LOCATIONS

Birmingham, United Kingdom / Brighton, United Kingdom / Croydon, United Kingdom / Leeds, United Kingdom / London, United Kingdom / Manchester, United Kingdom / Sheffield, United Kingdom / Southampton, United Kingdom

JOB DESCRIPTION

Mott MacDonald is one of the largest employee-owned companies in the world. We are a multisector consultancy providing environment, engineering, management, and development services on projects in 150 countries. With over 19,000 of the best people working on a diverse range of challenges, we’re helping our clients deliver sustainable infrastructure and development solutions. We have a collegiate and collaborative culture which values equality and diversity, and we take proactive steps to create an inclusive workplace.
Due to an increasing workload our Arboriculture team is seeking a Graduate Arboriculturist to support the delivery of arboriculture services across a range of infrastructure projects. The scale of our projects ranges from small and bespoke design commissions through to some of the most significant infrastructure projects within the UK and worldwide.
Mott MacDonald has a culture of genuine collaboration and innovation. We want you to develop your career and succeed in this role. We will proactively support your personal development and work with you to find the projects and roles that suit your strengths and that allow you to excel.

We are looking to recruit candidates from a broad range of backgrounds/career paths with support and training available to further develop your skills as necessary. Key focuses of our current workload which you will have the opportunity to get involved with are:

• BS5837:2012 surveys for large and small-scale infrastructure projects.
• Delivery of technical notes, arboricultural method statements and scoping assessments.
• Health and safety surveys and reports.
• Tree climbing for bats and assisting the ecology team with various protected species surveys.
• Advice and consultation regarding statutory designations e.g. TPO, CA, ASNW.
• Veteran Tree assessments.
• Site supervision of contractors.
• Design and implementation of bespoke tree protection measures.
• Collaboration with the wider environment team disciplines– landscape, ecology, environmental management, heritage and more.
• Collaboration with designers, project managers and engineers to deliver infrastructure projects whilst ensuring tree protection and retention is core to the design process.

You will be part of a multi-disciplinary environment team supporting the coordination and delivery of arboricultural services for infrastructure projects. Part of this role requires report writing to a professional level and help to refine these skills will be available if necessary.

Some of our current major projects and clients include:

• HS2 – Leading the arboriculture and tree protection on the UK’s largest infrastructure project.
• East West Rail – Arboricultural technical leads coordinating survey and assessment work.
• Ash Dieback– novel application of AI to identify and assess ash dieback disease nationwide with driven camera surveys and machine learning.
• National Highways – BS5837:2012 surveys to support nationally significant road projects including A428 Blackcat to Gibbet, A303 Stonehenge and Lower Thames Crossing.
• Environment Agency – a variety of projects from habitat creation to flood alleviation including Hebden Bridge Flood Alleviation Scheme and Five Rivers.
• Numerous water companies – including support for Thames Water, Southern Water, Scottish Water, Welsh Water, Wessex and United Utilities in protecting the environment.
• Network Rail – Longstanding and trusted relationship nationally.
• Numerous Local Authorities – providing a broad range of environmental services.

Our staff are contributing to schemes that make a real difference to people’s lives, and we are looking for a talented arboriculturist who can help us provide yet greater benefits to more people. The successful candidate will have a genuine enthusiasm for arboriculture, the environment and for change. We are looking for an ambitious, self-motivated and driven arboriculturist with the following:

CANDIDATE SPECIFICATION

We are looking for committed and motivated graduates with a genuine passion and a desire to make a difference in the world. If this describes you, apply today to launch your career at Mott MacDonald.

To be eligible for this opportunity, you will have less than 12 months relevant experience (excluding placements) and have a degree (obtained no earlier than 2023) are expected to achieve one of the following degree disciplines:

• Arboriculture or Forestry
• Degree in a related environmental discipline (ecology, environmental management or similar) and can demonstrate experience within the arboricultural sector.

Other essential skills:

• Excellent capability in tree and fungi identification.
• Attention to detail and a commitment to quality.
• Excellent report writing skills.
• A candidate that works well in a collaborative environment.
• A candidate that can work independently and with initiative.
• Full driving licence.

Desirable:

• Student or Associate membership of the Arboricultural Association or Institute of Chartered Foresters or a willingness and desire to work towards professional membership.
• Familiarity with BS5837:2012 and BS3998:2010.
• CS 38 – Tree Climbing and Aerial Rescue.
• QTRA certified.

In your application you should be able to demonstrate your interest in the role and working at Mott MacDonald through relevant experience, such as studying relevant modules, or previous work experience.

We are looking for graduates with the following characteristics:

• Methodical approach to problem solving.

• Ability to use your initiative to undertake tasks efficiently and independently. • Excellent verbal communication skills, which allow you to confidently liaise with clients and team members.

• Excellent written communication and attention to detail.

As we want the best people for the role, we support flexible working. Please ask us at interview stage about any flexibility you may need.
Mott MacDonald Ltd. are not currently offering sponsorship to candidates under the Skilled Worker visa route in the UK. This decision is as a consequence of the changes made to the Skilled Worker route by the UK Government in April 2024.
Our ethos is to develop, train and retain our graduates and therefore we are looking for a long-term relationship with our graduates. For this reason, we are not able to accept applications from candidates who would be working under the Graduate visa route or other time-limited visas, (irrespective of visa duration), due to their temporary nature and the requirement for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route in future.
We continue to welcome applications from candidates who are eligible for alternative immigration routes in the UK, that do not require sponsorship as a Skilled Worker now or in the future.

EQUALITY, DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION

We put equality, diversity and inclusion at the heart of our business, seeking to promote fair employment procedures and practices to ensure equal opportunities for all. We encourage individual expression in our workplace and are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels they have the opportunity to contribute.

• Excellent written communication and attention to detail