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Job Title: Trees and Landscape Officer

Salary: £37,602-£45,564

Full time, Permanent

Location: Twickenham, TW2 7PU

Objective of Role

Help shape a greener, safer Richmond upon Thames as a Trees & Landscape Officer

Join our dedicated team managing the borough’s trees and delivering the Council’s statutory arboricultural services. You’ll carry out tree condition surveys, prepare work specifications, and support effective contractor management.

You’ll play a key role in planning and protection—assessing Tree Work Applications, administering Tree Preservation Orders, and undertaking enforcement when required.

Your expertise will support residents and colleagues as you respond to enquiries and attend emergency callouts to keep the public safe. You’ll also contribute to expanding the borough’s canopy cover through specialist tree care and new planting initiatives, while helping to develop systems that strengthen the Council’s tree service.

If you’re passionate about the role trees play in climate resilience and want to make a real impact on the borough’s future, this is an exciting opportunity to join us.

About The Role

• Conducting tree asset and condition surveys: You will be assessing trees and gathering data to ensure appropriate management, in the best interests of maximising the benefits that trees provide whilst managing risk to within proportionate levels.
• Working with the Council’s arborist contractors: You will make work instructions that are to be carried out by the Council’s appointed Arborist contractors and working in collaboration to ensure high standards of work are achieved.
• Customer liaison: You will need to demonstrate excellent customer service skills to clearly manage expectations and allow understanding of the decisions being made in line with adopted Tree Management Policies.
• Tree Protection: You will apply your knowledge of the legal instruments available to protect trees in our urban environment, making recommendations that protects trees within public and private property.
• Investigating unauthorised tree works: You will investigate incidents of alleged illegal tree works and participate in enforcement action.
• Attending emergency callouts and assessing risks: You will participate in a rapid, skilled response to storm events or hazardous trees, crucial to maintaining public safety and managing disruption that can be caused during storm events.
• Providing expert advice for litigation cases: You will support the Council with professional, defensible arboricultural evidence . Protecting the authority legally and ensuring that decisions are based on sound technical judgement.