Tree Inspector

Role Responsibility

Kent is the largest county in the UK with 1.68 million residents and a workforce of over 821,600 people.

With its bustling towns, picturesque villages and peaceful landscapes, the Garden of England is the perfect place to live, work and play.

An exciting career opportunity has arisen for a suitably qualified and experienced Arboricultural Professional to play a key role within the Highways & Transportation’s Soft Landscape Team.

This role is fundamental in providing support to maintain and audit Kent’s 500,000 plus highway trees. Working with a diverse tree demographic this role will allow the post holder to influence and shape the future of the treescape within Kent through our ongoing maintenance programs and urban tree planting schemes.

The role of Tree Inspector will cover all aspects of highway related tree management, including the management of contractors in the field, specifying and monitoring works, scheduling programmed maintenance, in addition to providing excellent customer service.

You will have a strong background in arboriculture and experience of applying this in a diverse range of practical situations. 

We are at the forefront of innovation within Kent and value the use of technology to help us make key decisions about our trees, whilst striving for more efficient, sustainable, and innovative ways of effectively managing our tree stock.

You will need to demonstrate good computer literacy skills and have a good understanding of data capture in the field.

Initial training will be provided to the successful applicant on all of our processes, in addition to the provision of ongoing training and supported CPD in tree related subjects.

As a member of the team, you will also have access to a competitive range of benefits, including:

• an excellent local government pension scheme (http://www.kentpensionfund.co.uk)
• flexible and hybrid working arrangements.
• annual holiday entitlement of 29 days (in addition to statutory bank holidays)
• maternity, paternity, adoption and parental leave
• sickness provision
• training and career development opportunities
• childcare voucher scheme which can be used to pay for registered childcare for children up to 16 years old.
• a staff discount card giving you discounts in shops and health clubs, as well as on travel and insurance and 10% off Kent Adult Education courses.
• free health checks
• access to a range of local and national discounts and cashback through the Kent Rewards website

This role is subject to holding a full UK Driving Licence.

This post is considered by KCC to be a customer-facing position. The Council therefore has a statutory duty under Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) to ensure that post holders have a command of spoken English/Welsh sufficient for the effective performance of the job requirements. The appropriate standards are set out in the Job Description/Person Specification.

Closing date for applications is 30th June 2023

Contact Details

For more information about the role, please contact Dan Kemsley by email at Daniel.kemsley@kent.gov.uk or telephone 03000 414541

About the Company

KCC is committed to building a workforce which reflects the diversity of the county's working residents, encouraging applications from people of all ages, abilities, genders, sexual orientations, ethnic backgrounds and faiths, and aspires to create an inclusive workplace where everyone can be themselves at work.

Please note – if you are interested, please apply as soon as possible as the closing date for this advert may be earlier than stated should a number of suitably qualified candidates apply.