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At WSP, we're passionate about creating lasting solutions that benefit communities, clients and the environment. As a Senior Arboricultural Consultant, you'll join a collaborative and multidisciplinary team delivering innovative and commercially balanced arboricultural advice across a diverse range of projects throughout the UK.
This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced arboricultural professional to take ownership of technical delivery, provide trusted advice to clients and project teams, and play a key role in developing the next generation of consultants.
Role
As a Senior Arboricultural Consultant, you'll lead the delivery of arboricultural services across a portfolio of projects, ensuring high-quality technical outputs, effective project management and exceptional client service. You'll work closely with multidisciplinary teams, contribute to major infrastructure and development projects, and support the growth and development of junior colleagues through mentoring and technical guidance.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the delivery of BS5837 surveys and reporting.
- Prepare Arboricultural Impact Assessments (AIA), Arboricultural Method Statements (AMS), Tree Protection Plans (TPP) and technical reports.
- Manage survey logistics, programming, resourcing and quality assurance across project workstreams.
- Provide clear and practical arboricultural advice to design teams, supporting tree retention, mitigation strategies and construction feasibility.
- Support the delivery of arboricultural inputs for Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects (NSIPs).
- Mentor apprentices, assistants and consultants through technical review, coaching and professional development support.
- Contribute to proposals, tenders and fee estimates, including scope definition, assumptions and exclusions.
- Build and maintain trusted relationships with clients, project managers, stakeholders and consultees.
About You
Essential Requirements
- Significant experience within arboricultural consultancy.
- Proven experience delivering BS5837 surveys and reports.
- A Level 3 Arboriculture qualification or higher.
- Strong project management skills, with the ability to balance multiple priorities, deadlines and budgets.
- Excellent communication and relationship-building skills.
- Experience supporting, mentoring or reviewing the work of junior colleagues.
- A strong understanding of health and safety requirements, site risk management and safe survey practices.
Desirable Requirements
- A Level 4 or Level 6 Arboriculture qualification, degree or equivalent related qualification.
- Professional membership such as MArborA, MICFor, or progression towards chartership.
- Experience supporting DCO/NSIP projects, EIA reporting, major infrastructure, energy or public-sector frameworks.
- Arboricultural Clerk of Works experience.
Benefits
- The opportunity to work on nationally significant infrastructure and development projects, alongside locally important schemes.
- A supportive, collaborative and growing arboriculture team where your expertise is valued.
- Clear career progression pathways, mentoring and professional development opportunities.
- An annual training budget aligned with your personal and professional goals.
- Flexible and hybrid working arrangements to support work-life balance.
- Paid membership of a relevant professional body.
- WSP Treats employee benefits programme.
- Competitive pension contributions.
- A 37.5-hour working week with core hours and flexibility.
Equal Opportunity Statement
Here at WSP we positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, pregnancy or maternity/paternity. As a Disability Confident leader, we will interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria, please let us know if you require any workplace adjustments in support of your application.
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