Trees and Woodland Manager (Planning)

The Council's Trees and Woodland manager plays an essential role in the in the preservation and enhancement of green spaces in the borough. The successful applicant will lead in the arboriculture function of the Development Management team, assisting in the delivery of landscape proposals for major sites, processing applications for works to protected trees and proactively manage and monitor the Councils tree register. This will involve assisting the Council's Planning Enforcement team investigate unauthorised work to protected trees and overgrown high hedges., This post is a designated customer facing role under the fluency duty and requires a specified level of spoken English as per the person specification.

This organisation has signed up to the Greater Manchester Continuous Service Commitment. That means we will recognise your continuous or 'unbroken' service in any Greater Manchester local authority or NHS organisation, Transport for Greater Manchester, Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service or Greater Manchester Combined Authority, giving you access to our service-related benefits.

The post requires a candidate who has a passion for both preserving the boroughs green assets while delivering a built environment to achieve the council's aspirations for a cleaner, greener borough and mentor other officers in arboricultural matters. The candidate must carry a caseload of tree applications and have the confidence and capability to engage with and advise developers, residents and senior officers in tree matters.

This role has been designated as an essential car user; therefore you must possess a current, valid driving licence and a vehicle with a valid MOT certificate.

About You

The successful applicant must be knowledgeable on arboricultural matters and be able to provide clear advice, working constructively with a multi-disciplinary team to deliver on major planning projects in the interest of the borough and its residents.

You must be able to carry a caseload of tree works and work flexibly in a changing environment responding quickly to conflicting workloads and changing priorities.

You will be able to communicate in a sensitive and effective manner both orally and in writing and able to deal effectively with internal and external stakeholders at all levels.

Demonstrable and effective negotiation skills are essential, both inside and outside the authority, for example when engaging and negotiating trees works and landscaping schemes with complex competing priorities.

This is your opportunity to join us at an exciting time as we have strong ambitions for the borough.

Bolton is a great place to work. We are a welcoming organisation that wants to contribute to a place where people feel active, connected and prosperous. We are passionate about improving the outcomes and experience of Bolton people. We want Bolton to be a vibrant place built on strong cohesive communities, successful businesses and healthy, engaged residents.

As an employer we want to thank our employees for their hard work and commitment, by giving them the opportunity to access a range of exclusive rewards and benefits, including discounts and exclusive gym membership prices and salary sacrifice schemes. In addition, we offer a generous annual leave allowance, flexible work opportunities, access to a Pension Scheme, as well as a range of employee wellbeing and support services.