Tree Officer

Full Time, Fixed Term contract - 2 years
Final date to receive applications: 25 January 2026

Location:

Bower Ashton Depot, Kennel Lodge Road, Bristol, BS3 2JT

Salary: BG11: £39,862 - £41,771

This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced and motivated tree professional to join our brilliant tree-planting team and make a real difference for people and nature.

You will:

• Be part of our ash dieback and canopy recovery programme.
• Identify opportunities to plant trees in public realm spaces including the highway, parks and green spaces, supporting Bristol's ambition to increase tree canopy, see Bristol Tree and Woodland Strategy.
• Collaborate with partners including the Bristol Tree Forum, Trees for Streets, Forest of Avon and Great Western Forest, as we progress tree planting in the city.
• Engage communities in tree planting including consultations to ensure that tree planting is appropriate and welcome.
• Prepare specifications for tree planting including for larger stock trees in more urban locations requiring engineering solutions and instruct contractors in planting.
• Manage existing funds for tree planting and be part of a team approach to attract additional funds.
• Support our One Tree Per Child community tree planting programme.

We are looking for someone with at least a NVQ 4 qualification (e.g. Higher National Diploma) in arboriculture, or a landscape discipline or equivalent.

You will have direct experience of developing and delivering tree planting in an urban setting, including experience of delivering engineering solutions and best practice approaches to tree planting and establishment.

You will be experienced in public consultation and in engaging communities to support tree planting.

You will be familiar with commissioning and contracting work. You will be enthusiastic and motivated and be able to work as part of a team.

At Bristol City Council, we go that extra mile for our people; we offer a work environment which is fast moving and supportive, giving you the chance to use your skills and develop new ones within a high-profile organisation. For the majority of our roles hybrid working arrangements are available, giving teams the opportunity to work in a way that suits them, balancing service need and individual choice – mixing both home and office working.

Join us and you’ll receive an excellent rewards package including flexible working and flexitime, membership of the Local Government Pension scheme, and a generous annual leave allowance. In addition, you’ll be working in a supportive environment where you’ll have the chance to make Bristol a better place and contribute to its future.

If you share our values and are ready to be part of our exciting journey please select the apply button below.

To be shortlisted for interview you’ll need to demonstrate how you meet each of the essential criteria in the Person Specification within the Further Information section of your application. On occasion we will receive high numbers of applications, we may then shortlist against the desirable criteria along with the essential criteria, so if you can, please demonstrate how you meet this in your application.

For permanent Bristol City Council employees, this post will be a secondment.

For employees who are currently on a fixed term contract with Bristol City Council, the secondment must not extend beyond the end of the fixed term period to ensure there is a substantive post to return to.

If you are currently a casual worker or a member of an employment agency (currently working with Bristol City Council) this post will be a fixed term contract.

We're a Disability Confident employer which means we value recruiting and retaining disabled people. Any job applicants who consider themselves to be disabled and meet the essential criteria in the Person Specification are guaranteed an interview. We'll make reasonable adjustments throughout the interview process and provide continued workplace support throughout your career.

Shortlisting will take place the week following closure.

Interviews are expected to take place in person on Thursday…