Utility Arborist Surveyor

About the job

As a Surveyor you work independently, liaising with landowners to conduct UA5 surveys on ENWL’s extensive overhead network. You will manage your own workload, completing all aspects of the survey to effectively maintain trees adjacent to overhead power lines.

Principal accountabilities of your role are:

Liaise and negotiate with third parties to obtain maximum tree clearances;

Liaise with customers to generate maximum tree clearance programmes;

Focus on delivering high levels of customer service when liaising with customers;

Provide tree cutting work packs that are in line with operational standards;

Initiate site specific risk assessments and build safe working practices into the work packs.

Working to British Standards you will prune trees so they retain their natural shape. With falling branches being the biggest single cause of unplanned power cuts in the region joining one of our teams will not only give you the opportunity to shape the vegetation around overhead power lines but also the electricity supply of those who live in the North West.

Preferred Skills

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to build successful working relationships with both customers and clients;

RFS in arboriculture or equivalent;

An NPTC UA1 + UA5

Basic chainsaw use (desirable);

Aerial rescue (desirable);

Windblown / medium trees (desirable);

Driving license (essential) – preferably with B+E (trailer towing);

LANTRA / NPTC chipper certificate (desirable);

Backpack spraying NPTC (desirable);

Proven team working skills with the ability to supervise less experienced colleagues;

Excellent organisational skills combined with the ability to work under own initiative;

A result focused approach with the ability to achieve deadlines.

Ability to use Laptop, word documents, excel spreadsheets

This role is based from our depot in Blackburn, as the successful candidate you may expect to work across the Lancashire area

Benefits Offered

As a vital team member and in return for your expertise, inclusive approach and commitment, we'll provide a favourable salary and the chance to join a passionate and welcoming team. We are committed to ensuring our people are supported and are proud of our reward and benefits offer, which includes:

An annual bonus scheme

26 days annual leave increasing with length of service

An employee rewards portal offering discounts on several well-known brands

A market-leading contributory pension scheme

Employee assistance programme

Opportunity for professional development through our L&D function.

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About the Company

Electricity North West

We’re champions of the North West and we’re proud that it’s our electricity network that connects communities and helps keep the electricity flowing every minute of every day, from when you wake up to when you fall asleep and all the hours in between.

 

A key part of the UK’s journey to net zero carbon is the revolution of our electricity industry and as the regions network operator, it’s our responsibility to lead the way, help the North West to decarbonise and pave the way for the growth of renewable energy.

 

Together we have the energy to transform our communities. We are switched on. We are adaptable. We take pride.

 Our people important to us and we’re passionate about creating a great place to work where we can all be ourselves, reach our full potential and build long lasting careers. We’re striving to increase diversity of thought and talent in our people and to recruit highly skilled workforce that’s representative of the communities we serve. For us, embracing our differences is what makes us stronger.