Arboricultural Team Manager - Internal

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Kirklees
Environment & Climate Change
Environmental Strategy & Climate Change
37
1
Flint Street, Fartown, Huddersfield
Permanent
Grade 11

£39,186 - £41,418

Internally restricted job. To apply for this role you must be an employee of Kirklees Council for the duration of the recruitment process – up to and including the start date – and have successfully completed your probationary period. Please note that if you work for an Academy you are not an employee of the Council.

An exciting opportunity has opened up for an enthusiastic and knowledgeable Arboricultural Team Manager to help us develop and manage the council’s trees and green infrastructure, supporting the Council’s ambitious plans to enhance its natural environment. 

The Kirklees council district covers approximately 150 square miles and is a diverse part of the West Yorkshire region, with a rich and varied natural environment, spread across urban, suburban and rural areas, through to the Pennine foothills.

We are looking for an enthusiastic and experienced colleague, with a comprehensive knowledge and understanding of arboricultural management across a range of situations and communities. 

Reporting to the Woodland Development Manager, you will be based within the Council’s Environment and Climate Change, Parks and Green Spaces service and be part of a focused team delivering and enhancing services for the communities that the Council serves. 

As Arboricultural Team Manager you will be responsible for providing advice to internal parties as well as effective management and supervision of the Council’s operational arboricultural service, including management of the Council’s tree stock, along with a team of tree inspectors and a team of operational arborists.

You will be working closely with others, engaging with a wide range of stakeholders. You will need to ensure effective communication to proactively manage the Council’s tree stock. Ensuring the Council is in a defendable position in terms of national legislation and case law.

If you think this is you, and you are looking or a challenging yet rewarding role, then your application would be welcomed.

For further information or an informal, confidential discussion regarding this position please contact: Joe Robertson, Woodland Development Management, Kirklees Council, Environment, and climate Change on 01484 221000 or email joe.robertson@kirklees.gov.uk  

Joe Robertson is the manager for this role, please contact them on 01484 221000 for an informal discussion, or if you need any more information. 
We know there’s a wealth of talent among people who have a disability and we encourage applications from people with all differing abilities. So, if you need any support completing an application form, or any other format for the application or Job Description please contact the Recruitment Team for help by email: jobs@kirklees.gov.uk or phone: 01484 221000 and ask for ‘Recruitment’.
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29 January 2023, 11:55 PM

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