Arborist

Kier Group plc; Yeovil; On-site; GBP 30,000 - GBP 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading infrastructure support company is looking for an Arborist to join their Birmingham Highways team. This hands-on role involves maintaining the city's green infrastructure and ensuring public safety. Responsibilities include tree maintenance, creating safe work zones, and collaborating with colleagues. Ideal candidates should hold a City & Guilds CS39 certification, have a valid CSCS card, and bring Arboricultural experience. The company emphasizes diversity and offers various benefits tailored to your needs.

Benefits

Wide variety of benefits tailored to your needs

Qualifications

• Hold City & Guilds Level 2 Certificate of Competence in Using a Chainsaw from a Rope and Harness (CS 39).
• Have a valid CSCS card and a solid understanding of health & safety in high-risk environments.
• Possess a full driving licence.
• Bring practical Arboricultural experience and a team-focused attitude.

Responsibilities

• Creating and managing safe work zones along highways and public spaces.
• Performing skilled tree maintenance including pruning, felling and emergency response work.
• Building positive relationships with the community when working in public areas.
• Maintaining thorough documentation and safety records.
• Collaborating with colleagues to ensure all work meets quality and safety standards.

Skills

City & Guilds Level 2 Certificate of Competence in Using a Chainsaw from a Rope and Harness (CS 39)

Valid CSCS card

Full driving licence

Practical Arboricultural experience

Team-focused attitude

Job description

Overview

We're looking for an Arborist to join our Birmingham Highways team based in Birmingham.

Location: Birmingham, B7 5HR

Hours: 40 hours per week Monday to Friday

We are unable to offer certificates of sponsorship to any candidates in this role

Responsibilities

Join our team and help nurture Birmingham's urban landscape. As an Arborist, you'll play a vital role in maintaining the city's green infrastructure while ensuring the safety and beauty of our transport networks. This hands-on role combines technical expertise with environmental care, offering a rewarding career where you can see the positive impact of your work every day.

What will you be responsible for?

As an Arborist, you'll be working within the Birmingham Highways team, supporting them in maintaining the city's tree population and ensuring public safety. Your day to day will include:

• Creating and managing safe work zones along highways and public spaces
• Performing skilled tree maintenance including pruning, felling and emergency response work
• Building positive relationships with the community when working in public areas
• Maintaining thorough documentation and safety records
• Collaborating with colleagues to ensure all work meets quality and safety standards

Qualifications

What are we looking for?

This role of Arborist is great for you if:

• Hold City & Guilds Level 2 Certificate of Competence in Using a Chainsaw from a Rope and Harness (CS 39)
• Have a valid CSCS card and a solid understanding of health & safety in high-risk environments
• Possess a full driving licence
• Bring practical Arboricultural experience and a team-focused attitude

We're all about finding potential here at Kier, and transferrable skills are always welcome! So, even if you don't tick every box, please apply and we can have a chat.

Rewards and Diversity

Rewards and benefits

We're proud to be able to offer our brilliant people a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs. You can see more information of benefits here.

Diversity and inclusion

Making Kier a diverse and inclusive place to work is a huge priority for us. We're proud of the steps we've taken so far, but we know we must always do more. Our employees are key in shaping Kier's diversity and inclusion initiatives and our people have made a huge impact on how we work, by using their experiences to shape our policies. You can see our D&I action plan here. As a Disability Confident employer, we will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this role will be offered an interview.

We look forward to seeing your application to #joinkier