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Project Manager (Arboriculture) - Weston-super-Mare

Job description

Project Manager (Arboriculture)  

Weston-super-Mare

Glendale successfully delivers in excess of £6m p.a. of arboriculture, vegetation management, clearance and landscaping works across the Southwest for various clients under DPS and frameworks. 

Projects include; 

  • Large-scale tree clearance through mechanical means

  • Plot maintenance and grass cutting

  • Tree removal and arboricultural services

  • Access clearance

  • Outfall management

  • Silt and island management

  • Habitat creation and aftercare

The Opportunity

As a pivotal member of the regional delivery team, you will collaborate with a team of six delivery managers, reporting directly to the Head of Arboriculture - West. This role requires a highly capable people manager who can work independently, adhere to precise client specifications, and resolve issues while upholding the principles of a contemporary, transparent, and forward-thinking company centred on customer needs.

The successful candidate will be based in Weston-super-Mare with hybrid working options available. We seek a proactive manager demonstrating great operational and financial acumen.

This is a hands-on role involving the collation and management of operations, finance, and quality, requiring prompt and effective action to maintain projects within programme, budget and client expectations. You will assume full responsibility for the mobilisation and oversight of key operational aspects of projects before handover to operational managers. A working knowledge of NEC/JCT contracts would be advantageous.

The Person

The candidate should be experienced in arboriculture, vegetation management and/or landscaping with a minimum of 3 years of operational/accounts/client management experience and hold a UK driver's licence. Ensuring all work meets quality and safety standards, programming is pivotal to the role. In addition, you will be flexible, need excellent attention to detail, display good people management, and have a disciplined approach to routine tasks.

What can Glendale offer you?

  • Salary: Excellent + Benefits - Dependant on skills and competencies. 

  • Generous annual leave

  • Free gym membership for you and a nominated person

  • Employee health cash plan

  • Employee discount portal - discounts on travel bookings, high street vouchers, gift cards, cinema tickets, days out, leisure activities and your day-to-day spending

  • Cycle to Work scheme

  • Pension Scheme

  • Company sick pay

  • Career progression

  • Training and development

Glendale is a well-established business that is growing, so successful applicants can look forward to joining a company that can offer career prospects and believes in investing in its people.

How to Apply
If you feel like you could bring some fresh ideas to the table, we want to hear from you.  Please apply with a letter of application and CV to recruit@glendale-services.co.uk
Closing Date
31st March 2026
About Glendale

Glendale is a company with a turnover of £67 million, providing 'green services' across the UK. Its operations encompass grounds management, landscaping, countryside and estates management, horticulture, and arboriculture.

Glendale, founded in 1989, has a long and successful history of delivering green services to both local authorities and private sector clients. The company is renowned for its high-quality service provision, offering a wide range of green services including grounds maintenance, countryside and estate management, landscaping, tree services, and arboriculture

Glendale is a Carbon Neutral company, Arboricultural Association Approved, and is the ProLandscaper Grounds Maintenance Company of the Year in 2025.