Apprentice - Arboriculturist

Arboriculturist Apprentice - Level 4

Salary : £20,000 per annum

Location : Nottingham

Programme start date : September 2025

Connect the Country and Shape Your Future

Join our three-year apprenticeship and kickstart a rewarding career helping to protect and enhance the natural environment surrounding our roads.

What You’ll Be Doing

Trees are part of our 'soft estate' - the natural or 'green' parts of our network that includes woodlands, landscape plots and individual trees. As an apprentice arboriculturist, you’ll work with experienced professionals helping to make sure that our tree stock is both safe and protected.

This will include :

• Tree inspection, including assessment of health, defects, safety risks, site factors, planning requirements and aesthetics.
• Assisting with habitat surveys.
• Collecting, researching and analysing arboricultural information and data.
• Dealing with enquiries from the public.
• Locating and marking areas of invasive weeds.
• Advising on implications of arboricultural policy, legislation, regulation and best practice.

You’ll complete the Level 4 arboriculturist apprenticeship, which will help you develop your skills and knowledge, with plenty of opportunities to apply your learning out on our network.

What You’ll Get in Return

An apprenticeship at National Highways is your opportunity to help connect the country through learning and growing in a real-world job, with all the development and support you need to shape a bright future with us. All our apprenticeships offer :

As well as a competitive salary and plenty of career development support, you’ll also enjoy a fantastic employee benefits package, which includes a generous pension scheme, annual leave starting at 26 days (rising to 31 days with service) and thousands of discounts at your favourite shops, restaurants and more!

What You’ll Need to Succeed

To be successful, you’ll have :

To be eligible for the apprenticeship learning programme, you’ll also need to meet these essential requirements :

A minimum of English and Maths GCSE at Grade C / grade 4 or above.

Please note :

Assessment centres will take place in April and May 2025.

To be eligible for a place on the programme, you must be available to attend the 4-day induction, 8th -11th September 2025.

All offers for our apprenticeships are subject to satisfactory completion of pre-employment checks, including Right to Work, reference, and DBS criminal record checks.

About Us

Our strategic road network is vital to connecting the country, carrying a third of all traffic and two-thirds of freight. Every single day, National Highways gets millions of people to where they need to be as efficiently and safely as possible along more than 4,500 miles of motorways and major A roads. We bring people together, keep businesses moving and help communities to stay connected.

We’re constantly innovating to stay ahead of the curve in building and operating our roads, investing in both the right projects and the brightest talent to help shape our future. And that's where you come in!

Why You Should Join Us

If you share our values of safety, passion, teamwork, ownership, and integrity, you’ll thrive as part of our team.

Ready to Take the Next Step?

If you're excited by shaping your future in a new direction, apply today and start your journey with us. Don’t miss out – submit your application today as we may close applications before the advertised closing date if we receive a high volume of interest.

We can only consider your application for one apprenticeship programme due to the volume we receive. Please ensure you only apply to your preferred option, if you apply to more than one we will simply take your first application as your preferred option.

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