention is core to the design process.

**About Us**:
Harmil Environmental Limited is a multi-disciplinary company covering a number of different sectors that has been operating for the past 7 years. We are an expanding company whose ethos is to retain the working environment of a small friendly consultancy whilst providing a unique brand of professionalism.

Our main focus is to efficiently complete projects for our clients, whilst ensuring the protection and enhancement of the natural world during the planning process and within private projects.

Our vision is to offer as many services as possible to a wide variety of clientele nationwide, once again during the planning process and within private projects. We aim to continually expand, with a variety of new career opportunities likely to arise in the future.

**Person Specification**:
Desirable:

- Degree qualified in arboriculture or a related environmental discipline (ecology, environmental management or similar), or a at least Level 3 to 4 qualification as described in the Arboricultural Association Qualifications Credit Framework.
- Familiarity with BS5837:2012 and BS3998:2010.
- Capability in tree and fungi identification.
- Attention to detail and a commitment to quality.
- Willingness to develop excellent report writing skills with the support of the wider team.
- Willingness to travel.
- Good work ethic - reliable, punctual, hardworking, and able to work in all types of weather
- Full Clean UK driving licence

Optional:

- Associate membership of the Arboricultural Association or Institute of Chartered Foresters or a willingness and desire to work towards professional membership.
- QTRA certified.
- CS 38 - Tree Climbing and Aerial Rescue.
- PA1/PA6 spraying certificates
- NPTC cs units 30, and 31
- An interest in Ecology as well as Arboriculture

**Job Types**: Full-time, Fixed term contract
Contract length: 6 months

**Salary**: From £1,693.25 per month

Schedule:

- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
- Night shift
- Weekend availability

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Cheshire, CW12 2FQ: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

**Education**:

- Bachelor's (preferred)

**Experience**:

- Arboriculture: 1 year (preferred)

Willingness to travel:

- 50% (required)

Work Location: One location