Tree Officer

Job Description:

Tree Officer

Location: Midlands or South-East. Agile working with office base in Coventry (Midlands) or Erith (South-East).

For Midlands based applicants, regular travel required within 30 miles of Coventry and occasional travel to East Sussex & Kent.

South-East based applicants can expect regular travel between Erith, East Surrey and Kent with occasional travel to sites in Warwickshire & South-West Leicestershire.

At Orbit, we’re one of the UK’s largest housing groups and a leading developer of affordable housing. More than 100,000 people live in our homes, and we’re committed to creating thriving, green, and sustainable communities where people are proud to live.

We are looking for a Tree Officer to join our Estates team and play a vital role in managing and protecting the trees across our estates. This is a hands-on role that blends professional arboricultural work with customer service, contractor oversight, and stakeholder collaboration.

This is an opportunity to make a direct, visible difference to communities while developing your skills in a supportive environment. You’ll have the freedom to work across a variety of locations, balancing home-based planning with on-site inspections and occasional office-based team meetings.

Join us and help keep our neighbourhoods safe, attractive, and sustainable.

Work for Orbit. Believe in people. Grow with us.

What you’ll do

• Take ownership of, manage and maintain, trees within designated areas of the Orbit Estate.
• Carry out cyclical tree surveys to assess tree health and safety, recommending appropriate remedial action.
• Respond to customer enquiries promptly and professionally, providing accurate advice and information.
• Manage contractor performance to ensure work meets specifications, deadlines, and quality standards.
• Support the wider Tree Team in managing and maintaining all trees across the Orbit estate.
• Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders, ensuring clear communication and positive relationships.

About you

We’re looking for someone who:

• Has experience in tree inspection, assessment, or arboricultural management.
• Can interpret survey findings and make clear, evidence-based recommendations.
• Is confident in managing contractors and holding them accountable for performance.
• Communicates well with a range of people - from customers to technical teams.
• Is flexible to travel regularly across either the Midlands or the South East, with occasional travel to

What you'll bring

Essential skills

• Experience of working in a similar capacity.
• Minimum of Level 3 Diploma in Arboriculture or similar qualification.
• Knowledge of tree inspection techniques, risk assessment, fault diagnosis and maintenance techniques gained from practical experience.
• Knowledge of the law and procedures relating to the protection of trees.
• Knowledge of Health and Safety requirements relating to tree works.
• Ability to monitor the performance of contractors against contract conditions and specifications.
• Have a valid UK driving licence, a working vehicle and the ability to travel nationally.

Desirable

• LANTRA Professional Tree Inspection (PTI)
• IOSH / NEBOSH Health & Safety Qualifications

Why Orbit?

Choosing us means being rewarded in every sense.

Here’s what you can expect to enjoy with us.

Benefits on Offer

• Car Allowance
• 27 Days Annual Leave
• Bonus Opportunity
• Generous Pension Contribution
• Private Medical Insurance
• Life Assurance

A rewarding experience that works for you

We strive to create an inclusive experience with benefits and wellbeing programmes designed to help you, and your loved ones, to thrive. For a better work life balance, we offer flexible working opportunities for many roles.

A place to progress

From training programmes to professional qualifications, we provide opportunities to learn and develop at every stage of your career. Whether you’re a student, graduate or experienced professional we’ll support you to grow.

For leaders, our tailored development journeys are designed to stretch and strengthen your leadership skills. As well as practical training, we give you access to renowned business schools and experiential programmes for greater breadth and depth of learning.

A purpose to feel proud of

We’re proud to make a difference to people together. We’re values-driven with a commercial focus on performance - because the more profit we make, the more we can achieve for people.

What brings us together is a passionate belief in progress and people.

Read more about the values and purpose that drive us on our careers website.

How we hire

We aim to make our hiring process simple and fair:

1. Online application
2. Interview(s)
3. Decision and offer

We put the safeguarding of our customers, colleagues and contractors at the heart of everything we do and as such, certain roles will be subject to a DBS check.