Following its recent acquisition by SLR, Wardell Armstrong forms part of a leading global environmental and sustainability consultancy working on projects across the world from over 100 offices. Starting as a UK business in 1994, SLR now operates as a global company with more than 3,500 people, delivering client-focused solutions across Europe, North America, Pacific Asia and Africa. Throughout this time SLR has strived to grow both organically and through welcoming other like-minded businesses, such as Wardell Armstrong, into its “One Team” of talented consultants. In doing so, its core objective is to assist clients and colleagues alike in “Making Sustainability Happen”.

The Opportunity:

Due to business growth we have a new vacancy for a junior Arboricultural Consultant, reporting to our Stoke office including hybrid home/office working.

The main duties of the position include, but are not limited to:

• BS 5837 surveys and preparing Technical Notes, Constraints & Opportunities reports, Impact Assessments, Method statements and management plans.
• Undertaking site supervision works.
• Safety/ risk surveys and preparing associated reports.
• Providing arboricultural advice to clients and attending client meetings.
• Assisting with preparing fee proposals and tenders.

We primarily undertake BS 5837 work, which has resulted in interesting and stimulating work: specifying and managing mature tree translocations; the supervision of tree protection measures; the installation of no-dig roads and undertaking airspade root investigation supervision. We also undertake tree safety/ risk management consultancy work, from inspections of a single tree through to large scale surveys and also the production of tree risk management strategies. We have a team of five Arboriculturists based over four of our offices and undertake work over the whole of the UK.

A successful candidate will have:

• A minimum qualification in arboriculture and/or urban forestry to level 2/3
• Good tree and shrub and pest and disease identification skills.
• Good understanding of tree biology, tree biomechanics and decay fungi and how these affect risk and lifespan.
• Full UK driving licence.

Career Progression:

We offer excellent career prospects in a supportive working environment with no restrictions on how far you can progress. We encourage all of our employees to contribute to their professional institution and offer a financial award for chartership.

Amongst other benefits, WA also provide a bespoke training and mentoring programme for all grades, tailored to suit an individual’s needs. Training is provided internally as well as from external sources where needed.

We offer:

• Membership of the Firm’s Group Personal Pension Plan, with Employer’s contribution of up to 5%.
• Payment of relevant professional subscriptions.
• 24 days annual leave per year.
• Membership to the Firm’s Private Health Care Scheme.
• Critical Illness cover up to £40,000
• Inclusion in the Firm’s Life Assurance Policy given as 3 times annual salary.
• Mobile Phone with inclusive tariff including personal usage and Laptop.
• Flexitime Working Schedule
• Part time working hours considered
• Hybrid home/office working
• Long service awards.
• Cycle to Work Scheme.
• Travel Loans.
• Recruitment Bounty Scheme.