Tree Officer
| Posting date: | 05 December 2025 |
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| Salary: | £33,466 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 04 January 2026 |
| Location: | Dover, Kent |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Dover District Council |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | DDC0788 |
Summary
Dover District Council has an exciting agenda to deliver first class public services, putting our residents at the heart of everything we do. As an employer, Dover District Council is proud to provide a supportive, friendly, diverse and flexible working environment in which our employees can thrive.
The Dover District covers approximately 121 square miles and is steeped in history, with wonderful coastline and countryside, lush valleys and beautiful parks and gardens, including the Green Flag Awarded Kearsney Parks, which encompasses a Grade II Thomas Mawson formal gardens. This makes Dover such an attractive place to live and work.
With amazing natural landscapes and a stock of veteran trees, we’re looking for an enthusiastic and experienced Tree Officer to join the Parks and Open Spaces Team.
The Role & Responsibilities
You will lead on all aspects of tree management and maintenance within Dover District Council maintained Parks, Housing Estates, Cemeteries and Closed churchyards. You will work as part of the In-House Grounds Maintenance Team and will provide specialist arboricultural advice on trees in relation to planning and the wider landscape. You will also be responsible for serving Tree Preservation Orders and assessing applications for works on Protected Trees, as well as trees in Conservation Areas, district wide.
Who We Are Looking For
- You must have experience of procedures relating to Tree Preservation Orders and trees in Conservation Areas, together with an up-to-date breadth of knowledge of The Town and Country Planning Act, law and standards relating to the protection and management of trees.
- Experience in a local government environment.
- A professional qualification in arboriculture such as a Level 4 Award or Level 4 Apprenticeship, or willingness to train towards, is desirable.
- This post requires you to have a full clean driving licence. The role requires travelling to sites across the district in a timely manner using your own transport.
What Can We Offer?
We can provide a friendly and supportive environment for you to excel in. We also offer several employee benefits, subject to eligibility criteria, such as:
- Benenden Healthcare Membership and access to an Employee Assistance Programme.
- An Opt-in Local government pension scheme with the opportunity for staff to make advanced, voluntary contributions (AVCs) to top up their pension.
- A generous annual leave provision.
- A discount scheme including reduced membership rates at the local leisure centre.
- On-site parking.
- Cycle2Work scheme (eligibility criteria applies)
- Generous Salary Sacrifice Car Scheme (eligibility criteria applies)
A full valid UK driving license is required for this role and use of a motor vehicle for business use.
The quality of your application will be considered as part of the recruitment process.
For an alternative format, or to apply using a different method, please contact us.
What Next?
If you would like a further discussion about the post then please contact Grace Dennis (Principal Open Spaces Officer) at grace.dennis@dover.gov.uk or on 07743 192881.
Interviews to be held on w/c 19th January 2026.
The Dover District covers approximately 121 square miles and is steeped in history, with wonderful coastline and countryside, lush valleys and beautiful parks and gardens, including the Green Flag Awarded Kearsney Parks, which encompasses a Grade II Thomas Mawson formal gardens. This makes Dover such an attractive place to live and work.
With amazing natural landscapes and a stock of veteran trees, we’re looking for an enthusiastic and experienced Tree Officer to join the Parks and Open Spaces Team.
The Role & Responsibilities
You will lead on all aspects of tree management and maintenance within Dover District Council maintained Parks, Housing Estates, Cemeteries and Closed churchyards. You will work as part of the In-House Grounds Maintenance Team and will provide specialist arboricultural advice on trees in relation to planning and the wider landscape. You will also be responsible for serving Tree Preservation Orders and assessing applications for works on Protected Trees, as well as trees in Conservation Areas, district wide.
Who We Are Looking For
- You must have experience of procedures relating to Tree Preservation Orders and trees in Conservation Areas, together with an up-to-date breadth of knowledge of The Town and Country Planning Act, law and standards relating to the protection and management of trees.
- Experience in a local government environment.
- A professional qualification in arboriculture such as a Level 4 Award or Level 4 Apprenticeship, or willingness to train towards, is desirable.
- This post requires you to have a full clean driving licence. The role requires travelling to sites across the district in a timely manner using your own transport.
What Can We Offer?
We can provide a friendly and supportive environment for you to excel in. We also offer several employee benefits, subject to eligibility criteria, such as:
- Benenden Healthcare Membership and access to an Employee Assistance Programme.
- An Opt-in Local government pension scheme with the opportunity for staff to make advanced, voluntary contributions (AVCs) to top up their pension.
- A generous annual leave provision.
- A discount scheme including reduced membership rates at the local leisure centre.
- On-site parking.
- Cycle2Work scheme (eligibility criteria applies)
- Generous Salary Sacrifice Car Scheme (eligibility criteria applies)
A full valid UK driving license is required for this role and use of a motor vehicle for business use.
The quality of your application will be considered as part of the recruitment process.
For an alternative format, or to apply using a different method, please contact us.
What Next?
If you would like a further discussion about the post then please contact Grace Dennis (Principal Open Spaces Officer) at grace.dennis@dover.gov.uk or on 07743 192881.
Interviews to be held on w/c 19th January 2026.
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