Assistant Arboricultural Consultant

Job title - Assistant Arboricultural Consultant

Salary - £24 to £27k

Employment - Permanent

Location - Sussex - Home Working /Hybrid Working – travel to various UK sites will be required. The majority of our work is in the south east

Graduates

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If you want to work in an ethical and aspirational business and make a positive and meaningful difference, then we want to hear from you!

Pro-active, innovative and passionate, we have built a highly committed and enthusiastic team of professionals working in the environmental and sustainability space.  Temple is one of the UK's leading independent infrastructure and property consultancies, specialising in environment, ecology, planning and sustainability and we are looking for Graduates in a variety of disciplines to join the team. 

We offer graduates competitive salaries, a generous package of benefits and a graduate development programme that will really kickstart your career as a consultant in your chosen profession.  ?

We are currently seeking energetic, enthusiastic, and broadly skilled Graduate Arboricultural Consultants to work for Temple.

About Temple

Temple www.templegroup.co.uk is one of the UK’s leading independent infrastructure and property consultancies, specialising in environment, planning and sustainability.

We are a purpose and people led organisation and as a B Corp we are part of a movement committed to transforming the global economy to benefit all people, communities, and the planet https://www.bcorporation.net/

With a team comprising many recognised industry leaders, we work with inspirational clients on their organisations, on their challenges and on exciting, innovative, complex and globally relevant projects, programmes and schemes.

We provide a bespoke professional service to clients so that they can make the right decisions and achieve the best outcomes. We do this by leveraging our experience and breadth of skills alongside our insights, commitment, and ethical approach to everything we do.

The Role

We are a small, agile team, very friendly and results orientated. A graduate arb joining the team will be collectively mentored and helped to increase their experience across the board. Our methods of working are easy to pick up. You will however need a flexible approach to work, getting involved with reviewing reports, writing memo reports, site visiting to survey or to assess for compliance, contributing in meetings and delivering whatever will be most helpful to the team to keep us responsive. A familiarity with Word and Excel formatting is vital, along with concise reporting skills. We appreciate clear communication and a sense of humour. Temple offers a full graduate programme to support career advancement.

You will be required to have the following:

• Recognized Arboricultural degree.
• An understanding of the requirements of BS 5837 even if has limited field experience of BS 5837 survey work.
• Proficient in Microsoft word and excel.
• Prepared to support the existing team in data management and report writing.
• An ability to self direct when appropriate, alongside good teamworking skills.
• A responsible approach to time management.
• A pro-active learner, able to self-educate when required but also comfortable taking direction from other members of the team.
• Willingness to travel and sometimes stay overnight, in order to undertake survey work.
• A commitment to achieving consultant status as quickly as possible.

Below are the skills that would be desirable:

• AutoCAD skills (related to the drawing of tree constraints and tree protection plans).
• An understanding of tree risk assessment approaches.
• Willing to take the Lantra Professional Tree Inspection course.

Equal Employment Opportunities

As an equal opportunities employer, Temple is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees. We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join Temple.

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