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Good kit, proper training, crews you'd actually want to be on, and a yard in Shurdington instead of a two-hour commute. If you're good at this trade, or want to get good at it, we should talk.

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Silver Tree Services runs 30+ staff across seven teams from Shurdington, near Cheltenham: tree surgery, grounds maintenance, landscaping, clearance, yard, nursery, and office. We’ve grown every year by doing work properly for clients like the NHS, Gloucestershire Police, and Stroud District Council, and growth means hiring. We take on experienced hands, and we take on people with the right attitude and train them up through our own training arm.

Why people stay here

Training that's real. Silver Tree Training is part of the business, so NPTC tickets, first aid, and progression qualifications happen here, paid for, not promised in an interview and forgotten
Kit that works. Maintained machinery and decent climbing gear, because fighting your tools all day is how this trade burns people out
Local work. Gloucestershire-based contracts mean you're mostly home for tea, not living out of a Travelodge
Variety. Churchyards, hospital grounds, a hill climb circuit, Cotswold estates, and back gardens, often in the same week
Progression that's visible. Grounds staff become climbers, climbers become team leaders, and the people running teams now mostly started on the tools here

Who we look for

Qualified arborists, climbers and ground staff with NPTC tickets (CS30/31 minimum, CS38/39 for climbing roles)
Grounds maintenance operatives, experienced or trainable, full driving licence usually needed
Landscapers, hard and soft landscaping skills
Machine operators, tractors, flails, chippers, grinders
Trainees, no tickets yet but genuinely up for outdoor graft, we'll train the rest

Vacancies

General Operatives

More hands on the tools, across every team. You’ll move between tree surgery, grounds maintenance, landscaping and commercial projects depending on where the work is that week, so no two days are the same. Based at our yard in Shurdington, near Cheltenham, working on sites across Gloucestershire and the surrounding counties.

The role

Work across all departments: grounds maintenance, landscaping, tree services, commercial and environmental projects.
Varied outdoor work. No two days the same.
Full on-the-job training, with further tickets through Silver Tree Training.
Full-time or part-time, with some weekend work.

What we offer

What you'll need

Full UK driving licence and able to meet our fleet insurance requirements.
Willing to undergo a DBS check and provide a clear certificate.
Reliable, hardworking and positive.
Happy working outdoors in all weathers.
A flexible approach to hours, including some weekends.

Useful, not essential

How to apply

No portal, no personality quiz. Send us a few lines about yourself, any experience, where you’re based and whether you’re after full-time or part-time hours. We’ll have an honest conversation about what’s available.

Or use the application form further down this page and pick General Operative.

Driver / Trainee Tree Surgeon

A driving role at the heart of our tree surgery crews, with a real route into arboriculture. You’ll tow and manoeuvre our trailers between sites across Gloucestershire, work alongside the team on domestic and commercial jobs, and train towards recognised tree surgery qualifications as you go. Based at our yard in Shurdington, near Cheltenham.

What you'll need

C1+E licence minimum (7.5-tonne vehicle and trailer combination).
Confident towing and manoeuvring trailers.
Good work ethic and a positive attitude.
Able to work as part of a professional team.
Physically fit and comfortable working outdoors in all weathers.

What we offer

£27,000 to £30,000 a year, full-time and permanent.
20 days annual leave plus bank holidays, increasing with length of service.
3% employer pension contribution.
In-house training and externally recognised arboricultural qualifications.
Uniform, PPE and free on-site parking at our yard.
Employee Assistance Programme for confidential wellbeing and mental health support.
Clear, long-term progression within the business.

Useful, not essential

We'd like to hear from

Licence information

You’ll need to be able to legally drive a 7.5-tonne vehicle towing a trailer over 750kg. If you passed your test before 1997 you may have grandfather rights, but C1+E gained by passing the test is a big advantage because of the extra towing weights it allows.

How to apply

Send us your CV and a short covering note with your licence categories and any relevant experience.

Or use the application form further down this page and pick General Operative.

Tree Surgeon / Arborist

Climb, rig and fell with kit most firms only talk about: Avant 650i, Valtra T254 with crane, Heizo-Hack chipper, and PPE chosen to your preference. We work quality over haste, so you get the time to do it properly and safely. CS30, CS31, CS38 and CS39 essential, and our in-house training company will take you further. Some working away from home.

Location	Salary Range*
Gloucestershire, plus nationwide contracts	£27,000 to £40,000

Qualified Tree Surveyor

Own the job from first inspection to final quote. You will survey trees and woodland populations, call the shots on health, defects and risk, produce the reports and set the methodology our crews work to. PTI and Level 3 Arboriculture essential, BS5837 a bonus. Serious surveying tech, real autonomy in the field, and extensive travel.

Location	Salary Range*
Gloucestershire and surrounding areas	£30,000 to £45,000

Landscaping Supervisor

Lead a crew of up to ten and own the site from pre-work survey to final handover. Driveways, patios, decking, retaining walls, pergolas, fencing and full garden redesigns, with you as the client’s point of contact and the person who makes the standard stick. CSCS card and driving licence required. Not quite got the full ticket yet? Apply anyway, we train.

Location	Salary Range*
Gloucestershire and surrounding areas	£33,000 to £37,000

Grounds Maintenance Operative

Run your own round, your own way. Take-home company van, all modern plant and uniform provided, 8:00am to 4:30pm Monday to Friday with flexibility we are happy to discuss. Mowing, hedges, pruning, scarifying and seasonal cleans on sites you will take real pride in. PA1, PA6 and a manual UK licence essential. Clear route through to supervisor and management.

Location	Salary Range*
Oxfordshire and Upper Rissington	£25,000 to £30,000

Semi-Skilled Landscaper

Two years on the tools and ready for the next step up? Decking, patios, pathways, fencing, turfing, pergolas, sleepers and ground levelling, working alongside skilled hands who will train you towards a supervisory role. Driving licence required, CSCS card preferred. Bring the graft and the attitude, we will build the career around it.

Location	Salary Range*
Gloucestershire and surrounding areas	£24,500 to £30,000

*Salaries are a guide only and negotiable on experience, qualifications and certificates. If you are close but not quite there on paper, talk to us anyway.

What we expect back

Straight talking works both ways: we expect people to turn up, work safely, look after kit, and treat clients’ sites like their own ground. Standards are checked, not assumed, because our name is on every job. If that sounds like pressure, it isn’t, it’s just the absence of chaos, and people who’ve worked for chaotic outfits notice the difference in the first week.

How to apply

No portal, no personality quiz. Simply fill in the form below or Email Us Here with what you’ve done, what tickets you hold, and where you’re based. Alternately call us on 01242 472560 and ask about jobs. We reply to everyone who applies properly.