Role: Arboriculture Officer
Salary: Grade H £37,280 - £39,862 a year
Location: Stores Road Depot, Derby
Hours: 37 hours a week, Monday to Friday 07:00am – 15:00pm
Contract Type: Permanent
Are you passionate about trees, green spaces and making a positive impact on the urban environment? We are looking for an experienced and motivated Arboricultural Officer to play a key role in managing and protecting our tree stock across the city. This is an exciting opportunity to help shape safe, attractive and sustainable parks and green spaces for residents, businesses and visitors.
As our Arboricultural Officer, you will lead a dedicated team of Arborists, Chargehand Arborists and Tree Inspectors, supporting their development through regular Great Performance Conversations and fostering a culture of high performance and continuous improvement.
Reporting to the Parks and Greenspaces Operations Manager within the Climate and Active Environments team, you will work collaboratively with colleagues, contractors and partner organisations to deliver a high-quality arboricultural service across the city.
The role is based on a typical working pattern of Monday to Friday, 7:00am to 3:00pm. We recognise the importance of work-life balance and can offer flexibility in working arrangements, subject to maintaining appropriate service coverage.
What you'll be doing
- Carrying out tree inspections and surveys, assessing tree condition, risk levels and maintenance requirements.
- Providing expert arboriculture advice to colleagues, elected members, residents and external stakeholders.
- Preparing specifications and programmes for tree works and monitoring contractor performance on site.
- Supporting the management of protected trees, including Tree Preservation Orders (TPOs) and trees within conservation areas.
- Responding to enquiries, service requests and emergency situations, including storm-related tree incidents.
- Leading and managing a team of Arborists, Chargehand Arborists and Tree Inspectors.
- Conducting Great Performance Conversations and supporting employee development in line with personal development plans and corporate values.
- Contributing to the continuous improvement of arboriculture services and the enhancement of the city's green infrastructure.
About you
You will:
- Hold relevant arboriculture qualifications and have practical experience in tree inspection, management and maintenance.
- Be confident in making informed, evidence-based decisions and communicating recommendations clearly and professionally.
- Have experience of leading, motivating and developing teams to achieve excellent outcomes.
- Be comfortable working outdoors throughout the year and travelling across the city as required.
- Demonstrate a strong commitment to health and safety, customer service excellence and continuous improvement.
- Embrace and promote our values, including equality, diversity and inclusion.
- Bring a positive, proactive approach, strong work ethic and genuine enthusiasm for arboriculture and environmental stewardship.
If you are looking for a rewarding role where you can make a lasting contribution to the city's natural environment while leading a skilled and dedicated team, we would love to hear from you.
What We Offer
You too could be part of something brilliant by becoming a colleague at Derby City Council; in addition to making a difference to the lives of people across the city, you’ll also receive:
- Flexible work/life balance scheme
- Hybrid working
- Modern office environment
- Continued professional development opportunities & career conversations
- 27 days annual leave (rising to 32 days after 5 years' service), plus bank holidays
- Local Government Pension Scheme
- Team Derby Rewards – retail and leisure discounts
- Tusker Car Benefit Scheme
- Cycle2Work Scheme & free cycle training
- Employee Assistance Programme, Wellbeing Calendar and Support
- Access to our Equality Employee Networks – LGBTQ+, Disabled Employee Network & Carers and our Black, Asian & Minority Ethnic Employee Support Network and Neurodiversity Network
- Support for colleagues who are carers
What We Offer
You too could be part of something brilliant by becoming a colleague at Derby City Council; in addition to making a difference to the lives of people across the city, you’ll also receive:
- Flexible work/life balance scheme
- Continued professional development opportunities & career conversations
- 27 days annual leave (rising to 32 days after 5 years' service), plus bank holidays
- Local Government Pension Scheme
- Team Derby Rewards – retail and leisure discounts
- Tusker Car Benefit Scheme
- Cycle2Work Scheme & free cycle training
- Employee Assistance Programme, Wellbeing Calendar and Support
- Access to our Equality Employee Networks – LGBTQ+, Disabled Employee Network & Carers and our Black, Asian & Minority Ethnic Employee Support Network and Neurodiversity Network
- Support for colleagues who are carers
The Opportunity
In the role of Arboriculture Officer, here’s an example of what you’ll be doing to make an impact:
- Ensure tree inspections and surveys, assessing tree condition, are conducted in line with the risk and maintenance needs.
- Providing expert arboriculture advice to colleagues, members, residents and external partners.
- Preparing work specifications and schedules for tree works and monitoring contractors on site.
- Contributing to the management of protected trees, including TPOs and trees in conservation areas.
- Respond to enquiries, service requests and emergencies relating to trees.
- Leading a small team of Arborists, Chargehand and Tree Inspector, whilst promoting the teams personal development alongside Great Performance Conversations.
About You
To be successful in this role, you’ll ideally have…
- Have relevant arboriculture qualifications and practical experience in tree inspection and management.
- Be confident making sound, evidence-based decisions and explaining your recommendations clearly.
- Be comfortable working outdoors in all seasons and able to travel across the city.
- Be committed to health and safety, excellent customer service and our values, including equality, diversity and inclusion.
- Have a positive attitude and great work ethos.
- Hold a valid Full UK Driving Licence.
Next Steps
If you would like to apply for this vacancy via an application form, please submit an application via theDerby City Council website.
Interviews will be held: Thursday 18 June 2026 at our Stores Road depot.
If you would prefer to apply for this job using your CV, then please download the attached Declaration Form and send it to [email protected]. Without a completed declaration form, your application will not be accepted. We also encourage you to download the Equalities Form and return this to [email protected], however this is optional and will not affect your application.
Important Information
Links to the full Job Description and Person Specification are below.
As part of our safer recruitment checks the successful candidate will be subject to a Basic DBS check.
All employees will normally be appointed to the minimum of the grade for the job.
Before you complete your application, please read our guidance on filling in your application form.
Remember to align your personal statement to the essential criteria in the Person Specification.
Please be aware that where there are colleagues within the organisation who are 'at risk' of redundancy, requirements to redeploy to another suitable role will apply and take priority.
Equality, Diversity & Inclusion
We are a fair and inclusive employer and welcome applications from people from all backgrounds. We recruit for diversity and value difference. As many of our roles can now be home-based, we are able to offer more opportunities for people who need this facility.
We are proud to be a Disability Confident Leader. If you are a disabled person, you have the choice to apply under our Guaranteed Interview Scheme so long as you demonstrate that you meet the essential requirements for the job.
We feel it is essential that we recruit a talented workforce that is as diverse as the community we work for.
Please let us know of any individual requirements or reasonable adjustments you may have during the application, interview, or onboarding process and we’ll do all we can to help. We strongly believe in social understanding of disability and for us it’s all about removing barriers to equality.
If you have any questions regarding this vacancy or are having difficulty applying, please contact our Recruitment Team on 01332 640844 (Relay UK - 18001 01332 640 844) or at [email protected]. https://www.derby.gov.uk/signing-service/
