Tree Officer

Hours: 37 Hours per week

Salary: SK8 - SK 12 (currently £27,465 - £36,303) starting salary depends on skills and experience 

Contract: Permanent

• To deliver the Council’s statutory duties in relation to Arboriculture and to discharge the Council’s obligations under the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 and its subsequent versions/variations.
• Deliver The Council’s Tree Strategy in support of the agreed Local Plan and other National / Local Policy’s
• To provide technical/professional advice to the Council on all aspects relating to tree preservation, woodland management, hedgerow regulations, high hedge complaints, the preparation of related conservation policies, environmental enhancements, and tree safety issues for public open space and where trees effect non-public land.

This role is not politically restricted.