Description
As an Associate Arboricultural Consultant at WSP, you'll join a collaborative, multidisciplinary team delivering innovative arboricultural solutions for clients across the UK.
You'll combine senior technical delivery, commercial leadership, people development, and client growth, helping build a sustainable national arboriculture and forestry offer integrated with the wider Nature Services business.
Responsibilities:
- Direct complex arboricultural commissions, ensuring quality, budget, programme, and client requirements are met.
- Develop and review technical approaches for BS5837, EIA, DCO/NSIP, veteran/ancient tree, and construction-stage deliverables.
- Support people managers in developing career pathways, mentoring arrangements, and technical training.
- Build relationships with clients, authorities, industry bodies, and internal disciplines to generate work and create value.
- Drive best practice, QA consistency, knowledge management, and continuous improvement across the team.
Requirements:
- Substantial arboricultural consultancy experience with a record of leading complex projects.
- Track record in major infrastructure, DCO/NSIP, EIA, public sector frameworks, or expert evidence.
- Strong technical review capability and ability to communicate complex information clearly.
- Commercial confidence in pricing, scope management, project controls, and risk/opportunity management.
- Experience mentoring and developing others, including identifying skills gaps and training needs.
- Ability to support work winning and maintain strong client relationships.
Benefits:
- Impactful work on nationally significant and locally important projects.
- Help shape a growing national business and contribute to strategic decision-making.
- Open, supportive, and inclusive culture where development is a priority.
- Clear progression, mentoring, and professional development.
- Access executive-level development, leadership coaching, and business management training.
- Annual training budget aligned with your personal goals.
- Flexible/hybrid working arrangements aligned to project needs.
- Paid membership of a relevant professional body, WSP treats, and pension contributions.