Tree Service Manager

Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council

Tree Service Manager

Job reference REQ11593

Location Riverside House, Rotherham, South Yorkshire

Salary £34,723 - £37,261

Permanent, 37 hours per week.

We are looking for a talented, enthusiastic and motivated individual to lead our Tree Service Team. The role comes with plenty of variety and is a great opportunity to gain a wide range of experience and job satisfaction whilst managing a team of Professional Arboriculturists.

The Tree Service is responsible for the management of approximately 80,000 urban trees across the Borough and a further 500 hectares of woodland.  We provide professional and technical advice to both internal and external customers, such as the Council’s Development Control Team and work in collaboration with many partners to improve the protection, management and promotion of trees in Rotherham.

As Tree Service Manager you will need to have excellent tree knowledge, communication skills, a flexible approach to managing your own workload as well as the workload of your team; you will be able to work collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders as well as the wider Green Spaces Team.

We are looking for a manger who can prioritise and delegate, who has strong ‘people skills’ and empathy with resident’s concerns, as well as being a champion for Rotherham’s trees.

If you are enthusiastic and have the necessary skills, knowledge, and experience to join our team we would like to hear from you.

For further information please contact Andy Lee andy.lee@rotherham.gov.uk

This post will have access to the Public Services Network, if successful you will be required to apply for a disclosure of criminal records check at the Basic level (unspent criminal convictions).

Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council is committed to encouraging equality, diversity and inclusion among our workforce, and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative of all sections of society and our customers, and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. For further information, please visit our website.

From 1st April 2017 to 31st March 2024 employees paid at Band D and above are subject to a temporary pay reduction of 1.15% spread out by means of a weekly / monthly deduction (dependent on pay frequency) from each pay period over the full financial year. In recognition of implementing this temporary measure, those who experience a pay reduction will be awarded of three additional day’s leave (pro rata for part-time).

Application closing date 22/01/2023

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