Job Description
At Arcadis we focus on attracting, retaining and developing people who share our passion and commitment to improve quality of life. In return we offer you the opportunity to transform your world and the world around you, that could be through client work, upskilling yourself, championing equality and inclusion or getting involved in charity work, to name just a few. Our people value different perspectives, they care about the sustainability of our planet and dare to shape the future.
One of our core values is 'people first', and supported by our Lovinklaan foundation, we invest in you for the long term, to ensure you reach your full potential. You'll have the opportunity to own your career and work on industry-defining projects, finding solutions to real challenges that make a difference to people's lives. You're encouraged to have a growth mindset and are given the space to develop personally and professionally, building a flexible career that works for you.
Role description:
As an arboriculturist you would be joining our 50 plus strong ecology team , who have over 20 years of experience undertaking the full range of ecological and arboricultural surveys and assessments, as well as the provision of advice on masterplanning, mitigation and enhancement design, ecosystem service and natural capital assessment.
Your experience will be critical because we take our passion of improving quality of life seriously. From bringing people together in reshaped public spaces to helping them make easier journeys on public transport, our long-term impact stretches far and wide.
We are engaged on a variety of large and interesting projects, including Urban and Greenfield Residential Development, Highway and Rail Schemes, Power Stations, Electrical and Gas Infrastructure , and are working for a wide selection of clients based throughout the UK, including EDF Energy, National Grid, the Environment Agency, Transport for London, Highways England, Network Rail, the Canal and River Trust, and Housing Associations. Our work with Local Authorities includes developing relationships with tree officers and working with them on local development projects. We are also involved in international work via Environmental, Social and Health Impact Assessments and our natural capital community of practice.
As part of your role you will be able to apply your expertise by conducting surveys and providing associated reports to drive our core passion: to improve quality of life in a sustainable way.
Role accountabilities:
Supporting the senior arboricultural team by undertaking BS Arboricultural surveys and producing associated reports, Arboricultural Impact Assessment (AIAs) and Arboricultural Method Statements (AMSs)
Complete arb projects and provide arboricultural advice to clients
Provide general advice on arboricultural issues within the business
Undertaking climbed surveys on occasion to inspect potential bat roosting features
Qualifications & Experience:
Applicants should hold a suitable qualification (e.g. FdSc Arb, BSc or Technician's Certificate in Arboriculture or higher or closely related field) and minimum Technicians / Associate membership of the Arboricultural Association or the Institute of Chartered Foresters
Experience in private consultancy delivering a range of arboricultural and urban forestry service
A sound level of Arboricultural knowledge including BS Tree Quality Surveys and the preparation of Arboricultural Impact Assessments / Arboricultural Method Statements
Previous experience of undertaking BS5837 survey's, with a proven track record in writing tree reports suitable for planning applications (appropriate to grade)
Sound understanding of health and safety related issues regarding site survey and supervision
Ability to communicate and work closely with local authority tree officers, planners, architects, ecologists and other professionals
Excellent IT skills and a sound working knowledge of Microsoft Office.
Experience of using GIS Data collection software and tablet data collection
Desired: Experience of using AutoCad and/or other similar industry graphics packages
Desired: LANTRA Professional Tree Inspector Certificate
Desired: CS38: Accessing a Tree with Rope and Harness and Aerial Rescue
Desired: Experience of assessing trees for their potential for roosting bats
Why Become an Arcadian?
Our work with clients has a direct impact on people's lives and on the planet. We make moving, living and belonging in cities safer, more resilient and more sustainable. By partnering with our clients as responsible custodians of our earth's resources, we can create a sustainable planet.
We continue to think of new ways to make positive impacts and create better experiences for people; data driven and digital solutions have become part of the Arcadis DNA. Working together with clients and using techniques like design thinking, we can get to the heart of our clients' most pressing challenges and work together to solve them.
As a global business, we have committed to support five of the UN's Sustainable Development Goals to ensure that our projects contribute to a better and more sustainable future for all. But it's not just the work that we do on client projects that benefits communities and our planet. As a global business, we are committed to making a positive impact to society by supporting local communities where we operate.
To help protect our planet, we monitor and measure non-financial information to inform business decisions and reduce our own environmental impact as part of our commitment to be net zero carbon as a global company by 2030.
Our Commitment to Equality, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging:
We want you to be able to bring your best self to work every day which is why we take equality and inclusion seriously and hold ourselves to account for our actions. Our ambition is to be an employer of choice and provide a great place to work for all our people. We believe that by working together diverse people with different experiences develop the most innovative ideas. Equality, diversity and inclusion is at the heart of how we improve quality of life and we work closely with our people across six ED&I Workstreams: Age, Disability, Faith, Gender, LGBT+ and Race. A diverse and skilled workforce is essential to our success.
