Assistant Arboriculturalist

The Ecology Consultancy was established in 1999 and is now one of the largest dedicated consultancies owned and run by ecologists in the country. We are passionate about what we do and our staff enjoy working in a friendly and supportive environment. We pride ourselves on the quality of our work, our ability to influence scheme design for the benefit of biodiversity and enjoy working closely with our clients’ design teams.

The Ecology Consultancy has developed a sound reputation for delivering objective, high quality work to clients in the private, public and voluntary sectors and along with its sister environmental consultancy Temple, it forms part of Temple Group. Our principal areas of work are habitat and protected species surveys, watching brief and Ecological Clerk of Works, Ecological Impact Assessment, and Code for Sustainable Homes and BREEAM assessments, as well as providing training and advice, on a wide range of projects from major infrastructure projects such as HS2 to single dwellings and barn conversions.

We are passionate about what we do and strive to create friendly and supportive working environment and are developing a structured programme to assist staff in their career progression.

The role

We have an exciting opportunity for a self-motivated individual to join our growing Arboricultural team to assist with and carry out Arboricultural surveys and reports.

The Assistant Arboriculturalist will also be required to take on and manage individual contracts in order to deliver high quality arboricultural consultancy services within budget and to meet deadlines. This may involve: liaising with clients, other consultants and consultees; acquiring data from third parties; preparing maps and writing reports.

The Assistant Arboriculturalist will be involved in all areas of tree survey work, including:

• Undertaking BS 5837 surveys and reports;
• Fee quote preparation and management of cost control;
• Participate in marketing and developing the Arboricultural services offered to new and existing clients;
• Other projects as required including bat surveys, collection of data, and reporting;
• Providing support to The Ecology Consultancy management team.

The post will be based out of our London office, but the project based nature of our work means that there will be a requirement to undertake such travel as is necessary to successfully carry out contracts.

Person specification

Essential

• Have an appropriate Arboricultural qualification i.e. HND, AA Tech Cert, NDip or FdSc;
• Minimum 1 year experience undertaking tree surveys to BS 5837:2012 standards;
• Confident in planning and managing a portfolio of work;
• Delivering comprehensive Arboricultural reports within tight timeframes to meet the clients requirements;
• Strong IT skills including MS Office, General database systems and GIS data collection;
• Have a full clean UK driving licence;
• Good data & report writing skills.

Desirable

• Working knowledge of the planning system in relation to trees and BS 5837: 2012 ‘Trees in relation to design, demolition and construction-Recommendations;
• NPTC CS38 Climbing Trees and Aerial Rescue Certificate;
• Ability to undertake aerial tree inspections and bat surveys;
• Associate Membership of The Arboricultural Association

What do we offer?

• 6-8 month fixed term or casual hourly contracts from April 2018.
• Starting salary of £21,250.00 (inclusive of London weighting) based on a 40 hour week (pro rata for length of contract).
• 25 days holiday plus public holidays (pro rata for length of contract)
• Structured and generous career development and training budget (The Orchard)
• Socials, games nights, volunteering days through our staff engagement and development initiative. (PASE)
• Flexible working, working from home, Time off in Lieu
• Auto enrolment pension scheme (after 3 months service).

Applications (your CV and a covering letter) should be emailed to: careers@ecologyconsultancy.co.uk or posted to The Ecology Consultancy, Tempus Wharf, 33a Bermondsey Wall West, London, SE16 4TQ. Please also make sure that you also complete the following requirements form.

Deadline for applications is Friday 16 March 2018.

The Ecology Consultancy aims to promote equality of opportunity, dignity and due respect for all employees and clients as is consistent with the company’s Equalities Policy.