Arborist Tree and Plant Health Care Specialist/ Tree Surgeon

Overview

If you are looking for an opportunity to develop your Arboricultural expertise and knowledge, Bartlett Tree Experts has over 118 years of experience in managing trees and growing people. We are an international tree and shrub care business with over 125 offices in the United States, Canada, Great Britain, and Ireland. Built on family values and the pursuit of scientific tree care, we are proud of the quality of our work, our level of service, our safety record and, most of all, our people.

Benefits

• Competitive salary – we believe your hard work deserves to be rewarded with guaranteed hours, overtime and team incentives
• 21 days holiday plus BH with an increase of annual leave with length of service
• Established family run company - be part of a local office team with the support of the larger company
• Safety Above all Else - new PPE, uniform and equipment
• Variety of work – domestic and commercial arboriculture
• Regular celebrations – quarterly team building bonus for each office to spend together
• Health and Wellbeing – we look out for your wellbeing by offering an Employee Assistance Programme for financial, health and wellbeing support and a Cycle to Work Scheme
• Training and Development – training programme from day one – using internal (Tree Work, Plant Health Care, Consultancy, Research Labs) and external expertise
• Employee Referral bonus
• Long Service Awards
• Discount scheme
• Company pension

Responsibilities

We have some amazing people in our business. At every level, our people are empowered to make a difference and as a result take pride in what they do.

We are seeking an Arborist Plant Health Care Specialist / Tree Surgeon who has a passion for preserving and caring for trees. This position will involve identifying a variety of tree and shrub species and common pest and disease problems associated with them, scheduling treatments with our clients, driving and operating our spray truck, taking soil samples, completing paperwork and managing our chemical and fertiliser stock.

The Arborist Plant Health Care Specialist / Tree Surgeon role would involve working with the tree crew when not busy with plant health care.

To find out more about what life is like at Bartlett, check us out on Instagram @LifeatBartlett

Qualifications

Please contact us for a chat if you:

• have a genuine interest in plant health care
• can demonstrate sound knowledge of Health and Safety
• can work to best industry practice
• focus on providing a high level of Customer Service
• have a desire to produce the highest possible standard of work
• are able to work independently

Applicants must have a full driving licence.

PA1 and PA6 spraying qualifications and NPTC CS30, CS31, CS38 and CS39 (or equivalent), Level 2 or Level 3 Arboriculture or Horticulture are desirable.

Location : City

Chelmsford, Essex

Category

Plant Health Care

Initial Post Date: UK & Ireland Careers

12.06.2026

Type

Regular Full-Time