Arboriculture Services Officer
Job Type : Contract, Temporary, Full Time
Salary : £22 – £24/hour
Belmont Recruitment are currently working with Newham Council to appoint an Arboriculture Services Officer to work on a fixed term contract, 3 to 6 months with the view to extend. The role is to lead the day to day management and quality assurance of the arboriculture services contract, including administration, performance monitoring, liaison with users and contractors to ensure that services are delivered for Newham residents.
Responsibilities:
* To manage contracts on behalf of the council, ensuring that services meet statutory requirements and best practice standards as specified within the contract.
* To be responsible for sample monitoring the arboriculture services contract standards to ensure all works are carried out in accordance with best practice, relevant specifications and council policies and procedures.
* To liaise with contractors on issues relating to service delivery and performance; gathering and interpreting performance information, producing and presenting reports on performance and applying improvement and defaults notices as required. Providing advice on day to day contract issues to service management.
* To manage contract-related income and expenditure and supplier payments ensuring conformity with financial regulations and council standards and processes and providing information necessary for reports to management.
* To maintain computerised management systems including specialist tree management software and the recording of management information in electronic format.
* To manage all tree related insurance claims, preparing technical reports on such for other relevant departments and implementing pruning programmes for trees involved in insurance claims. Advising the council on tree retention in relation to insurance claims.
* To manage issues concerning tree protection and retention on development sites and ensuring that agreed decisions are implemented; ensuring co-ordination of responses with the Planning Service.
* To plan, procure and manage the delivery of annual tree planting programmes.
* To develop and oversee the implementation of long-term management plans for woodlands, corpses and shelter belts.
* To manage tree-related complaints and enquiries and ensuring they are recorded, monitored and dealt with in a professional and efficient manner, drafting correspondence and other written material as required.
* To be willing to work evenings, weekends, which may include Sundays and, on occasion, Public Holidays, and in emergency situations according to the needs of the service.
Location: Newham
Hourly rate: £22.00
If this is potentially of interest and you wish to know more, please get in touch with Jake Singh at Belmont Recruitment or apply now! If you are looking for a position in a different sector, do not hesitate to get in touch as we have many opportunities available across the London Boroughs.
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