Location
Central London

Hours
Full Time

Salary
Negotiable

About the Role
Avove is excited to announce a major expansion of our operations with Scottish Power Energy Networks. The contract has doubled in size to approximately £10 million per annum and is secured for a full six-year period. This growth enables a significant recruitment drive focused on long-term planning, investment in people, and cutting-edge equipment. We are seeking a skilled and motivated Arborist Team Leader to join our professional team. If you are looking for stability, progression, and the opportunity to work on a high-profile energy infrastructure project, this is your chance.

Your day-to-day responsibilities will include managing work programmes to ensure tasks are issued and completed to the required standard with minimum risk to employees, sub-contractors, and others on site, ensuring safe and compliant delivery. You will ensure operational procedures, safe working methods, and best environmental practices are followed and fully implemented. You will also ensure work specifications and method statements are fully completed and provided to your operational teams, and that field staff understand and implement risk assessments and method statements.

Setting high standards and workload delivery targets for direct and contract staff in line with contract and company objectives will be key, along with managing client relationships effectively.

Experience
Proven experience in arboriculture operations and team leadership within utility or similar sectors is highly desirable.

About you
Skilled, motivated, and safety-conscious leader with strong organisational and communication skills. You are committed to delivering high standards, managing teams effectively, and maintaining excellent client relationships. A proactive approach to health, safety, and environmental best practices is essential.

Qualifications
Key Mandatory Utility Arborist NPTC Qualifications:
- 0039-20 to 23: Chainsaw Maintenance, Small Tree Felling, Climb Trees & Perform Aerial Rescue, Chainsaw from a Rope & Harness
- 0020-61: Woodchipper

Further Desirable Utility Arborist NPTC Qualifications:
- 0039-31 to 38: Aerial Pruning & Rigging, Medium & Large Tree Felling, Individual & Multiple Windblown, Chainsaw from a MEWP
- 0038-35: MEWP Working
- 301 Utility Arb Basic Electrical Knowledge
- Emergency First Aid at Work & Forestry First Aid

Typical Utility Arborist NPTC Progression Training upon Recruitment:
- 302 to 305: Tree Species Recognition, Ground & Aerial Pruning, Assisted Fell and Pole Top Rescue