Arborist Manager

 The Kelly Group is a principal contractor supporting and providing engineering resource to telecommunications industry-leading clients for over 35 years.

We have an exciting new opportunity for an Arborist Manager with extensive experience and qualifications in arboriculture activities to join the team. Your role will be to develop arboriculture services for the support of our telecommunication division, including recruitment and training of arborists, development and implementation of safe systems of work along with acquisition and maintenance of qualifications.

Key skills and qualifications:

Must have a minimum of 5 years arboriculture experience and hold the following qualifications: LANTRA Professional Tree inspection certificate and NPTC certificates 46, 47, 201, 202, 203, 206/306, 307, 308, 309, 222/AO6 and EFAW+F.

Current, full driving licence with no more than 6 penalty points and hold C1/C1E or C/CE.

We are looking for people with the following qualities & attitude:

• Extremely organised, process-driven and structured
• A people person with proven management experience
• Energetic and enthusiastic
• Highly independent & self-sufficient
• Ability to be accountable and deliver on contract and commercial KPI’s
• Ability to manage conflicting priorities in a highly paced, fast-moving environment, sometimes under pressure
• Commitment to continuous improvement and is always looking to improve processes and ways of working
• Ability to communicate and consult effectively with team members at all levels including senior leadership team
• Fanatical about detail
• Solution oriented and problem solver
• Calm under pressure
• Growth mind-set - desire to learn and grow with the company

Job Overview:

•  Job Type: Permanent
• Salary: Competitive - varying based on experience
• Benefits: Life assurance, Pension Scheme, Cycle-to-Work scheme, plus more.
• Reports to: Operations Director
• Job Location: Office location in Ashford Kent and field based across the South East of England

If you believe that you are the right fit to add to our existing team and are looking to join a Company where progression is a core value, please contact the Kelly recruitment team on 02084247447. Alternatively you can apply by visiting the careers page of the Kelly Group web-site.

The Kelly Group is committed to equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnerships.