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Job Title: Arborist
Location: Based near Melton Mowbray, with travel across the UK
Shift: Days
Salary: 30,000 - 35,000 (depending on experience and certifications)
Benefits:
- Competitive salary (30K-35K depending on experience)
- Ongoing accredited training and certification
- Clear opportunities for career progression
- Company pension scheme
- 28 days paid holiday
- Death in service benefit (2x annual salary)
Company Overview:
Our client are specialist contractors serving the Construction, Rail, Utilities, Highways, and Civil Infrastructure sectors. With over 20 years of trusted industry experience, they have developed long-standing relationships with leading developers, house builders, civil engineers, and environmental consultants across the UK. Their services include ecological services, vegetation clearance, invasive weed management, tree protection, site hoarding, and security fencing-covering all aspects of site enablement.
They are now seeking a Fully Qualified Arborist with solid commercial experience to join an expanding operations team. This is not a domestic tree surgery role - they are looking for someone who understands the pressures, standards, and safety requirements of working on high-profile, large-scale infrastructure and construction projects.
The Role:
Carry out tree work operations including felling, crown reductions, dismantling, and site clearance
Use climbing and rigging techniques in line with best practice and industry safety standards
Operate chainsaws, wood chippers, stump grinders, and related machinery
Conduct pre-site assessments and hazard identification
Work on construction, infrastructure, and utility projects across the UK
Support ecological and vegetation management works as part of a wider team
Travel and occasional overnight stays required (expenses covered)
Qualifications & Skills Required:
Fully qualified Arborist with NPTC/City & Guilds:
CS30, CS31, CS38, CS39 (essential)
CS40, CS41 (advantageous)
Minimum 2 years' experience in commercial arboriculture (not just domestic tree work)
Valid CSCS card (essential)
Full UK Driving Licence (towing/B+E preferred)
Strong understanding of site safety protocols and risk assessments
Reliable, team-focused and capable of working to tight deadlines
Apply: To Apply for the Arborist position please submit an up to date CV and one of our Consultants will be in contact.
