Arboriculture Officer

Job Title: Arboriculture Officer Location: Dudley Rate: £21.65 per hour Job Purpose: To be one of the councils professional officers for arboriculture, advising council members, officers other department, members of the public, Borough solicitor and risk management officer on tree related issues and to ensure the sensitive and appropriate management of the borough's tree stock to be responsible for the management organisation and administration of the arboriculture team for a specific area of the borough Background/Experience Experience of managing staff and budgets Experience of producing technical documents on reports writing Competent in ICT skills including MS office applications and working with databases Familiarity with condition assessment of trees and VTA Knowledge of modern arboriculture practices Experience of working with the publicQualifications and Training Recognised arboriculture qualification to national diploma level or above Must have a category B driving licencePractical Skills The ability to identify trees and diagnose injury disease decay and structural defects A working knowledge of legislation applicable to trees in particular planning legislation tree preservation order and relevant British standards A working knowledge of all aspects of arboriculture operational techniques and tree management including health and safety issues on risk assessments Knowledge and understanding of nature conservation and bell diversity issues including wildlife and habitat management Connect2Dudley is a trading style of Dudley & Kent Commercial Services LTD - A joint venture between Dudley Metropolitan Council & Commercial Services Kent Ltd. Connect2Dudley is an equal opportunities Employment Agency & Business. It positively encourages applications from all suitably qualified and eligible candidates