We are working closely alongside a Local Authority in Newham to assist with the appointment of a Arboricultural Services Officer, on a 1.5-month contract, highly likely to be extended at clients discretion. Please apply with your CV for immediate consideration. Rate of Pay : £14.00 - £17.55 per hour Summary: To lead the day to day management and quality assurance of the arboriculture services contract, including administration, performance monitoring, liaison with users and contractors to ensure that services are delivered for Newham residents. To provide technical advice to the Council on matters relating to tree-related insurance claims, conservation areas and tree preservation orders, tree protection and retention on development sites and legal requirements in relation to dangerous trees. Responsibilities: To manage contracts on behalf of the council, ensuring that services meet statutory requirements and best practice standards as specified within the contract. To be responsible for sample monitoring the arboriculture services contract standards to ensure all works are carried out in accordance with best practice, relevant specifications and council policies and procedures. To liaise with contractors on issues relating to service delivery and performance; gathering and interpreting performance information, producing and presenting reports on performance and applying improvement and defaults notices as required. Providing advice on day to day contract issues to service management. To lead and attend meetings relevant to the service, including meetings with colleagues, senior management of contractors and as a service representative at public meetings. To manage contract-related income and expenditure and supplier payments ensuring conformity with financial regulations and council standards and processes and providing information necessary for reports to management. Please note: You should be available to work immediately or at a short notice. You should have right to work in U.K Disclaimer: Brackenberry Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy. We are committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer. Unless otherwise stated all of our roles are temporary, though opening assignments can be and often are, extended by clients on a longer term basis and can sometimes become permanent. Important : We will interpret your application as being permission to submit your CV to this role (with the right to represent you) unless you advise us to the contrary. Incase the role requires an enhanced DBS, your DBS must be either through us or be accompanied by a subscription to the DBS updating service. RQ1414325