Utility Arboricultural Surveyor in Brentwood

OCS UK & Ireland is a leading facilities management company with 50,000+ colleagues and a turnover in excess of £2bn. We deliver innovative, award‑winning services within facilities management, hard services, cleaning, security and catering. Our mission is to make people and places the best they can be for our colleagues, customers and the communities we serve. Our commitment to doing business the right way is rooted in our TRUE values - Trust, Respect, Unity, and Empowerment.

Key Responsibilities

• Evaluate and consent work in your geographical area, ensuring it is planned and completed according to your LCM’s programme.
• Ensure staff or subcontractors are equipped and motivated to deliver operations to excellent standards of safety, compliance and efficiency.
• Support and promote the proactive nature of our work and demonstrate firm leadership when needed.
• Retain responsibility for your work through to completion, liaising closely with your LCM around forecasted work volumes, costs, and challenges.
• Ensure that work specifications and method statements are fully completed and that the selected team is trained and compliant for the tasks.
• Ensure operational procedures, safe working methods and best environmental practices are followed according to customer requirements and Company compliance procedures.
• Make sure all documentation required to carry out work in a compliant manner is available to the work team.
• Provide regular tracking updates to your LCM.
• Ensure compliance with current legislation and reinforce the importance of safety performance and internal company and customer standards.

Key Hiring Criteria

• Good standard of basic education.
• Reasonable computer literacy/administrative skills (using app‑based data collection and form filling, writing of emails).
• Experienced UA5 qualified or equivalent level training (includes Lantra Transmission Surveyor).
• Any relevant industry qualification (preferred).
• Professional Tree Inspector (PTI) (a mandatory training requirement if not already held).
• Credible track record in Utility Arboriculture.
• Computer literate, experience in Excel & Finance systems essential.
• Diligent, numerate with excellent attention to detail.
• Ability to prioritise and organise own work whilst working on a variety of tasks.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

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Location: Brentwood, England, United Kingdom