Description | Salary £35,215-£39,513 Per annum | Permanent, Full Time, 37 hours per week | County Hall, Preston | International Sponsorship – this role is not open to international sponsorship The tree management team at Lancashire County Council is looking for an experienced tree officer to work in the southern districts of Lancashire (Preston, West Lancashire, South Ribble and Chorley) The post involves delivering arboricultural management services including carrying out and recording of inspections, providing specialist arboricultural advice, providing technical assistance and mentorship to junior colleges, maintaining effective relationships and communications with other agencies and providing technical advice to deliver projects for other services. Candidates must have experience in managing tree assets for large organisations, of GIS and inventory systems, of managing arboricultural contracts, of preparing reports and providing information in various formats and working in a customer service environment. This is an essential car user post ; a full driving licence valid in the United Kingdom will be required. An LCC vehicle will be provided for business use. If this opportunity is of interest and you have any questions over the position before submitting your application please contact Michael Anders on 07954 414 989. In return Lancashire County Council offers a range of benefits, which can be found on LCC Vacancies website. We reserve the right to close down a vacancy early, before the closing date, if we receive sufficient applications. You will be required to provide a car for use in connection with the duties of this post and must be insured for business use. However, we may consider you if you cannot drive because of a disability. The post you are applying for is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013). If successful you will be required to apply to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) for a 'disclosure'. Further information can be found on the 'Our Recruitment Process' tab Job Description & Person specification