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Branchwalkers Vegetation Management Operative role

Contract · Sussex + south-east (travel expected)

Vegetation Management Operative

Contract role for utility, rail and highways vegetation management. Sentinel + CSCS tickets essential. Project-based with flexible duration, regular work.

TypeContract
LocationSussex + south-east (travel expected)
SalaryDay rate negotiable, shift premiums for night work

About the role

What we're
looking for.

Full detail below — the day-to-day shape of the role, the responsibilities, the qualifications we need you to hold (or be close to).

01 — The role

Day to day

Our commercial side runs separate from the domestic crew — overhead-line vegetation management across the south-east (UK Power Networks patch), rail corridor clearance with Network Rail protection, and highways vegetation work under TM. Distinct skill set, distinct compliance paperwork, distinct rates.

This is a contract role — we bring people on for specific programmes and extend as the pipeline allows. Regular work, but not PAYE. You'd be invoicing as a sole trader or through a Ltd. If you've got the tickets and the appetite for corridor work, we'd like to talk.

02 — Responsibilities

What you'll be doing

  • Vegetation clearance alongside overhead lines (11kV–400kV) under DNO authorisation
  • Trackside vegetation work in Red Zone possessions or Green Zone where permitted
  • Highways vegetation within traffic-management windows — day or night
  • Work to permits and method statements; brief in and out with site controller
  • Maintain documentation pack (permits, photos, waste notes) for every shift

03 — Requirements

What you need

  • CSCS card (current)
  • Sentinel card (current) with PTS
  • NPTC CS30/31 chainsaw + NA quals for trackside chainsaw work
  • COSS designation advantageous (or willingness to train)
  • Full UK driving licence (manual); towing advantageous
  • Own Ltd or sole-trader set-up + public liability cover

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