At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead and manage tree care operations while ensuring safety and sustainability.
- Company: Oxleas Tree Care, a leading arboriculture company in London.
- Benefits: Company vehicle, pension, 23 holidays plus bank holidays.
- Other info: Dynamic role with opportunities for outdoor work and career growth.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in tree management and lead a passionate team.
- Qualifications: Experience in arboriculture and strong leadership skills required.
The predicted salary is between 42300 - 51700 £ per year.
Company Description Oxleas Tree Care is a professional arboriculture and tree management company serving clients across the London Area, United Kingdom.
The team focuses on safe, sustainable tree care, Arboriculture Manager – Job Description Role Purpose The successful candidate will lead the safe, efficient and sustainable management of the business’s Arboriculture operations.
The role combines hands-on arboriculture work with people leadership, contract management, compliance and excellent customer service skills.
The postholder will help deliver tree work projects across the South-East and London, overseeing both in-house teams and contractors to ensure work meets industry standards, relevant legislation and applicable health and safety requirements.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide advice, information and quotations to both commercial and domestic clients.
- Manage, motivate and lead a team of Arborists, ensuring work meets high standards (including BS3998) and is delivered safely and efficiently.
- Perform quality and safety audits on both in-house and sub-contractor teams.
- Carry out regular 1-1s with arborists, offering advice and guidance.
- Support operational needs by carrying out tree work operations with a team of Arborists when required.
- Establish a positive safety culture so employees understand safe systems of work and are appropriately trained and equipped.
- Ensure compliance with health and safety requirements (risk assessments, method statements, equipment inspections, work-at-height controls, incident reporting).
- Apply relevant legislation and guidance on occupiers’ liability, tree protection, highways, planning, conservation areas, statutory wildlife protection and workplace safety.
- Investigate incidents, complaints and service failures, identify root causes and implement corrective action.
- Support business planning (resource requirements, equipment replacement, recruitment, training and investment priorities).
- Undertake other duties reasonably consistent with the scope and seniority of the role.
Person Specification
- Education: Ideally qualifications in Arboriculture to Level 4 or above (desirable), other relevant operational certificates, or a strong understanding of NPTC/LANTRA competence requirements.
- Experience: Significant experience in arboricultural operations, risk management and the specification or supervision of tree works.
- Leadership: Demonstrable experience managing employees, contractors, workloads and service standards.
- Technical knowledge: Strong knowledge of tree biology, structural defects, pests and diseases, tree-risk principles, pruning, planting, removals and establishment care.
- Health and
Safety: Practical knowledge of risk assessment, safe systems of work, contractor control, work at height, chainsaw operations, rigging and relevant workplace safety requirements.
- Law and
Regulation: Working knowledge of relevant UK arboricultural, planning, environmental, wildlife, highway and health and safety requirements.
- Commercial capability: Experience managing budgets, quotations, contracts, procurement or supplier performance.
- Digital
Skills: Ability to use Microsoft Office packages; experience with CRM systems and app-based quotation and reporting systems.
- Mobility: Ability to travel between sites and work outdoors in varying conditions; a valid driving licence (driving is essential to the post).
- Communication: Ability to explain complex or sensitive decisions to staff, contractors and customers.
Working Conditions Regular site visits, including access to uneven terrain, highways, construction sites and other commercial/domestic locations.
The postholder may occasionally need to work outside normal hours in response to emergencies, severe weather or operational requirements.
Benefits
- Company vehicle
- Handwritten additions: Pension and 23 Holiday + Bank Holiday.
arboriculture manager employer: Oxleas Tree Care
Oxleas Tree Care is an exceptional employer, offering a dynamic work environment where safety and sustainability are at the forefront of our operations. As an Arboriculture Manager, you will not only lead a dedicated team but also have access to professional development opportunities, a company vehicle, and a generous holiday allowance, all while working in the vibrant London area. Join us to make a meaningful impact in tree care and management, surrounded by a supportive culture that values your expertise and growth.
