Tree Officer

Angus Estates Ltd; Halfpennyburn; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A local council in Scotland is seeking an experienced Tree Officer to join their Landscape Services team. This hybrid position requires extensive arboricultural expertise and involves managing over 160 hectares of woodlands. Responsibilities include conducting assessments, providing advice, developing woodland management plans, and collaborating with the community. The role offers flexible working options and various benefits, including a local government pension. Interviews are scheduled for February 17, 2026.

Benefits

Generous leave entitlement

Local government pension scheme

Online discounts from retailers

Qualifications

• Extensive expertise as an arboricultural specialist.
• Confident in assessing tree health and safety matters.
• Experience in maintaining tree asset records and developing arboricultural projects.

Responsibilities

• Undertake arboricultural assessments and surveys.
• Provide advice on arboriculture and ensure compliance with legislation.
• Develop woodland management plans and supervise related projects.
• Manage applications and documentation for forestry policies.

Skills

Arboricultural expertise

Tree health assessment

Project management

Communication skills

Job description

Job Description: Based at Angus House, Orchardbank Business Park, Forfar.

This job is workstyle 5 – Hybrid+. You will have the opportunity to benefit from our flexible and agile working practices. You will work from home for part of your week and spend some time in council buildings to best suit your work, meetings and collaboration. You will carry out most work activity (80%) at home or from another location. You could spend approximately 20% of your time at an office desk and may spend additional time, when required, in a council building using bookable spaces for collaborative working, meetings, training and mentoring purposes.

Angus is a corner in Scotland where you are never far from sweeping beaches and majestic hills waiting to be explored. Located along the east coast near Dundee and only 70 miles from the capital city of Edinburgh, it offers a landscape rich in variety and adventure. Visitors can enjoy a wide range of activities—from hiking, cycling, water sports and golf to more adventurous pursuits such as paddle boarding around dramatic cliffs or climbing in the Southern Cairngorms. When winter arrives, the slopes of Glenshee Ski Centre are just an hour’s drive away.

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced and enthusiastic Tree Officer to join our Landscape Services team and contribute to the sustainable management of our green spaces and urban woodlands. We are responsible for managing over 160 hectares of woodlands and 24,500 trees in parks and other open spaces, aiming to provide and maintain safe, attractive and accessible green spaces to be enjoyed by all.

You will demonstrate extensive expertise as an arboricultural specialist, giving effective advice on all tree‑related matters. You will be confident in assessing tree health and safety matters, maintaining tree asset records and developing various arboricultural projects.

Key Responsibilities

• Undertake arboricultural assessments and surveys, provide tree work reports and administer tree databases.
• Provide advice and respond to arboriculture‑related enquiries, while ensuring compliance with professional best practice, council policies and health and safety legislation.
• Develop the council’s woodland management plans further.
• Assist in sourcing funding opportunities and plan woodland management projects based on management plans.
• Design and supervise planting and maintenance projects related to trees and woodlands.
• Prepare and manage applications, documentation and consultation on behalf of Angus Council in terms of forestry policy and regulations.
• Support and lead tree planting works in collaboration with members of the community.

The salary placement will be in line with the Tree Officer career grade structure for this post.

Benefits

Angus Council offers a wide range of benefits, including a generous leave entitlement, flexible and agile options, a local government pension scheme, an online platform offering discounts from online retailers and many other.

Please note interviews will be held Tuesday, 17 February 2026.

Requirements

Please refer to the job outline and person specification for further details and requirements for this job.

About Angus Council

Please refer to the "applicant guidance" document when completing your application form and to the "welcome to Angus" document and our website.

The Individual

We are happy to discuss flexible working during the recruitment process for this position. This means we are open to a conversation about working patterns and the flexibility that is available for this role whilst managing the workload.

We offer a guaranteed job interview to the following people who meet the essential criteria on application for a job:

• Those with disabilities, recognised caring responsibilities, care‑experienced young people and ex‑armed forces personnel.
• This also applies to our own employees with caring responsibilities, young people on apprenticeships and placements who meet the essential criteria for the job.