Tree Surveyor - Amey
Company: Amey
Salary: £36,474 - £42,000
Location: South West Scotland
Date posted: 25 July 2025
Apply before: 29 August 2025
The Job:
We are excited to offer fantastic opportunities for Permanent Tree Surveyors to join our dynamic Scottish Grounds Maintenance team in Scotland. This is a full-time role working 45 hours per week, Monday to Friday. Our NMC SW account spans from Glasgow to Dumfries to Stranraer, your work location will primarily depend on your residence and the specific job site. In this role, you will undertake landscape condition surveys and detailed inspections throughout Scotland, principally on the NMC North East Contract or NMC South West Contract. Provide reports, technical specifications and identify priorities to meet and maintain health, safety, contractual and legal obligations. Monitor progress and performance of operational teams. This role would suit a candidate with an arboricultural inspection and supervision background, with horticultural knowledge, ideally within Term Maintenance Highways Contracts.
- Location: Scotland, Ayrshire & Arran, Dumfries and Galloway, Greater Glasgow & The Clyde Valley
- Industry: Agriculture, Forestry and Arboriculture, Horticulture
- Job type: Full-time

The Company:
Amey delivers sustainable, full-lifecycle infrastructure and asset management services, informed by data and delivered with expertise. We are a leading provider of engineering, operations and decarbonisation solutions for infrastructure, asset management and complex facilities
The Candidate:
- Able to work across all of Amey’s Network Maintenance Contracts in Scotland when required.
- Be an organised team player with the ability to communicate well with others.
- Able to manage and prioritise workloads to achieve required outcomes.
- Be self-motivated and able to work alone as well as part of a team.
- Able to provide high levels of diligence and accuracy to their work.
- Able to communicate effectively in writing and orally.
- IT literate, competent MS Excel and Word User, able to use GIS and Asset Management / Survey software.
- Able to work and consult with internal/external contacts at a range of levels in a constructive and helpful way, offering advice, as appropriate.
Qualifications & Experience
- HNC, HND or Degree level qualification in horticulture or arboriculture is essential.
- Current attainment in Lantra Professional Tree Inspection, or commitment to attain at a defined time in the future, is essential.
- Experience working on a trunk road maintenance contract or having operational experience in a role of a similar nature is preferred.
- Strong entry level candidates with appropriate qualifications may be considered.
- Full driving license
The Package:
- Competitive Salary: Enjoy a competitive annual salary with the potential for yearly reviews to ensure you’re rewarded for your contributions.
- Career Growth: Propel your career with clear, dynamic advancement opportunities
- Training Opportunities: Unlock your potential with comprehensive training tailored to your growth.
- Personal Development Opportunities: Advance your personal growth through mentorship and access to our award-winning programs like our Leadership Development, Women@Amey, and Multicultural Leadership programs.
- Pension: Benefit from a generous pension scheme with company contributions for your future peace of mind.
- Holidays: Enjoy at least 24 days of holiday plus bank holidays, and the opportunity to buy further 5 days! Giving you plenty of time to relax and recharge.
- Flexible Benefits: Customise your benefits package with options like additional leave, cycle-to-work schemes, charitable giving, and gym memberships.
- Exclusive Discounts: Access our online portal filled with discounts from leading retailers, healthcare services, and more, helping you save on the things that matter.
- Social Impact: Take part in our community initiatives with 2x paid volunteering days a year, plus other opportunities to support fundraising and local projects.
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