Senior Arboriculturist

Senior Arboriculturist: Glasgow, GB

Tree condition surveys, tree work prescription, stakeholder consultation, tree management
strategies and specifications

We are in search of a dynamic individual to take the reins in providing unparalleled support to
Scotland’s Railway’s internal and external delivery teams. In this role, you will not only lead
the provision of Arboricultural expertise, but also offer crucial guidance to seamlessly
integrate Network Rail standards, policy and strategies with industry best practice, the law
and emerging innovation. Your role will be instrumental in ensuring the delivery of cost
effective projects, against a robust specification, showcasing your commitment to professional
stewardship of our national railway tree inventory. Join us in driving continuous improvement
in tree and lineside management and be a key player in shaping a sustainable future.

Key Accountabilities

• Lead and direct a team of Arboriculturists to undertake a range of railway tree and vegetation
  management projects.
• Oversee and provide specialist arboricultural advice and guidance to railway managers,
  engineers, operations, seasonal teams, planners and others associated with the undertaking and
  completion of tree surveys, tree planting schemes, and tree management decisions.
• Liaise with senior managers to establish the remit for, programme and deliver the
  Scotland-wide tree condition survey / database, Ash Dieback Action Plan and autumn season risk
  assessments.
• Lead the provision of weekly and periodic project updates and deliver progress reports
  including safety, finance, risks and issues, to the programme management team.
• Write clear, concise surveys, map target notes, and have the ability to compile tree and
  vegetation management scoping documents in line with relevant Network Rail and industry
  standards, in a format suitable for the Contracts & Procurement tendering purposes.
• Liaise with supply chain partners and internal delivery teams on tree specific work
  prescriptions, site checks, arboricultural best practice and safe tree work practices.
• Liaise with the Ecology team on project surveys and agree appropriate tree and site
  specific prescriptions or strategies to comply with current legislation and best practice.
• Develop innovations to yield site safety, efficiency and train service performance
  improvements.
• Build external relationships and act as a professional arboricultural figurehead for
  Scotland’s Railway with statutory bodies, local authorities and stakeholders.

If you could deliver the above accountabilities, hold an industry recognised tree condition
inspection competency, plus have demonstrable experience of delivering tree condition surveys
and provision of arboricultural advice for a large organisation, Local Authority or linear infrastructure
operator, please review the full job details and candidate criteria via the Network Rail
Careers web portal.