Charge hand Arborist and lead climber Wanted - Bounds Green, London
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🌳 Charge Hand Arborist/Lead Climber Wanted – North London (Bounds Green, N11)
📍 8am Start | Great Pay | Arb-Approved | Piccadilly Line Location
Are you an experienced, thoughtful, and reliable Tree Surgeon looking to step into a leadership role with long-term opportunity and real respect for your craft?
We’re a well-established, ARB Approved arboricultural company based in Bounds Green (N11) – just minutes from the Piccadilly Line – and we’re looking for a Charge Hand Tree Surgeon who brings calm leadership, technical skill, and a collaborative attitude to join our close-knit, professional team.
🌟 What We Offer:
- Excellent Pay – with regular reviews and opportunity for progression
- Monday–Friday, 8 am Starts – great hours that respect your time
- Easy access from Bounds Green Tube (Piccadilly Line)
- A diverse range of work:
- Council street trees
- Private residential clients
- Golf courses and estates
- Modern, safe, and well-maintained equipment, including:
- MEWPs
- Skid steers
- Modern climbing gear
- Full support for CPD – training and qualifications encouraged
- Nights out, team events, and a positive work culture
- A company that genuinely values safety, efficiency, and teamwork
👷♂️ Who We’re Looking For:
A skilled and methodical Lead Arborist / Charge Hand who:
- Has extensive climbing and rigging experience
- Leads calmly and sets the tone for professional, efficient teams
- Takes pride in high standards of tree work and site organisation
- Is happy to mentor junior staff and share knowledge generously
- Communicates clearly and helps jobs run smoothly, on time, and safely
🎓 Desirable Qualifications:
- NPTC/LANTRA Chainsaw, Climbing & Aerial Rescue
- CS41 (Rigging), MEWP (IPAF), Chipper tickets
- First Aid + Forestry preferred
- Full UK driving licence (towing a bonus)
🤝 Ready to Take the Lead?
This role is ideal for a career-minded arborist who wants to step into a supportive, forward-thinking company that truly respects your skills and wants to invest in your growth.
📧 Apply now with your CV and a few words about what you’re looking for.
Let’s have a chat — we’re always happy to meet a fellow arborist who takes pride in doing things properly.
Preferred Skills
- Advanced Climbing and Aerial Techniques
- Confident and efficient in all aspects of aerial tree work (pruning, dismantling, reductions), including complex rigging operations.
- Team Leadership and Crew Management
- Able to organise, motivate, and supervise a team effectively while ensuring productivity, morale, and safety on site.
- Risk Assessment and Safety Compliance
- Conducts on-site risk assessments, enforces health & safety (LOLER, PUWER, Working at Height regs), and maintains safe working practices.
- Client Communication and Professionalism
- Interfaces calmly and professionally with clients, council officers, and the public; represents the company well.
- Technical Knowledge of Tree Biology & Species
- Understands tree species identification, growth patterns, and how to prune or remove appropriately with minimal impact.
- Efficient Job Planning and Site Setup
- Able to interpret job specs, plan works methodically, and organise team, kit, and access in a time-efficient way.
- Equipment Operation and Maintenance
- Competent with MEWPs, skid steers, chainsaws, chippers, and general arborist equipment; ensures everything is maintained and used properly.
- Mentoring and Training Junior Staff
- Willing and able to pass on skills to newer climbers and groundspeople, helping them grow in confidence and competence.
- Problem-Solving and Calm Under Pressure
- Handles unexpected challenges (e.g., power lines, wasps, bad weather) with clear-headed decision-making.
- Time Management and Productivity Focus
- Keeps jobs on schedule without rushing; balances quality work with efficient execution.
Benefits Offered
The right person will be paid appropriately. Given the time to do a good job. Incentives for particular job packs. Independence to make decisions but not left to do extra admin. Then the opportunity to become a manager and in the future the opportunity to make a percentage of the profit.
About the Company
Liam McGough Tree Services
At Liam McGough tree services we strive to provide the best service for all of our customers. Leading the way in the modern Arboricultural industry. Liam McGough tree services offers all areas of tree work. A modern Arboriculture company who provide tree surveys, Arboriculture reports, Tree care and maintenance carried out with the latest brand new equipment. We do our best to go above and beyond our competition and hope that a genuine care for trees and conservation is reflected in our work. We look after large estates as well as smaller private clients and a Council.
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