Arboriculturist
Agriculture, environmental and animal care
Level 4 -
Undertake tree inspections and surveys.
Reference: OCC0921
Status:
SOC 2020 sub unit groups:
- 5119/01 Arborists
- 2112/03 Botanical and horticultural scientists
Technical Education Products
Employers involved in creating the standard:
Barcham The Tree Specialists Barrell Tree Consultancy Bartlett Tree Experts Beachwood Trees and Landscape Ltd Capel Manor College Central Tree Services Ltd Cleveland Tree Surgeons Cormac Ltd Dorset Council EOS Contracting GA Butler & Sons Ltd Glendale Services Ground Control Hi Line Kevin Patton Tree Surgeon Ltd London Borough Barnet London Borough Lambeth Martin Lennon Arboricultural and Forestry Consultants Oxfordshire County Council Pryor & Rickett Ringrose Tree Services Rob Keyzor Tree Surgeons & Arboricultural Consultants Root and Branch Consultants Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Sedgemoor Tree Services Seed Arboriculture Ltd Street Tree Limited The Environment Partnership SSE Total Trees Tree Life Tree Maintenance Ltd Treework Environmental Practice Tretech Arbboricultural Services Trueman Tree Services Ltd
Summary
This occupation is found in arboricultural, utility, facilities management and grounds maintenance organisations. These include local authorities, arboricultural consultancies, estates, commercial organisations and charities.
The broad purpose of the occupation is to undertake tree inspections and surveys, recording information on tree management databases and to evaluate each tree individually. Although evaluating a tree requires balancing a wide range of factors and is complex and varied by nature, Arboriculturists focus on well-defined and more commonly found situations. The Arboriculturist would be supported when dealing, for example, with ancient or veteran trees, those that are rare, those that are of historical or cultural importance or those involved in subsidence. They supervise contractors undertaking specified tree works and can check for the safety of the site and quality of work.
Arboriculturists comply with legislation in relation to trees including making sure relevant authorities have approved work to be undertaken. They provide tree related advice – management and law. They manage woodland, having oversight of budgets, make grant applications and preparing quotes. They manage clients and engage with the public.
In their daily work, an employee in this occupation interacts with colleagues, the general public, stakeholders, clients, landowners, lawyers, insurers, budget holders and organisations managing built infrastructure (for example utility companies, highways, street lighting, waterways, railways).
An employee in this occupation will be responsible for:
· Assessing tree health and risk
· Managing contractors
· Dealing with complaints
· Understanding and applying law relating to trees
· Planning and prioritising survey requirements to ensure work delivery and discharge of legal Duty of Care and to prepare and assess planning applications
· Complying with legislation and regulation regarding trees, woodlands and forests to include tree preservation orders, conservation zones, felling licenses and other designations.
Employers involved in creating the standard:
Barcham The Tree Specialists Barrell Tree Consultancy Bartlett Tree Experts Beachwood Trees and Landscape Ltd Capel Manor College Central Tree Services Ltd Cleveland Tree Surgeons Cormac Ltd Dorset Council EOS Contracting GA Butler & Sons Ltd Glendale Services Ground Control Hi Line Kevin Patton Tree Surgeon Ltd London Borough Barnet London Borough Lambeth Martin Lennon Arboricultural and Forestry Consultants Oxfordshire County Council Pryor & Rickett Ringrose Tree Services Rob Keyzor Tree Surgeons & Arboricultural Consultants Root and Branch Consultants Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Sedgemoor Tree Services Seed Arboriculture Ltd Street Tree Limited The Environment Partnership SSE Total Trees Tree Life Tree Maintenance Ltd Treework Environmental Practice Tretech Arbboricultural Services Trueman Tree Services Ltd
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Knowledge, skills and behaviours (KSBs)
Duties
Duty D1
Advise about trees including tree management (for example pruning, watering, tree protection, roots), health, the law (for example tree preservation orders, conservation zones), risk and the role of trees in development to the public, clients and colleagues.
Duty D2
Interpret and deliver tree / woodland management plans with reference to the role of trees in national / local planning policy and the context in regard to development proposals.
Duty D3
Survey tree populations in relation to design, demolition and construction including species identification, protections, size measurements, condition management recommendations, assessment of ‘useful life’ and quality assessments.
Duty D4
Survey trees to enable management for example for tree health, condition risk or aesthetic purposes.
Duty D5
Inspect individual trees including identification, pests and diseases, health, defects, planning requirements, risk, site / location factors and recommendations for future actions / monitoring.
Duty D6
Identify and respond to tree pests and diseases for example reporting, biosecurity measures, nursery stock selection, removal, treatments.
Duty D7
Use tree management software including databases and Geographic Information Systems (GIS).
Duty D8
Enforce legislation and regulation regarding trees, woodlands and forests to include tree preservation orders, conservation zones, felling licenses and other designations.
Duty D9
Supervise tree work operations to specification for example planting, felling and maintenance operations, to include health and safety on site, environmental, access and quality of works.
Duty D10
Supervise contractors, including motivation, quality of work, coordination of resources, health and safety. Develop relationships with customers, stakeholders and colleagues.
Duty D11
Provide good customer service, deal with complaints and identify new opportunities for income generation. Promote the organisation, products, services or activities and the benefits of trees, woodlands and forests.
Duty D12
Work within defined budgets. Assist with sourcing of additional funding for example through grant applications. Write estimates and quotes for work. Develop costings for jobs.
Duty D13
Follow systems and processes required by the organisation and report on information from those systems to monitor organisational performance.
Duty D14
Engage local communities in tree care and management.
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