Location
Dorchester, Dorset

Hours
Full Time

Salary
£33,119 - £37,563 per year

About the Role
As a Senior Arborist with Dorset Council, you will undertake a range of arboricultural maintenance works on council-owned trees. Your role will support Dorset Council’s priorities to protect and enhance the environment, improve residents’ well-being through the maintenance and provision of tree-lined streets, and help keep residents safe by managing highway trees. You will work outdoors in all weather conditions, including exposure to heavy rain, gale force winds, sub-zero temperatures, snow, and ice. The role involves working with dangerous machinery such as chainsaws and chippers, operating at height using ropes, harnesses, and MEWPs, and managing interactions with the public. You will be expected to demonstrate Dorset Council’s core behaviours of Responsibility, Respect, Recognition, and Collaboration in all aspects of your work.

Experience
- Minimum of 3 years arboricultural experience
- Climbing and chainsaw use at height
- Experience operating chippers and stump grinders
- Good communication skills
- Understanding and application of health and safety practices within arboriculture
- Ability to manage potential conflict situations

About you
- Ability to work outdoors in all weather conditions
- Full, clean driving licence
- Responsible, respectful, collaborative, and recognises the value of teamwork
- Comfortable working near fast-moving traffic and in potentially noisy environments
- Able to work safely with dangerous machinery and at height

Qualifications
- Relevant arboricultural qualifications such as CS 30/31 (Unit 201/202/203), CS 38 (Unit 206), CS 39 (Unit 308), CS 41 (Unit 309) or working towards First Aid at Work
- Willingness to undergo Disclosure and Barring Service check due to working with children, vulnerable adults, or sensitive information