Head Arborist

Job Title

Senior Recruitment Business Partner | Executive Recruitment and talent acquisition

Location: Nottingham City, Woodthorpe

Department: Commercial & Operations | Parks and Open Spaces

Grade: F

Are you passionate about trees and looking for a leadership role in arboriculture?

Join the Nottingham City Council team as Head Arborist and take charge of delivering a city-wide Arboricultural Service that ensures our urban landscape thrives!

As The Head Arborist, You Will

Lead a team of arborists, apprentices, and volunteers in performing vital tree surgery operations such as crown lifting, dead wooding, tree felling, and much more!

Plan and oversee arboricultural projects across the city in line with the Urban Forest Strategy

Ensure high standards of health, safety, and compliance with all relevant guidelines.

Mentor your team, motivate them to achieve excellence, and help foster community involvement in tree-related activities.

Maintain a positive public perception of Nottingham City Council Tree Services

Take on emergency tree works, including responding to environmental incidents like storms.

What You’ll Bring

• Strong technical expertise in arboriculture, including relevant NPTC qualifications (e.g., chainsaw, aerial rescue operations, and tree felling)
• Proven experience in staff supervision, project management, and delivering quality results
• Excellent communication skills to motivate teams and engage with the public
• A valid driving license and a passion for working in all weather conditions

What We Offer

• Opportunities for career development and additional training
• Generous holiday package: 25 days annually + bank holidays
• Option to purchase up to 28 days additional holiday tax-free
• Full PPE and equipment provided
• Support for continuous professional development

Our Commitment to Equality and Diversity: We are an equal opportunities employer and encourage applicants from all backgrounds.

How to Apply: Submit your CV and cover letter outlining how your skills, knowledge, and experience meet the requirements of the role.

For informal enquiries, contact Rob Haque at rob.haque@nottinghamcity.gov.uk or call 0115 915 2704.

Apply now and help make Nottingham a Great City!

Closing Date: 31 Oct 2025

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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. 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

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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.

Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Management and Manufacturing

Industries

• Government Administration

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