Location
Birmingham

Hours
37.5 hours per week with core hours and flexibility, including hybrid working arrangements

Salary
Negotiable

About the Role
Shape sustainable development and lead technical excellence as a Senior Arboricultural Consultant at WSP. Join a collaborative and multidisciplinary team delivering innovative and commercially balanced arboricultural advice across a diverse range of projects throughout the UK. This role offers the opportunity to take ownership of technical delivery, provide trusted advice to clients and project teams, and play a key role in developing the next generation of consultants. You will lead the delivery of BS5837 surveys and reporting, prepare Arboricultural Impact Assessments (AIA), Arboricultural Method Statements (AMS), Tree Protection Plans (TPP), and technical reports. Manage survey logistics, programming, resourcing, and quality assurance across project workstreams. Provide clear and practical arboricultural advice to design teams, supporting tree retention, mitigation strategies, and construction feasibility. Support the delivery of arboricultural inputs for Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects (NSIPs). Mentor apprentices, assistants, and consultants through technical review, coaching, and professional development support. Contribute to proposals, tenders, and fee estimates, including scope definition, assumptions, and exclusions. Build and maintain trusted relationships with clients, project managers, stakeholders, and consultees. WSP offers the chance to work on nationally significant infrastructure and development projects alongside locally important schemes, with a supportive and growing arboriculture team, clear career progression pathways, mentoring, professional development opportunities, an annual training budget, paid professional membership, competitive pension contributions, and a comprehensive employee benefits programme.

Experience
- Significant experience within arboricultural consultancy
- Proven experience delivering BS5837 surveys and reports
- Strong project management skills with the ability to balance multiple priorities, deadlines, and budgets
- Experience supporting, mentoring, or reviewing the work of junior colleagues
- Strong understanding of health and safety requirements, site risk management, and safe survey practices

About you
Excellent communication and relationship-building skills. Motivated to lead technical delivery and support the growth of junior colleagues through mentoring and guidance. Able to build trusted relationships with clients and project teams.

Qualifications
- Level 3 Arboriculture qualification or higher (essential)
- Level 4 or Level 6 Arboriculture qualification, degree, or equivalent related qualification (desirable)
- Professional membership such as MArborA, MICFor, or progression towards chartership (desirable)
- Experience supporting DCO/NSIP projects, EIA reporting, major infrastructure, energy, or public-sector frameworks (desirable)
- Arboricultural Clerk of Works experience (desirable)