Graduate Arboriculturist - Water - 2025 (Reading/Brighton)

Stantec Consulting International Ltd.; Reading; Hybrid; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job description

With every community, Stantec redefines what’s possible.

Application Deadline: Recruitment is ongoing. Please apply as soon as possible as the advert may close once we have sufficient applicants.

Your role:

We are looking for a Graduate Arboriculturist to be based in either Reading or Brighton, joining our 2025 Graduate Programme.

As part of a growing team within the water sector, you will play a pivotal role in contributing to significant projects both locally and nationally, from day one. We provide clear career progression along with development opportunities to help you succeed in the industry.

This is a field-based position with opportunities for office-based work as needed. You will undertake client site visits, planning and undertaking survey tasks, visual tree inspection and tree condition surveys, collating and analysing field survey data and producing high quality environmental reports/statements.

About you:

At Stantec, we value your potential over past experience. Along with your bachelor’s degree in Arboriculture or qualification in Forestry, Countryside Management, Forest Management and Woodland Ecology, we’d love to receive your application if you are:

1. A Thinker: Evaluating options by understanding context and risks, navigating ambiguity and putting forward your thoughts and ideas.
2. A Striver: Exhibiting ownership, consistently delivering on tasks and objectives. You’ll be motivated and proactive in your work, having the desire to make a real difference.
3. A Planner: Organising and managing your own activities, dealing effectively with multiple priorities with a structured approach.
4. An Adapter: Able to remain calm in new situations, comfortably switching between a variety of dynamic and exciting tasks.
5. A Multi-Tasker: Thinking about more than one task at a time, while still having an eye for detail.

Please note, we ask our graduates to come into the office 4 days per week, to ensure that you receive sufficient time with your team and receive the appropriate level of support.

What we can offer you:

• A competitive salary
• Private medical insurance
• A range of benefits, including holiday buy and sell, group income protection and life assurance
• Permanent employment contract to demonstrate our commitment to your long-term career at Stantec
• Professional progression plan, supporting you to gain professional chartership
• A supportive and collaborative team environment and Early Careers peer group and wider ERG network

Please take a look at our Graduate FAQs if you have any questions. We look forward to receiving your application.

About Stantec

The Stantec community unites more than 31,000 employees working in over 450 locations across 6 continents. We have been working with our clients and communities in the UK for over 150 years. We plan, design, deliver and manage the development and infrastructure needed to support the creation of sustainable, healthy and prosperous communities.

Stantec provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants for future and current employment and prohibit discrimination on the grounds of race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression. We prohibit discrimination in decisions concerning recruitment, hiring, referral, promotion, compensation, fringe benefits, job training, terminations or any other condition of employment. Stantec is in compliance with laws and regulations and ensures equitable opportunities in all aspects of employment.