Tree Conservation Officer

Tree Conservation Officer
Peak District Nationwide Park Authority
Bakewell/Hybrid
18.5 hours per week job share (precise work sample to be agreed)
£30,296 to £35,745 professional rata per
annum
Time limit 14 April 2024

Concerning the position

We’re on the lookout for a motivated particular person with information and expertise of tree administration and
glorious interpersonal expertise to hitch our busy Planning Service and contribute to the
safety and enhancement of the particular landscapes of the Nationwide Park.

Sitting throughout the Cultural Heritage Workforce you’ll present specialist tree conservation recommendation,
assist and steerage each internally and externally, and assist to ship an efficient and
built-in conservation recommendation service with a selected deal with the Authority’s statutory
features.

Your work will embody responding to tree enquiries throughout the Nationwide Park, together with the 109
Conservation Areas and bushes lined by Tree Preservation Orders; liaising with tree homeowners to
obtain good outcomes for tree administration, panorama and amenity advantages, well being & security,
neighbour relations and wildlife, and making certain compliance with laws. Additionally, you will draw
up and advocate new Tree Preservation Orders when mandatory.

You’ll contribute in the direction of the additional growth of the advisory service, and can discover
new alternatives for growing coaching and outreach actions. Additionally, you will assist to hunt
grant-funding alternatives the place acceptable, and assist to construct networks and collaborative
relationships with our native authorities, district and different environmental supply
organisations.

About you

You should have a Certificates in Arboriculture (or equal related qualification). You’ll
have information of laws regarding tree administration (e.g. Tree Preservation Orders and
Conservation Space notification) and expertise of working inside these statutory processes. You
could have expertise of assessing the influence of growth proposals on bushes, and writing
session responses together with mitigation methods. You should have expertise of tree hazard
inspection and tree security survey, and you should have glorious communication and other people expertise
and have the ability to share your enthusiasm for, and information of, bushes broadly each inside and
exterior the organisation.

You should have good IT expertise together with phrase processing and GIS. It is possible for you to to handle your
workload inside statutory deadlines.

Advantages

We provide a spread of employees advantages together with flexi-time, an incredible pension with employer
contribution of 19.57%, 26-31 days vacation plus Financial institution Holidays and free parking at most of our
workplaces. Please have a look at our Whole Reward Brochure on the hyperlink beneath to see what we provide.

Versatile Working

This position is a job share, precise days and work sample to be agreed on appointment. Hybrid
house/workplace working may be accommodated after profitable completion of a probationary interval.
If you need to debate this, please contact me on the small print above or contact [email protected]

Equality, Range and Inclusion

The Peak District Nationwide Park Authority is dedicated to equal alternatives. We aspire to
have a various and inclusive office and strongly encourage candidates from a variety of
backgrounds to use and be a part of us.

We’re a Incapacity Assured employer and assure to interview anybody with a incapacity
whose utility meets the important standards for the position.