Career opportunity

Arboricultural Consultant

Based at our office location: Manchester

Would you like to be part of a growing company and inspiring culture?

We are looking to grow our Arboriculture team at all levels by recruiting Arboriculturists at Consultant level. We are looking for dynamic and experienced individuals who want to further establish a career within an ambitious and forward-thinking environmental consultancy.

You will be involved in the delivery of on-site projects for both internal and external clients and supporting with a growing portfolio of projects, with typical duties including, but not limited to:

  • All aspects of the surveying and preparation of development related tree reports to BS5837:2012
  • Report writing
  • Using digital data capture for survey work (OTISS training will be provided)
  • Preparing drawings and reports using Microsoft Office, AutoCAD, BricsCAD, QArb software and GIS (Training provided)
  • Delivery of small and large scale Duty of Care tree surveys
  • Local Authority tree officer support
  • Adhering to agreed deadlines
  • Skills / Experience

    The skills and experience we hope to see

    As well as good interpersonal skills and the ability to nurture positive working relationships with colleagues and clients alike, we’re looking for the Arboricultural Consultant to have:

    • Minimum of Level 3 Arboricultural qualification (or equivalent)
    • Proficient tree identification skills
    • Hold an industry recognised tree assessment qualification such as Professional Inspection Certificate PTI or QTRA
    • Full UK Driving Licence

    Desirable Experience

    • Strong interpersonal skills allowing for effective working relationships with colleagues and clients to be built / maintained
    • Proficient in the use of AutoCad or similar and a willingness to be trained in the use of QArb software, BricsCAD, OTISS data capture and GIS
    • Ability to travel nationwide
    • Proficient use of Microsoft Office applications
    • Demonstrate the ability to work independently and manage own workload to meet client deadlines.
    • Extensive experience of writing tree works specification and report writing.
    • In-depth understanding of arboriculture that includes delivering BS5837 development related surveys
  • What we can offer our employees

    Benefits

    • A competitive salary
    • 25 days holiday (plus bank holidays)
    • Additional days holiday per year worked (up to 5 additional days) after 2 years’ service
    • Company matched pension scheme
    • Employee perks scheme
    • ‘Health Cash Plan’
    • Hybrid / Flexible Working, including “flex-from-first
    • Regional and Companywide events
    • Career development and progression (Professional Membership(s) paid)
    • Cycle to work scheme
    • Inter-regional technical working groups
    • Volunteer days and matched charity fundraising

    We are proud of our innovative nature, customer focus and drive to continually improve. We put people at the heart of what we do and employ more than 150 professional staff throughout a network of 10 regional offices across Scotland, England, and Wales.

  • Who are Ecus

    Who are Ecus

    As an SME Environmental Consultancy firm, and part of the Cura Terrae group of environmental companies, we have a national presence across Scotland, England, and Wales, with plans to extend our network further and grow the company substantially over the coming years.

    Ecus Ltd offers an environmental and sustainability consulting service where we aim to integrate what we do around the core principles of achieving a zero carbon and circular economy, the ecological imperative of biodiversity enhancement, healthy environments for people and places, and consideration of the future needs and resilience of society and infrastructure.

    We have a strong focus around the natural and earth sciences and can provide a service which blends key skills in ecology, landscape, heritage, archaeology and arboricultural disciplines with environmental planning and management to reimagine projects and benefit sites.

    With over 30 years of experience, our areas of expertise include:

    • Ecology
    • Environmentalplanning and consenting
    • Landscape
    • Heritage
    • Archaeology
    • Carbon management
    • Arboriculture
    • Water consultancy
    • Air quality
    • Habitats creation

    We are framework suppliers too and have long term contracts with many of the major players in the transport infrastructure sector, residential and commercial land developers, energy providers and utilities, regulators, and Government as well as the national conservation bodies, charities, and utilities. We are also an IEMA QMark registered company and work hard to encourage the professional progression of our team to contribute to their own professional development and to developing high quality and innovative practice in environmental planning and related disciplines.

    We always seek to recruit dedicated professionals who are committed to achieving positive environmental and sustainability outcomes, with a track record of delivering for clients and for their colleagues.

  • Working for us

    Working for us

    Our culture is driven by our strength in teamwork and professionalism. We promote integrity and treat people with respect. We support each other and embrace diversity to create a place where people from every background can come together and do great things. We invest in our people and support professional development and are committed to supporting our people and giving them tools to make improvements to their health and wellbeing.

    Become part of our team!

  • Additional Information

    Additional Information

    Ecus is an equal opportunities employer, we provide a supportive friendly working environment, offer competitive salaries and flexible working.

  • How to Apply

    Everything you need to know to get your application started

    If you are interested in applying but don’t meet all of the criteria, we still want to hear from you!

    Regardless of whether you currently tick all of the boxes, please get in touch with any questions or make an application. If you have specific or complex requirements please make contact to see how we could support to enable your success in this role. If you think you would be a good match and can demonstrate some transferable experience, we would love to hear from you.

    To apply for the role please complete the application below. If you require any reasonable adjustments or have any questions please email recruitment@cura-terrae.com.