Senior Tree Officer - Dorchester, United Kingdom - Dorset Councils

Dorset Councils
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3 weeks ago

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Join our Tree Team and use your expertise to safeguard and enhance Dorset's green legacy.

Our Conservation Team contributes to the sustainable development that defines Dorset's character and future, ensuring it continues to flourish for generations to come.


What's in it for you**:


As Senior Tree Officer, you'll join our small and passionate team comprised of 9 Tree Officers and 4 Tree Assistants, working together to protect and preserve Dorset's green spaces.


You'll have the opportunity to develop and grow your leadership skills with line management responsibilities, supporting our Tree Officers to do their best work through sharing your experience and skills.


As a Senior Officer, you'll make a positive impact on the provision of a comprehensive and efficient planning service, providing expert advice and technical input into a wide variety of planning functions.


Your knowledge of trees and hedges will contribute an important role in conserving the natural heritage that makes Dorset so characteristic.


What you can expect to be doing**:
You will be one of two Senior Officers that report to the Tree Team Leader.

Alongside another Senior Tree Officer, you will lead and manage Tree Officers covering the eastern or western part of Dorset Council's area.


About you:


Your specialist knowledge in development management, coupled with good people management skills, will be instrumental in promoting suitable development within Dorset.

With a qualification in, and a depth of knowledge of arboriculture relevant to the post, you will play an important role in preserving the unique arboreal landscape that defines our region.

At Dorset Council, we value strong interpersonal skills and the ability to collaborate across different teams within the Council.

We understand the importance of work-life balance, which is why we offer flexible working arrangements, including the option to work from home.

Join us in shaping the future of Dorset, ensuring it remains a vibrant, green, and sustainable place to live and work.


This position requires regular site visits, this means that there is a requirement for a vehicle (or transport deemed to be suitable by the council) to be available on most working days to carry out normal duties.


Whatever stage of your career you're at, you will also need a gift for clear communication and affinity with our values: Responsibility, Respect, Recognition and Collaboration.


With a team that lives by these principles, we have a friendly workplace where you'll be free to learn and thrive.

Employee benefits include a local government pension, flexible working and continual learning and development. With beautiful beaches and countryside on your doorstep too, a career in Dorset comes with everything you need.

This is a full-time, permanent role at 37 hours per week.

This post requires significant travel. You must have a vehicle (or transport we deem suitable) available for use as needed.


This role is UK based and we will need to establish your Right to Work as part of the appointment process.

We use generic job descriptions and person specifications. This means the job title on any attachments may differ from the job title in the advert. We may provide specific information in a context statement if relevant.
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