Arboriculture Consultant, Cardiff

TN United Kingdom
Cardiff
10 months ago
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Arcadis is the world's leading company delivering sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets.

We are more than 36,000 people, in over 70 countries, dedicated to improving quality of life. Everyone has an important role to play. With the power of many curious minds, together we can solve the world's most complex challenges and deliver more impact together.

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 master planning, mitigation and enhancement design, ecosystem service, and natural capital assessment.

As part of our Environmental team, you'll help improve quality of life. With your specialism in environmental management or your technical or sustainability expertise, your work could involve protected species, pollution, surface water and materials management, air quality, or noise in some of the world's busiest and most beautiful locations.

We work to protect our natural environment and water resources while powering our world for future generations. Around the world, we're feeling the effects of climate change, rapid urbanization, and loss of biodiversity. The rate at which we're seeing large-scale, unforeseen events such as floods and wildfires is becoming more frequent. We are here to protect our natural environment and water resources while powering our world for future generations.

As an Arboriculture Consultant, your role accountabilities will include:

  1. Applying your expertise by conducting surveys and providing associated reports to drive our core passion: to improve quality of life in a sustainable way.
  2. Undertaking BS Arboricultural surveys and producing associated reports, Arboricultural Impact Assessments (AIAs), and Arboricultural Method Statements (AMSs).
  3. Undertaking climbed surveys on occasion to inspect potential bat roosting features.
  4. Completing arb projects and providing Arboricultural advice to clients.

Qualifications & Experience:

  1. Applicants should hold a suitable qualification (e.g., FdSc Arb, BSc or Technicians Certificate in Arboriculture or higher or closely related field) and membership of the Arboricultural Association or the Institute of Chartered Foresters.
  2. Arboricultural knowledge including BS Tree Quality Surveys and the preparation of Arboricultural Impact Assessments / Arboricultural Method Statements.
  3. Previous experience of undertaking tree condition surveys, BS surveys, and reporting, with a proven track record in writing tree reports suitable for planning applications (appropriate to grade).
  4. Understanding of health and safety related issues regarding site survey and supervision.
  5. Desired: LANTRA Professional Tree Inspector Certificate.
  6. Desired: CS38: Accessing a Tree with Rope and Harness and Aerial Rescue.
  7. Desired: Experience of database asset management software and tablet data collection.
  8. Desired: Experience of assessing trees for their potential for roosting bats.

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