What made you choose Arbtech?
The fact that Arbtech hires interns with no previous experience appealed to me.
In a competitive job market with high entry requirements for most companies, it was refreshing to find one that was prioritising work ethic over all else.
What do you love most about the company?
The flexible working hours and broad training opportunities to learn many useful skills and different types of surveys.
What do you do when you are not at Arbtech?
When I’m not at Arbtech, I’m usually playing some kind of sport like golf, rock climbing, volleyball or squash.
When I can, I like to practice my Spanish or volunteer with the Wildlife Trust, and recently, I started painting as well.
What is your biggest tip to achieve the most in life?
Work out what your passions are and work hard towards them.
What is the best social you’ve been on at Arbtech?
My best Arbtech social so far was the post-intern training day dinner and bowling social.
It was a fun way to relax after two long days of lectures and meet the fellow interns that we’d be working closely with for the next six months.
Where do you want to travel to next?
I’d love to go back to South America.
The wildlife and the people there are incredible, and I need to practice my Spanish, as I hope to be fluent in the near future.
Where do you see yourself in 5 years’ time?
I hope to be very experienced in ecology, with extensive knowledge in many types of surveys.
I also want to hold my own protected species licenses of various categories by then.
What is a goal you have for the future, in or out of work?
My goal is to be happy with great friends and family around me.
I want to be able to protect or improve the environment in some way, either professionally or in my spare time.
Tom joined Arbtech in October 2025.
