Tree Officer
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Job Location:
Birmingham - UK
Monthly Salary:
GBP 42839 - 51356
Posted on:
30-10-2025
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Tree Officers
Permanent
Grade D
Consultation grade - subject to formal evaluation under the Pay Equity Review
Working 36.5 hours per week
We have an exciting opportunity to join Birmingham City Council on the newly designed Parks and Greenspaces Service! The service has been created to deliver the City of Nature Strategy and has recently helped Birmingham become the UKs first Nature City.
We are seeking passionate and skilled Tree Officers to join our Parks and Greenspaces Development Team to complement and complete the existing team of Tree Officers. This role offers the opportunity to make a real impact on Birminghams urban landscape by managing tree maintenance contracts and promoting the benefits of urban trees across the city.
What youll do...
- Supervise and inspect tree work to ensure quality standards.
- Manage tree maintenance budgets and issue variation orders or penalties as needed.
- Respond to enquiries and complaints related to trees.
- Promote safe working practices and ensure contractor compliance with health and safety standards.
- Maintain accurate tree records and produce statistical reports.
- Develop tree planting and maintenance programmes.
- Conduct tree surveys and risk assessments.
- Provide arboriculture advice to schools the public and partner organisations.
What youll need...
- Performance management and monitoring experience.
- Practical arboriculture experience within a Local Authority.
- Strong organisational and administrative skills.
- Excellent communication and networking abilities.
- Ability to work independently and manage emergency situations.
- Knowledge of Health & Safety procedures.
- Experience preparing reports and statistical data.
- Willingness to work unsociable hours including weekends and bank holidays.
- Full UK Driving Licence.
Qualifications:
- Level 3 qualification in Arboriculture or equivalent work-based experience.
Please upload your up-to-date CV via the attachments part of your application this is required for shortlisting. Unfortunately we cannot consider any applications without a CV attached.
Birmingham City Council is an accredited Disability Confident Leader employer and we are committed to employing retaining and developing all of our people.
We want to ensure your recruitment journey with us is a positive and equitable one so please let us know if there are any reasonable adjustments additional support accessibility needs or if there is any way in which we can support you through your application.
We are dedicated to supporting internal mobility and the development of our people. As such applications from internal employees and those under S118 will be given priority and reviewed before external applications are considered.
We welcome applications from people with caring responsibilities and flexible working options will be considered.
A Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check will be undertaken.
Proof of Right to work in the UK will be required for all applicants in accordance with UK Home Office requirements before any employment offer can be confirmed.
We strive to advertise all roles for a minimum of two weeks. However due to high application volumes vacancies may close earlier than the stated deadline. We encourage you to submit your application without delay to ensure consideration.
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We are a disability confident employer and we encourage applicants with disabilities to apply. We also welcome applications from people with caring responsibilities and flexible working options will be considered. Proof of Right to work in the UK will be required for all applicants in ... View more
