Location
Stonebridge Park, London

Hours
Full Time

Salary
£30,131 per year

About the Role
Are you an experienced Arboriculture professional looking for an opportunity to help shape and maintain green spaces across the North West? Join HMS as a Greenspace Tree Officer and play a key role in ensuring our tree stock is safe, well managed and maintained to the highest standards, while helping to deliver excellent services for our communities.

What You'll Be Doing:
- Carry out tree asset and condition surveys, ensuring tree stock is safe, well maintained and accurately recorded
- Assess trees and prescribe appropriate arboricultural management actions
- Produce work instructions for specialist contractors and in-house arboricultural teams
- Assist with monitoring tree work contracts, ensuring work is delivered safely, efficiently and to the required standard
- Support the planning and coordination of both programmed and reactive tree works
- Issue work orders to contractors and in-house teams
- Maintain accurate electronic records and survey data, ensuring compliance with data protection requirements
- Carry out periodic Health & Safety inspections and checks to ensure best practice is followed
- Provide arboricultural advice and guidance to managers, supervisors, colleagues and members of the public
- Respond professionally to customer enquiries and support the delivery of excellent customer service
- Assist with emergency responses involving dangerous or threatened trees, including participation in out-of-hours services when required
- Work collaboratively with colleagues and contractors to deliver efficient, value for money services
- Support continuous improvement initiatives and quality management practices
- Ensure compliance with all relevant legislation, policies and safe systems of work

What We Offer
HMS offers a great benefits package designed to support you on and off the job. Key employee benefits include:
- Generous annual leave – 24 days plus bank holidays, rising each year up to 28
- Health and Wellness support including BUPA health expenses coverage for eligible roles
- Enhanced family support including maternity, paternity and adoption pay
- Financial flexibility with Aviva pension and Wagestream for instant access to part of your pay
- Travel and transport perks including lease car scheme and discounts on bikes, holidays and more
- Continuous learning opportunities through e-learning, workshops and support for professional qualifications
- Recognition and wellbeing initiatives including reward schemes, volunteering, enhanced sick pay and discounted gym memberships
- Flexible agile working to support your needs on and off the job
- Comfortable workspaces with good offices, strong transport links, employee assistance and occupational health support
- Company vehicle (van) provided for business travel required by the role

Interview Process
Candidates will be invited to attend a competency-based interview at our HMS Stonebridge Office.

Additional Information
Each successful applicant will be required to complete pre-employment checks prior to a start date being agreed, including:
- Right to work verification
- Qualification certificate check
- Two completed references
- Occupational Health Health Questionnaire – Fit For Work
- DBS check (if required for role)
- Completion of all new starter documentation including signed Terms & Conditions

Please note, we reserve the right to close this vacancy early if a high volume of applications is received.

Experience
- Minimum Level 3 Professional Diploma in Arboriculture (or equivalent arboricultural qualification)
- Relevant qualification in Tree Survey and Inspection
- Experience carrying out tree assessments and inspections
- Knowledge of arboricultural management practices and principles
- Experience advising customers, stakeholders or members of the public on arboricultural matters
- Sound understanding of Health & Safety legislation relating to arboricultural operations
- Experience using GIS systems and/or IT systems for recording tree survey data
- Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage workloads effectively

About You
- Flexible approach and ability to adapt to changing priorities
- Excellent communication skills and ability to build positive working relationships
- Self-motivated with the ability to work independently and as part of a team
- Full UK driving licence

Qualifications
You will be required to provide proof of essential qualifications if invited to attend an interview.