Principal Arboricultural Consultant

Principal Arboricultural Consultant
Company Description
Our mission is to enable nature and business to thrive together.
The independent consultancy, chosen by clients as their preferred specialists and regarded by people as the company to work for. We aim to be the most innovative, pragmatic and fast-growing environmental consultancy in the UK.
With offices across the UK, our experts are committed to delivering exceptional outcomes to our clients across a range of environmental services and ecological contracting.
Our services include but are not limited to: terrestrial ecology, freshwater ecology, marine laboratory, habitat management, arboricultural services, geographic information systems (GIS) and mapping, environmental impact assessments.
Position
We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Principal Arboricultural Consultant to lead our growing Arboricultural team. As a key member of the team, you will be responsible for fostering the growth of the team, overseeing complex projects whilst driving business growth in a dynamic and supportive environment.
As a technical expert in your field you will deliver high quality work and will support and guide your team. You will represent Thomson externally, building relationships with prospective and existing clients, and will be responsible for the financial performance of your team.
Salary up to £50,000 per annum.
Requirements
This role requires a combination of high skill and technical expertise alongside leadership and work-winning acumen.
Key requirements for this role include:

• Significant experience providing high quality arboriculture consultancy services in line with best practice and relevant British Standards.
• Experience with winning new work, gaining and maintaining strong client relationships and driving business growth. Experience assisting with the preparation of bids and tenders would be advantageous.
• Proven record of being able to manage and oversee project delivery.
• Being able to lead and motivate your team, acting as a role model at all times to ensure your team are aligned with Thomson’s vision.
• Ability to undertake technically complex work and competently review and approve deliverables produced by the rest of the team.
• Experience of managing and delivering a team budget. Ability to assess and set appropriate goals for the team’s growth and development, providing guidance and support to help them meet their targets and deliverables whilst assigning and delegating responsibilities and monitoring progress.
• You must have a full, clean UK driving licence and ownership/use of a car (with business insurance)

At Thomson we support hybrid working arrangements, employees can work a mix of remote and office working. We have office locations in Guildford, Birmingham (Kenilworth), Leeds, Cardiff, Manchester and Ipswich.
Other information
Working at Thomson
At Thomson, we strive to be the very best at what we do, both in the eyes of our customers and our colleagues. We believe in One Thomson; we draw on and value every individual’s unique skills and experience to come together and support each other in delivering an exceptional service.
Our people are our greatest asset. We want Thomson to be a great place to work, where everyone feels supported to be the best they can be. We are proud of our friendly, supportive, ‘nothing is too much trouble’ culture. We live and breathe our RISE (Respect, Integrity, Support, Excellence) values. Your opinions matter to us; we are constantly evolving.
We promote a healthy work-life balance to ensure we have an engaged, productive and happy team. We are flexible and committed and welcome new challenges.
We recognise the importance in training and developing our team as well as offering a competitive pay and reward package.
Involving ourselves in our local communities is important to us and we are proud of our continued achievements in fund raising for charity. We work hard but have fun too.
We are passionate about career development so we make sure we nurture talent. Our people benefit from access to a diverse range of industry-accredited external training, as well as in-house training opportunities led by our specialists. The variety of projects we deliver across the breadth of environmental services encourages cross-team working and collaboration. We can offer you the opportunity to contribute to and lead on high-profile, once in a life-time projects.
You’ll enjoy all the benefits we have to offer which include: 25 days annual leave, healthcare cash plan, enhanced stakeholder pension scheme, life insurance, discounted gym membership, paid professional memberships, clothing allowance, outstanding performance rewards, long service awards, free parking and regular local and company social events.
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
As an equal opportunities employer, Thomson is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, gender reassignment, being married or in a civil partnership, being pregnant or on maternity leave, disability, race including colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation.
We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply to and join Thomson.