Tree Health Care Specialist

GreensceneNZ has been the preeminent arboricultural and environmental consultancy located in central Auckland for the past 22 years. We provide a wide range of services related to the outdoor environment including arboriculture, ecology, landscape design, landscape build, and project management. As a result of our successful drive to diversify our service offerings, we have doubled in size over the past four years to over 60 staff members. GreensceneNZ continues to develop into new areas of business at a rapid pace.

We have a longstanding and positive working relationship with a large number of Council Departments, Council Controlled Organisations and Network Utility Operators, as well as a wide range of companies, developers, and individual members of the public. We deliver our consultancy services with professionalism and integrity in a manner that underpins GreensceneNZ’s core proposition of ‘enhancing and protecting living environments.’ We now wish to add to our consultancy team and invite applications for the following position: Tree Health Care Specialist We seek an enthusiastic individual to join our friendly team based in Mt Eden, Auckland. As a small company, this individual will be given an opportunity to gain experience in a wide variety of projects from a tree management perspective.

The successful candidate will work autonomously within the Arboriculture team and also with employees of the wider company as and when opportunities arise. As a Tree Health Care Specialist you will contribute to, and be responsible for: * Planning and undertaking tree surveys, assessments and investigations. * Using investigative equipment, e.g. Resistograph, Penetrometer, pH Meter, etc. * Identification of tree health issues, e.g. structural and pathogenic, with a view to reaching a diagnosis (in association with our preferred laboratories). * Technical report writing based on investigation findings and associated research. * Writing Tree Management Plans. * Writing Arboricultural Assessments and undertaking monitoring of associated works in relation to proposed development projects. * Provision of professional arboricultural advice to Council, private contractors and property owners with respect to tree health and technical arboricultural issues. * Maintenance of existing client and associate relationships. * Generation of new business through the identification of potential new business development avenues. In return, you will receive: * A competitive remuneration package. * A supportive and flexible working environment. * An opportunity to further your knowledge via the development of new business avenues. * An opportunity to work within a professional multi-disciplinary company. Candidate Specification Essential: A Bachelor’s degree in a relevant subject, e.g. Plant Pathology, Arboriculture, Forestry, Horticulture, Environmental Science, Plant Physiology, Biology. * Confident and commercially minded with excellent people skills. * Sound field skills and tree assessment experience. * Sound knowledge of dendrology. * Report writing skills to a high standard. * Ability to work autonomously and take responsibility for quality of deliverables and meeting deadlines. * Ability to use the Microsoft Office suite. * A full/valid NZ/International Drivers licence. * Legally able to live and work in New Zealand, or potentially fulfil the requirements to do so. Desirable: * Knowledge of the Resource Management Act 1991 and District and Regional Plans. * Good tree identification skills with knowledge of NZ tree species. * Experience of carrying out aerial tree inspections using a rope and harness. * Experience with GIS and tree management software.

Applications should include a covering letter and a curriculum vitae and be sent to Mark Read, GreensceneNZ Ltd via email at Mark.Read@GreensceneNZ.com Application deadline is 4th April 2016.