Arboricultural Support Technician

The starting salary for this role is £33,552 per annum for working 36 hours per week.

The Surrey County Council's Highways and Transport service is excited to be recruiting an Arboricultural Support Technician.

Your work base will be at our Merrow Depot in Guildford, with meetings and site visits across the county. We also offer agile working to enable an element of working from home, where appropriate.

Our Offer to You

• 26 days' holiday, rising to 28 days after 2 years' service and 31 days after 5 years' service
• Option to buy up to 10 days of additional annual leave
• A generous local government salary related pension
• Up to 5 days of carer's leave and 2 paid volunteering days per year
• Paternity, adoption and dependents leave
• An Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) to support health and wellbeing
• Learning and development hub where you can access a wealth of resources
• Wellbeing and lifestyle discounts including gym, travel, and shopping
• A chance to make a real difference to the lives of our residents

About us

The Highways & Transport service is responsible for ensuring the effective management, maintenance and improvement of all highway and transport assets. This includes over two million trees on the highway network, providing strategic green infrastructure across Surrey.

This important resource provides vital ecosystem services helping to tackle climate change whilst providing support for wildlife.

About the role

This is an important customer focused role with the opportunity to make a significant positive impact on our natural environment.

Working with like-minded colleagues and reporting to the Senior Arboricultural Officer, you will be supporting the team to manage an extensive network of trees and woodland on and adjacent to the highway network across Surrey. You will also be involved with our tree planting programme.

The role requires you to develop excellent relationships with colleagues, contractors and other stakeholders, including elected Members. This role will be very rewarding for the right person.

Highways Operations & Infrastructure operates an agile working system, in accordance with the County Council policy. This means that all Officers are expected to be available when needed, with flexibility to work from both Council offices and their home (or other suitable arrangements). It is expected that all Officers will regularly work from their designated office to maintain team working and as required by their manager. All Officers are expected to make themselves available to attend site and other meetings when needed.

About you

While arboricultural experience is not required, we are looking for someone who is engaged with the natural environment and will have the ability to understand technical issues. You will be supported in developing a sound understanding of how to commission many works in the arboricultural field and will be required to take a pro-active and flexible approach, seeking to find practical solutions.

You will also be expected to uphold excellent customer care standards, have a positive and proactive approach, taking pride in your work.

Your application

In order to be considered for shortlisting, your application will clearly evidence the following skills and experience and align with our behaviours:

• A keen interest in tress and the natural environment
• Excellent communication skills and confident in dealing with a wide selection of customers.
• Excellent IT skills with an understanding of standard office software and willingness to learn bespoke packages.
• Ability to prioritise and plan own workload in the context of conflicting priorities, meet tight deadlines, and work on own initiative.
• A positive, self-motivated person with a "can do" attitude and a desire to learn and continuously improve.

The job advert closes at 23:59 on 13/05/2026 with interviews to follow.

Local Government Reorganisation (LGR)

Surrey County Council is undergoing Local Government Reorganisation, moving from a two-tier system to two new unitary councils in April 2027. If you are employed by Surrey on 1st April 2027, your role will transfer with current terms and conditions to one of the new organisations, supporting local devolution and greater powers for our communities.

Join our dynamic team and shape the future of local government. Make a lasting impact with innovative solutions and improved services for our community. Help us build a brighter future for our residents!

Our Commitment

We are a disability confident employer which means if you have shared a disability on your application form and have evidenced you meet the minimum criteria, we guarantee you an interview.

Your skills and experience truly matter to us. From application to your first day, we're committed to supporting you with any adjustments you need, we value inclusion and warmly welcome you to join and help build a workplace where everyone belongs.