Description Salary £27,269 - £31,067 per annum | Permanent, Full Time, 37 hours per week | Preston This role is NOT open to international sponsorship Here at Lancashire County Council, we are helping to make Lancashire the best place to live, work, visit and prosper. Lancashire County Council exists to serve everyone who lives or works in Lancashire. We are committed to developing and celebrating our diverse communities, heritage and landscape to create a strong sense of place we can all be proud of. At the heart of our strategy for delivery are our four priorities: delivering better services, protecting our environment, supporting economic growth, and caring for the vulnerable. The Network Management Service provides strategic management of the council's property, schools and highway assets to ensure that they meet the aims of the Corporate Strategy and support service delivery across the county. Role & Responsibilities: We are offering an exciting opportunity to join us in Lancashire as we develop and deliver our ambitious plan for the tree management across the county. The Tree Management Team at Lancashire County Council is looking to hire a Tree Surveyor, the post involves lone working outside, recording details of trees and recommending remedial tree works. Candidates must have experience of: Tree species Pest and disease identification Tree risk assessment Comfortable with using computerised mapping and inventory systems. Candidates must have the minimum of a level 4 arboriculture qualification. Application Supporting Statement: Please note that when completing your supporting statement, it's important that you have specifically demonstrated and evidenced that you meet each essential criteria from the person specification in line with the role responsibilities as detailed above. If you do not meet the criteria, but feel you possess relevant qualities, please demonstrate within your supporting statement. A council vehicle is provided as part of this post and therefore applicants must have a current and clean driving licence. Why join us: Benefits: There's fabulous flexibility and the opportunity to create the work life balance you will love with our hybrid working model. We offer up to 32 days annual leave plus bank holidays, two additional days at Christmas and then an additional 20 days that can be purchased. We have benefit packages which has everything from discounted white goods to a hybrid car lease scheme, long service awards, Medicash, support groups, cycle to work schemes, free eye tests plus much more. Best of all we have a generous public sector pension (16.3% employer contributions) with shared AVC's that provides Income Tax relief and National Insurance (NICs) savings using a salary sacrifice arrangement and providing a flexible pension saving opportunities. We also have a range of personal/professional qualifications which will be available to you and career progression available for the right person. Development: You will receive support and development along the journey – there will be time for supportive reflection and supervision for yourself, opportunities for personal/professional qualifications, multidisciplinary initiatives, mentoring, but most of all the opportunity to make a difference, feel valued and achieve the job satisfaction you've always wanted. Inclusivity: LCC is committed to building a workforce which reflects the diversity of the county's residents, encouraging applications from people of all ages, abilities, genders, sexual orientations, ethnic backgrounds and faiths, and aspires to create an inclusive workplace where everyone can be themselves at work. Please feel free to contact us for an initial informal and confidential chat: Michael Anders – 07954 414 989 We reserve the right to close down a vacancy early, before the closing date, if we receive sufficient applications. Job Description and Person Specification