Qualified Arborist Wanted - Barnet

About the job

Lead Climbing Arborists

North London Region
Salary range £22,500 - £45,000 OTE

This is an outstanding career opportunity with a market leader providing arboricultural services to private and public sector businesses.

Glendale arboriculture carries out a wide range of tree-related works for domestic, commercial & public sector clients, throughout London and the South East. We are looking for staff to join our arboriculture teams based in Waltham Abbey.

We can guarantee our staff have work every day through varying channels with Barnet Council, Hertsmere Council, Dacorum Council, Lee Valley Park, as well as a large proportion of private clients.

Services offered in this region include woodland and estates management, vegetation management, fencing, tree surgery, forestry and environmental engineering projects.

Our Waltham Abbey depot currently employs 8 qualified and experienced full-time arborists and 2 full-time trainee/apprentice arborists. Working from 7 am - 4.30 pm 5 days per week. Regular paid overtime is also available outside of these hours.

Our arborists benefit from a vast array of tools and equipment, from high-end timberwolf chippers, Husqvarna and Stihl handheld equipment including battery equivalent tools, Mobile Elevated Platforms, remote-controlled stump grinders and 3.5t - 7.5t arb spec vehicles.

The Opportunity

• Permanent contract with the opportunity to build and develop a career over the long term as we are keen to build team resilience.

• Good opportunities for overtime earnings.

• Ongoing refresher training

• Tailored training and development programmes

The Qualified Person

• Proactive member of staff with a passion for arboriculture

• Strong team working ethic essential

• The candidate will need to be flexible and reliable with a thorough, proven knowledge of all aspects of tree work: ground and aerial

• Comfortable undertaking arboricultural duties including tree pruning, dismantling & felling

• Nature of work requires the qualified candidates to hold the relevant industry qualifications such as NPTC certificates: 201(CS30), 202(CS31), 206/306(CS38) 308(CS39). Possession of a valid CSCS card would be an advantage. A full, UK driving licence is desired, preferably with trailer towing up to 3,500kg.

• Must have a positive attitude toward Health & Safety regulations

What can Glendale offer you?

• Competitive salary

• Incremental annual leave

• Access to BenefitHub our employee discount portal - discounts on travel bookings, high street & supermarket shops, gift cards, cinema tickets, days out, leisure activities and help with your day to day spending

• Free gym membership for you and a nominated person

• Employee health cash plan

• Cycle to Work scheme dependent on HMRC guidelines

• Pension Scheme

• Company sick pay

• Career progression

• Training and development

• Full top end PPE and uniform

Glendale is a well-established business that is continuously growing. Successful applicants can look forward to joining a company that can offer career prospects and believes in investing in its people.

About Glendale

Glendale is one of the largest green space management service providers in the UK and specialises in tree care and management, grounds maintenance and landscaping. For more information visit www.glendale-services.co.uk.

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We are proud to be Equal Opportunity employers and are committed to inclusion and diversity

If you are interested in applying for this role, we suggest that you do so at the earliest opportunity to avoid disappointment as interviews will be held throughout the process. Please note that if you have not received correspondence within 21 days then please assume your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.

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About the Company

Glendale

Glendale began creating and maintaining beautiful green spaces in 1990 and our desire for bringing them alive is stronger than it’s ever been. A multi-award winning green space management specialist, people’s fondness of our work has seen us extend our service offering over the years to include everything from design and specification, through to installation, operation and ongoing maintenance for commercial, private and public sector clients nationwide. Our highly driven team don’t just see what they do as a job, more a full-blown passion for providing quality green spaces and outstanding customer service. Together, we are committed to ensuring Glendale continues to shape the future of our industry.