Utility Arborist Surveyor

Base Location

Slough, Reading, Basingstoke

This role is mobile and predominantly field based, and we require your base 'home' location to be within a 30 minute commuting distance of our Depots listed above.

Salary

£34,749-£40,939 + a range of benefits to support your finances, wellbeing and family:

• 37 hour working week.
• Up to £4,442 for overtime payments and up to £3,820 for standby payments, giving you a potential of £8,262 extra per year (subject to qualifications).
• Full PPE and tools required for the position.
• Access to a company vehicle.
• If based in Slough/London this will also have a London allowance of 2.7K.

Working Pattern

Permanent Full Time

Role Description

As a Utility Arboriculture Surveyor, you will be responsible for surveying the overhead power line network, identifying vegetation encroachments, and designing tree cutting solutions that remove the vegetation safely, effectively and in line with company procedures. This may include ENATS 43-08 maintenance, ETR132 resilience work and general enquiries.

Responsibilities

• Comprehensive vegetation encroachment surveys of our overhead network.
• Accurate reporting and documentation of findings.
• Preparation of key documents for work teams to carry out set tasks.
• Consent organisation and negotiation with 3rd parties.

What do I need?

We're looking for well organised, highly skilled individuals who have a keen eye for detail and are looking to make a difference. Ideally you will be safety driven, have a high level of self-organisation and be generally proactive in your approach.

Qualifications

• Utility arboriculture knowledge and experience, including UA5.1/5.2.
• Excellent personal organisation and communication skills.
• IT literacy not limited to the Office 365 suite of applications.
• Full, clean, manual driving licence.

Benefits

Enjoy discounts on private healthcare and gym memberships. Wellbeing benefits like a free online GP and 24/7 counselling service. Interest-free loans on tech and transport season tickets, or a new bike with our Cycle to Work scheme. As well as generous family entitlements such as maternity and adoption pay, and paternity leave.

Equal Opportunity Employer

SSE will make any reasonable adjustments you need to ensure that your application and experience with us is positive. We are dedicated to fostering an open and inclusive workplace where people from all backgrounds can thrive. We create equal opportunities for everyone to succeed and especially welcome applications from those who may not be well represented in our workforce or industry.