Principal Arboriculturist


Company:	Jacobs
Salary:	Not specified
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	London, SE1 2QG
Working pattern:	Hybrid - 3 days remote
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	9 Jul 2026
Closing date:	8 Aug 2026

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Summary

➡️ Start your Jacobs career with a company that inspires and empowers you to deliver your best work so you can evolve, grow, and succeed – today and into tomorrow

➡️ You will be a part of growing UK Landscape and Arboriculture team of over 70 professionals

➡️ As a Principal Arboriculturist🌳, you’ll be responsible for the continuing implementation of arboriculture advice and surveys within the Landscape and Arboricultural team across a wide range of project stages and types reporting to the Associate Director of arboriculture

➡️ This is an opportunity to make a real difference and bring expertise to this innovative and exciting team

What’s in it for You?

🌍 Collaboration at scale — work alongside global experts within diverse, multidisciplinary teams

😍 A values-led culture — be part of an organisation that champions inclusion, innovation, and going beyond

🚀 Career progression — access leadership development, technical communities, and knowledge networks

📈 Lead advisory projects with real-world impact

In this role, you will:

➡️ Undertake tree surveys in relation to planning and development and provide technical arboricultural solutions

➡️ Undertake Veteran tree surveys and give advice

➡️ Support the wider arboricultural team on a national scale

➡️ Ensuring the delivery of comprehensive arboricultural reports, including Arboricultural Impact Assessments and Arboricultural Method Statements within tight time-frames to meet client requirements

➡️ Work with a range of disciplines within Jacobs and with outside consultants

➡️ Contribute new innovative ideas, materials, research and learnings to the team, as part of your management and project work

➡️ Work with arboricultural sub-contractors as part of the arboricultural offering

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