Job Description
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Join Us as a Tree Officer – Help Shape the Future of Our Urban Forest! 🌳
Location: Woodthorpe Grange, Nottingham, NG5 4HA
Salary: (Grade G)
£35,235 - £37,938 per annum (pro-rata for part-time)
Contract: Full-time, Permanent
Working Hours: 37
Worker Category: Hybrid
Closing Date: 27th July 2025
Are you passionate about trees and their vital role in our urban environment? Do you want to help protect and enhance a city's green infrastructure? We’re looking for three knowledgeable and enthusiastic
Tree Officer's to join our
Parks and Open Spaces team, a key part of
Neighbourhood Services.
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Why This Role Matters
Our trees are a vital natural asset, enhancing biodiversity, improving air quality, and bringing wellbeing to our communities. As a Tree Officer, you’ll help us deliver our
Urban Forest Strategy by managing a diverse tree stock across the city. This is your chance to shape, protect, and expand a living legacy for future generations.
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What You’ll Be Doing
- Inspect and assess the health of council-owned trees across parks, streets, schools, and woodlands
- Lead on the planning and delivery of arboricultural projects and planting schemes
- Provide expert guidance on tree preservation, planning applications, and legal matters
- Respond to public enquiries and emergencies with professionalism and technical know-how
- Work alongside contractors, developers, residents, and internal teams to protect and grow our urban forest
- Play a leading role in policy development, risk management, and the evolution of the city’s Urban Forest Strategy
- Contribute to education, awareness and community engagement through events, talks and campaigns
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What We’re Looking For
We’re Seeking Someone With
- A recognised qualification in Arboriculture (minimum QCF Level 4)
- Strong practical knowledge of tree inspections, pests/diseases, legislation and risk assessment
- Experience managing large-scale tree stock and delivering high-quality arboricultural services
- Excellent communication and report writing skills – including the ability to explain complex technical matters clearly
- Strong organisational and supervisory abilities – managing contractors, budgets and performance
- A proactive, collaborative approach, ready to engage with residents, colleagues, developers and stakeholders
- A valid UK driving licence and a commitment to working flexibly, including out-of-hours cover when needed
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Why Join Us?
About
At Nottingham City Council, we don’t just value our urban trees, we champion them. You’ll be part of a team that’s passionate about green spaces and committed to environmental leadership. In return for your skills and commitment, we offer:
- A salary of £35,235
- A supportive and collaborative working environment
- A real opportunity to influence the future of our urban forest
- Training and continuous professional development
- Generous holiday entitlement and pension scheme
- A role where no two days are the same, and where your work truly makes a difference
Ready to Grow Your Career with Us?
Apply now and become a vital part of the team protecting and nurturing our city’s treescape.
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Apply by 27th July 2025
📎 For more information or to request an informal chat, please contact: Rob Haque
[email protected]You can find the job description for this post here
At Nottingham City Council we believe that work is what you do, not where you do it. We offer different working arrangements, depending on the role, including hybrid working. Further information on Worker Types and what these mean in terms of how and where you work can be found on the
additional information for applicants page.
Please note there may be occasions where we close the advert before the closing date and we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.
Interviews will be held: TBC
If you have any technical issues when completing your application, please contact our Employee Service Centre: https://emss.org.uk/support
By applying to this job, you agree to our Terms & Conditions.
About Us
Thank you for your interest in working for Nottingham City Council. As one of the largest employers in Nottingham we offer a wide range of roles across a range of services. In return for your skill, drive and commitment to serving the people of Nottingham, we can help you to develop an exciting and rewarding career, with access to the following benefits.
In addition to working within a great team and a competitive salary you will have access to:
- 26 days annual leave (rising to 33 days after 5 years’ service) + bank holidays with the ability to buy additional leave annually
- Access to a generous, defined benefit pension scheme offering 17.9%
- Smart Working – to support your work life balance
- Health and wellbeing benefits including access to our Employee Assistance Programme
- Discounted membership at selected local sports and fitness centres, cinema, shopping and much more!
Nottingham City Council is committed to recruiting a talented workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We are a fair and inclusive employer and welcome applications from people from all backgrounds and with different abilities. We recruit for diversity and value difference.
We particularly want to hear from you if you are from Minority Ethnic communities, identify within the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer+ community (LGBTQ+) and if you are Disabled - these groups of people are underrepresented in our workforce, and we’d like to reflect our local population more through our recruitment processes.
We are supportive of flexible working arrangements wherever possible and we would encourage you to discuss this with us during the selection process, should this be something you are interested in.
