Rail Team Leader - South West Area

The Team Leader will need to be both an accomplished climber and team leader; able to lead by example, motivate and mange a small team.

Working alongside the railway the teams will be undertaking all aspects of arboricultural work (including felling, pruning, crown lifting, reduction and thinning). Therefore the successful candidate will need to be experienced in rigging and complex tree work and hold excellent knowledge of tree identification and arboricultural practices. Experience and competency certificates in use of chippers and stump grinder is also essential.

The successful candidate will need to have previous experience in a similar role, be conscious of the strict health and safety environment in which they are working and be a motivated, team leader, able to work under pressure and to tight deadlines.

The candidate will ideally have some, but not necessarily all, of the following:

• Strong academic performance in English and Mathematics                  
• Brushwood Chipper operations   (NPTC)              
• S30 – Maintain The Chainsaw                      
• CS31 - Fell Small Trees
• CS36 – Cross, cut & Stack procedure                
• CS38 – Climb Trees & perform Aerial rescue             
• PTS ticket
• COSS ticket
• IWA ticket
• CS39 – Operate the chainsaw   from a rope & harness
• ASG02 - Certificate of Competence in Stump Grinding  Operations                   
• First Aid  awareness/certification              
• Holds a full, valid driving  license              
• 2-4 years’ experience in  similar job role                
• Experience of leading a team
• Ability to build and maintain strong working relationships
• Knows Latin plant names and their growth rates