Transform Your World
One of our core values is 'people first', and supported by our Lovinklaan foundation, we invest in you for the long term, to ensure you reach your full potential. You'll have the opportunity to own your career and work on industry-defining projects, finding solutions to real challenges that make a difference to people's lives. You're encouraged to have a growth mindset and are given the space to develop personally and professionally, building a flexible career that works for you.
Role description:
As an arboriculturist you would be joining our 50 plus strong ecology team , who have over 20 years of experience undertaking the full range of ecological and arboricultural surveys and assessments, as well as the provision of advice on masterplanning, mitigation and enhancement design, ecosystem service and natural capital assessment.
Your experience will be critical because we take our passion of improving quality of life seriously. From bringing people together in reshaped public spaces to helping them make easier journeys on public transport, our long-term impact stretches far and wide.
We are engaged on a variety of large and interesting projects, including Urban and Greenfield Residential Development, Highway and Rail Schemes, Power Stations, Electrical and Gas Infrastructure , and are working for a wide selection of clients based throughout the UK, including EDF Energy, National Grid, the Environment Agency, Transport for London, Highways England, Network Rail, the Canal and River Trust, and Housing Associations. Our work with Local Authorities includes developing relationships with tree officers and working with them on local development projects. We are also involved in international work via Environmental, Social and Health Impact Assessments and our natural capital community of practice.
As part of your role you will be able to apply your expertise by conducting surveys and providing associated reports to drive our core passion: to improve quality of life in a sustainable way.
Role accountabilities:
Supporting the senior arboricultural team by undertaking BS Arboricultural surveys and producing associated reports, Arboricultural Impact Assessment (AIAs) and Arboricultural Method Statements (AMSs)
Complete arb projects and provide arboricultural advice to clients
Provide general advice on arboricultural issues within the business
Undertaking climbed surveys on occasion to inspect potential bat roosting features
Qualifications & Experience:
Applicants should hold a suitable qualification (e.g. FdSc Arb, BSc or Technician's Certificate in Arboriculture or higher or closely related field) and minimum Technicians / Associate membership of the Arboricultural Association or the Institute of Chartered Foresters
Experience in private consultancy delivering a range of arboricultural and urban forestry service
A sound level of Arboricultural knowledge including BS Tree Quality Surveys and the preparation of Arboricultural Impact Assessments / Arboricultural Method Statements
Previous experience of undertaking BS5837 survey's, with a proven track record in writing tree reports suitable for planning applications (appropriate to grade)
Sound understanding of health and safety related issues regarding site survey and supervision
Ability to communicate and work closely with local authority tree officers, planners, architects, ecologists and other professionals
Excellent IT skills and a sound working knowledge of Microsoft Office.
Experience of using GIS Data collection software and tablet data collection
Desired: Experience of using AutoCad and/or other similar industry graphics packages
Desired: LANTRA Professional Tree Inspector Certificate
Desired: CS38: Accessing a Tree with Rope and Harness and Aerial Rescue
Desired: Experience of assessing trees for their potential for roosting bats
Why Become an Arcadian?
Our work with clients has a direct impact on people's lives and on the planet. We make moving, living and belonging in cities safer, more resilient and more sustainable. By partnering with our clients as responsible custodians of our earth's resources, we can create a sustainable planet.
We continue to think of new ways to make positive impacts and create better experiences for people; data driven and digital solutions have become part of the Arcadis DNA. Working together with clients and using techniques like design thinking, we can get to the heart of our clients' most pressing challenges and work together to solve them.
As a global business, we have committed to support five of the UN's Sustainable Development Goals to ensure that our projects contribute to a better and more sustainable future for all. But it's not just the work that we do on client projects that benefits communities and our planet. As a global business, we are committed to making a positive impact to society by supporting local communities where we operate.
To help protect our planet, we monitor and measure non-financial information to inform business decisions and reduce our own environmental impact as part of our commitment to be net zero carbon as a global company by 2030.
Our Commitment to Equality, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging:
We want you to be able to bring your best self to work every day which is why we take equality and inclusion seriously and hold ourselves to account for our actions. Our ambition is to be an employer of choice and provide a great place to work for all our people. We believe that by working together diverse people with different experiences develop the most innovative ideas. Equality, diversity and inclusion is at the heart of how we improve quality of life and we work closely with our people across six ED&I Workstreams: Age, Disability, Faith, Gender, LGBT+ and Race. A diverse and skilled workforce is essential to our success.
Transform Your World
About Arcadis