Arboriculture Professional Trainee NMWTRA

Company Description

THINK. TRY. THRIVE.
Have you considered a career in Arboriculture?
Cynllun Yfory (Gwynedd council's graduate scheme) is a unique opportunity for anyone with a grade of 2:2 or equivalent to develop a career in Cyngor Gwynedd.
It's an opportunity for you to develop expertise in a key area and understand more about working in local government. You will receive practical experience and opportunities to develop your specialist and personal skills to ensure a long and successful career here.

Purpose of the Post.
Receive workplace experiences and support to complete a higher qualification and develop into a leader and expert in the field.
The service will provide technical forestry expertise to ensure that tree protection is consistently incorporated across the Agent's work.
Main Duties.
NMWTRA manages and improves the strategic A highways on behalf of the Welsh Government, ensuring that safety, environment and forestry are integrated into all aspects of the work.
The role of Forestry Professional Trainee will involve developing and maintaining processes and systems that ensure that technical forestry and tree protection issues are effectively integrated across all of the Agent's work.
The main duties of the role will be to:
Develop and maintain systems and processes to ensure that forestry and tree conservation are taken into account in all work streams.
Undertake and supervise surveys, reports and technical carpentry to BS5837 and BS3998 standards across various teams.
Manage budgets related to technical forestry issues on the Strategic Road Network.
Collaborate with internal teams and with the Welsh Government on forestry and tree protection issues.
Assist with tree safety inspections when necessary.
Management and use of specialist environmental equipment such as PICUS, residrill and other inspection equipment.
Spend time in the Agent's other units to understand the wider operations of the organization.
Follow the Council's policies on health and safety, equality, data protection and carbon reduction.

CLOSING DATE: 12:00pm, FRIDAY 29TH MAY 2026
Please remember to follow the guidelines in the INFORMATION PACK when completing the application form.
If you have any questions please email [email protected] or contact Lisa Thomas on 01286679094
For more information - Cynllun Yfory
Here is a link to the 2026 Jobs Prospectus, where you can find more information about the roles and the application guidelines.

Requirements

PERSONAL FEATURES
Delivering the highest quality work
Demonstrate a high level of Self awareness
Demonstrate the potential to be an expert and a leader
Ready to challenge
Working with people effectively
Prioritising well-being.

RELEVANT QUALIFICATIONS AND TRAINING
Possess or are likely to earn a class grade of 2:2 or higher.
Your degree should be in a subject that is relevant to the field.

LANGUAGE NEEDS
Listening and Speaking – Higher Level
Be able to follow a conversation or discussion through the medium of Welsh and English at a professional level and discuss general topics on a daily basis in the field in order to present information and express opinions. Be able to provide a pre-prepared presentation and respond to any comments and questions on it through the medium of Welsh and English.
Reading and Understanding – Higher Level
Be able to understand standard, formal and informal Welsh and written English. Be able to gather information from various sources such as letters, reports, articles, through the medium of Welsh and English in order to carry out the job.
Writing – Higher Level
To present written information with confidence in the form of a letter, a more detailed and technical report and to respond to written requests conveying information, ideas and views through the medium of Welsh and English. (It is possible to get help to check the language).