Arboricultural Officer

About the Role

Lincolnshire County Council own and manage several thousand trees across the county. Your role will involve providing advice on the management of them, including health and safety.

Working with a diverse tree demographic, will allow you to influence, protect, manage, enhance and shape the future of Lincolnshire’s treescape.

We have set an ambitious target to plant over 750,000 trees around the county in the coming years, you'll to contribute to this project and help implement our Tree Strategy.

Typically you will expect to:

• Provide expert advice to the County Council’s Highways Team regarding maintenance and management of trees along Lincolnshire’s highway network. This includes contract management, monitoring and specifying works to address highway safety issues and programmed maintenance.
• Advise on proposed developments across the County.
• Contribute to the implementation of the Lincolnshire Tree and Tree Planting Strategies.

About You 

We're looking for someone with a real passion for trees and the environment, combined with excellent people skills—you’ll be engaging with everyone from homeowners to planners. You should have strong knowledge of arboriculture, including tree health, management, and relevant legislation. A relevant qualification in Arboriculture, Forestry, or a similar field, along with hands-on experience, is essential. You'll be based in Lincoln, but travel will be required Countywide and since trees don’t always grow near bus stops, a full UK driving licence is a must!

About The Team

The Arboricultural Officer will sit within the Sustainability and Natural Environment Team, playing a key role  in managing  our  existing trees across the county. This role is fundamental in providing the support to maintain and manage the County Council’s tree stock.

About Our Offer

Discover a career that comes with incredible benefits:

• Competitive Salary that matches your skills and expertise
• Green Book Local Government Terms
• Top-Tier Pension Scheme with up to 24% employer contributions
• Generous benefits like salary sacrifice for cars via Tusker — Drive a better car through Salary Sacrifice, plus discounts on amazing products and services across top brands with our partner Pluxee: Employee Benefit, Reward, Recognition & Incentives
• Work-Life Balance with a Full -Time 37-hour work week, flexible hours, and hybrid options
• Generous leave allowance — minimum 25 days leave to start, plus bank holidays, with the chance to buy more
• Free Financial Wellbeing Advice to support your future.

Join us for a fulfilling career that offers so much more than just a job!

Further details can be found here: Rewards and benefits – Lincolnshire County Council

If this sounds like the role for you, then please read through the full Job Description.  

Candidates are kindly requested to attach a Personal Statement alongside their CV, documenting how their experience, skills and qualities are a match for this role.

If you would like an open and informal discussion regarding this role then please contact:  

Kate Percival, Senior Environment Officer, via email @ kate.percival@lincolnshire.gov.uk

Applications will close on 02/03/25 and interviews will take place WC 17/03/25

Best of luck with your application

A Smarter Working Employer

We have embraced new ways of working and hybrid working will be a feature of this role. You will be given a nominated contractual work base and you will be required to commute to this work base when necessary.  Working arrangements regarding hybrid working will be discussed as part of the appointment process.

Our technology platform and equipment is very good enabling you to connect and collaborate remotely. We require that you have in place good connectivity, and we will discuss during the recruitment process if support with this is needed.

Please be advised that this position may be subject to a criminal record check.

All candidates are advised to read the attached job information pack prior to making an application.

On occasion we receive significantly more applications than expected for some vacancies and under such circumstances we reserve the right to bring forward the closing date of the advertisement. We therefore strongly advise you to apply for the role promptly to avoid disappointment should the closing date be brought forward. 

We operate a talent pool scheme whereby candidates who are not successful on this occasion may be considered for a period of up to 3 months for equal positions.

Lincolnshire County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Fluency Duty

In accordance with Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016 (Fluency Duty), the ability to converse at ease with customers and provide advice in accurate spoken English is essential for the post.