Tree Inspector

Role Overview & Responsibilities

365 People are recruiting for a Tree Inspector to inspect, assess and report on the condition of roadside and other trees. You will be working out the ownership of trees on private land and provide technical information for the serving of notices to remedy defects.

Also to maintain and update computerised tree inventories and inspection records, issue work instructions to contractors where required, and carry out a range of other forestry and arboriculture related tasks.

Teamwork is essential as you will be working with different departments and members of the public.

• Carry out regular inspections trees on the side of the roads and on other sites in the County to identify defects which could be hazardous to the public or property, and locate their positions on plans.
• Ascertain the ownership of any trees with defects.
• Prepare reports and associated plans on defective trees so that notices to remedy defects can be sent out.
• Check after appropriate interval whether or not remedial works have been carried out and report back.
• Maintain and update records of tree inspections.
• Create, maintain and update inspection records and inventories of trees in the ownership of the County Council.
• Input, maintain and extract computer database information.
• When required, issue work instructions to contractors to carry out work identified, including supervision and inspection of work on completion.

Role Requirements:

• BTEC or C & G Level 3 Certificate in Arboriculture
• Minimum of 4 years technical and/or practical experience in forestry/ arboriculture.
• Knowledge of visual tree assessment.

Job Type: Full-time

Salary: From £14.43 per hour

Benefits:

• Company pension

Schedule:

• Flexitime
• Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Leicester, Leicestershire: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Licence/Certification:

• Driving Licence (required)

Work Location: In person