Senior Tree Protection Officer

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Job description

Senior Tree Protection Officer

Salary: PO1 £34,884 to £37,722

Permanent, Full Time (36 hours) Position

About Enfield

Enfield is a dynamic and progressive London Borough with excellent links to the city and central areas as well as Hertfordshire and Essex. With the focus for London's future growth on outer London and recognising its location along the strategically important London - Stansted corridor, there are a range of significant development opportunities. We want your skills and vision to help realise their potential and reflect our passion for green infrastructure.

Headlining our ambitious growth agenda is the Borough's largest residential led mixed use development at Meridian Water where upwards of 12000 new homes and 6000 jobs will be created. Alongside new public open spaces, shops, community facilities and a new railway station already under construction, this is a key opportunity to shape and deliver a landmark residential scheme within London.

Our ambitions don't end there as we are already in early discussions on a number of major regeneration schemes across the Borough including proposals for Enfield Town, Brimsdown, Edmonton and Southgate to create places which deliver high quality mixed use residential led development.

We need you to help us achieve this vision. Working alongside our new Place and Design Review Panel, this is an opportunity for an enthusiastic and motivated individual to gain exceptional experience and make a real difference to the future lives of our residents.

To help you help us, we can offer opportunities for personal development including flexible working or compressed hours, home working opportunities, generous annual leave, training opportunities and a friendly working environment. Further enhancements to the Council's overall remuneration and retention package are currently under discussion

Senior Tree Protection Officer

We are seeking an individual with a passion to take an active role in the protection and management of trees in the Borough. You will be a key resource with a sound technical knowledge and a clear understanding of the importance of trees in creating attractive and sustainable places and enhancing the Borough's green infrastructure.

Working as part of the development management team, we are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated individual to help safeguard and protect existing trees while contributing to discussion on individual planning applications to maximize the opportunity for new trees and green infrastructure.

You will have up to date knowledge of arboricultural practices, national and regional guidance and be familiar with current arboricultural legislation including that associated with the serving of Tree Preservation Orders.

You will hold or be working towards a National Diploma in Arboriculture and or have other relevant arboricultural qualifications. Candidates will need to be able to travel effectively around the borough to fulfil their duties.

You will be self-motivated and able to work on your own initiative and manage tight deadlines, but also be able to contribute to the interdisciplinary work of the wider service.

To succeed in this role, you will have an in-depth knowledge of tree issues along with excellent written and verbal communication skills. You will also have excellent customer focus and be able to demonstrate confidence in dealing with applicants and their agents, Councilors and residents.

Why it's great to work for Enfield Council

An excellent pension through the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS).
Up to 31 days annual leave depending on grade and length of service. You will also get eight public holidays per year and an extra day off at Christmas.
A blend of remote and office based working for most roles.
Interest free season ticket loan repayable over three or ten months.
Career development and learning experiences from a range of training courses and learning methods.
Employee Assistance Programme to provide advice and counselling services. This is a free and confidential service available to staff and members of their family.
Health and leisure discounts and tax-free bikes for work.

We are passionate about our people and how we deliver services to our community in Enfield. That's why we encourage a culture that puts our customers at the heart of everything we do - by empowering our people to work together to find solutions, be open, honest and respectful, take responsibility and listen and learn. If you value these behaviours too, we'd love to hear from you - and of course we are always happy to talk flexible working, click here to find out more.

How to apply:

This role requires that you upload 2 documents - in the "Document upload" section of the online application form.

1. A supporting statement addressing how you meet the requirements of the job description and person specification. Your supporting statement should be around 2 pages in A4 format.

2. Your CV

Please note if your supporting statement is longer than 2 pages your application may not be considered or reviewed