Arboricultural Officer

Key Responsibilities

• Provide a customer-focused borough-wide arboricultural service.
• Develop contract arrangements, monitoring, and work scheduling for Highways, Housing, Parks, and others.
• Ensure service success through contract monitoring and administration.
• Develop strategy, manage performance, ensure quality assurance, and manage budgets effectively.

Skills and Expertise

• Relevant arboricultural qualification (minimum Level 4 or equivalent).
• In-depth experience in an appropriate field (can substitute for formal qualifications).
• Knowledge of contract specification, letting, monitoring, and associated processes.
• Understanding of trees in an urban environment.
• Knowledge of surveying, work identification, pricing, and scheduling.
• Understanding of relevant legislation, standards, and professional guidelines.
• Knowledge of health and safety practices and procedures in arboricultural services.
• Understanding of financial and administrative information systems.
• Experience managing and coordinating arboricultural contracts.
• Management of contracts with a minimum annual value of 1 million.
• Delivering contracts with contractors and customers.
• Financial management (budget preparation and monitoring).
• Computer skills (spreadsheets, databases, word processing, contract monitoring/reporting software like ‘Confirm’).
• Complex report preparation.
• Organize, plan, and prioritize workloads effectively.
• Be flexible and responsive to service needs.
• Work independently and as part of a team.
• Define problems and produce innovative solutions.
• Communicate effectively (written and verbal) with various stakeholders (members, senior officers, community representatives).
• Negotiate when interests conflict.
• Represent the unit within the Council and externally.