Avove
Operations - Arborist Team Leader
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Operations - Arborist Team Leader
Avove Expansion and Recruitment
Avove is excited to announce a major expansion of our operations with Scottish Power Energy Networks. The contract has now doubled in size to approximately £10 million per annum and is secured for a full six-year period. This enables us to launch a significant recruitment drive focused on long-term planning, investment in people, and cutting-edge equipment.
Arborist Team Leader Opportunity
We are seeking skilled and motivated Arborist Team Leader to join our professional team. If you're looking for stability, progression, and the opportunity to work on a high-profile energy infrastructure project, this is your chance.
Daily Responsibilities
- Managing work programmes to ensure work is issued and carried out to the required standard with minimum risk to employees, sub-contractors, and others on site, ensuring safe compliant delivery.
- Ensuring operational procedures, safe working methods, and best environmental practices are followed and fully implemented.
- Ensuring that work specifications and method statements are fully completed and provided to your operational teams.
- Ensuring that your field staff teams understand and implement risk assessments, method statements.
- Setting high standards and workload delivery targets for direct and contract staff in-line with contract and company objectives.
- Managing client relationships.
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Qualifications Required
Key Mandatory Utility Arb NPTC Qualifications
- 0039-20 to 23: Chainsaw Maintenance, Small Tree Felling, Climb Trees & Perform Aerial Rescue, Chainsaw from a Rope & Harness.
- 0020-61: Woodchipper.
Further desirable Utility Arb NPTC Qualifications
- 0039-31 to 38: Aerial Pruning & Rigging, Medium & Large Tree Felling, Individual & Multiple Windblown, Chainsaw from a MEWP & 0038-35 MEWP Working.
- 301 Utility Arb Basic Electrical Knowledge.
- Emergency First Aid at Work & Forestry First Aid.
Typical Utility Arb NPTC Progression Training upon Recruitment
- 302 to 305: Tree Species Recognition, Ground & Aerial Pruning, Assisted Fell and Pole Top Rescue.
What’s in it for you
- 24 days holiday plus bank holidays
- Company pension scheme
- Life assurance
- Private GP Helpline & Health Cash Plan
- Avove Discount Scheme
- Family friendly policies
- A selection of lifestyle benefit options
- Financial wellbeing programme
- Employee assistance program for health and wellbeing and onsite mental health first aiders to support our colleagues
- Volunteering days in your community and charity matched giving where we will boost your fundraising.
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About Avove
Avove is a leading infrastructure services provider, delivering critical utility and energy solutions across the UK. With a strong focus on safety, sustainability, and innovation, we specialise in the design, maintenance, and renewal of essential infrastructure for water, energy, and telecoms networks. Our people are at the heart of everything we do, and we are committed to long-term investment in training, development, and modern equipment to support our teams in delivering high-quality, reliable services for our clients and communities.
We are an Equal Opportunities Employer
At the heart of what we do is a commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion. We celebrate what makes each of us unique and are building a workplace where everyone feels safe, valued, and empowered to be their authentic selves.
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