Forestry Technician

City of Mississauga; Mississauga; On-site; CAD 71,000 - 94,000; Full time

Job summary

The City of Mississauga is seeking a Forestry Maintenance & Operations professional to monitor the health of trees across streets, parks and natural areas. You will collect data, assess conditions, and supervise contractors to ensure work aligns with contract specifications.

You will coordinate with supervisors and managers, perform field audits, and help manage plantings, vegetation maintenance, and safety standards for City properties.

Qualifications

• Post-secondary degree or diploma in urban forestry, forestry, arboriculture, or related discipline.
• Must be an ISA Certified Arborist and hold TRAQ or obtain within 6 months of hire.
• Minimum of 2 years’ relevant urban forestry experience.

Responsibilities

• Monitor health and condition of trees and forestry assets on streets, parks and natural areas.
• Perform field audits to validate work completed by contractors against contract specs.
• Serve as a first point of contact for residents and inquiries.
• Operate and maintain data collection and geospatial equipment (GPS, GIS, RTK, RPAS).
• Coordinate and administer the contract lifecycle including procurement, monitoring and closure.

Skills

Field work

Communication

Team collaboration

Problem solving

Education

Urban forestry diploma

Tools

GPS

GIS

RTK

RPAS

Resistograph

Sonic tomograph

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Req ID:28550
Vacancy Type: Permanent
Number of Positions:1
Closing Date:09/25/2026

Job Summary

As a key member of the Forestry Maintenance & Operations team, you’ll play an important role in caring for and sustaining the City’s valuable forestry assets. Reporting to the Supervisor, Forestry Maintenance & Operations, you’ll bring your technical expertise to a dynamic role that blends fieldwork, problem-solving, contractor oversight, and office-based support.

You’ll assess the health and condition of trees and other forestry assets, respond to service requests, identify and prioritize maintenance needs, and help ensure work is completed safely, efficiently, and to a high standard. You’ll also monitor and provide direction to contractors and support contract management activities across streets, parks, and City properties.

This is an opportunity to make a visible, lasting impact on the urban environment while working on diverse forestry challenges across the City.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Monitor and assess the health and condition of existing and newly planted trees, vegetation, and other forestry assets on streets, parks, and natural areas.
• Perform field audits to validate and confirm work assigned to contractors were completed in accordance with contract specifications.
• Identifies any required maintenance work on forestry assets.
• Serve as a first point of contact with residents for service requests and inquiries.
• Accurately operate and maintain specialized scientific data collection, diagnostic, or geospatial equipment (i.e. GPS, GIS, RTK, RPAS, resistograph, sonic tomograph etc.).
• Collects technical data and information, performs technical analysis and provides recommendations.
• Safely operate and maintain forestry vehicles, equipment and tools.
• Performs arboricultural tasks and assists the Forestry Maintenance and Operations team in organizing and planning work to be carried out.
• Ensures the timely delivery of quality customer service and resolutions to service requests, complaints, and inquiries from the public, elected officials, or other City staff.
• Cultivates effective working relationships with internal and external partners, other departments, divisions, and sections, and members of the public
• Support the Supervisor(s) and/or Forestry Coordinator(s) with coordinating and administering the complete contract lifecycle, including preparation, procurement, execution, monitoring and closure.
• Provide input into the preparation of effective specifications for tree maintenance, tree planting, and/or vegetation management contracts including analyzing bids and making recommendations.
• Ensure contracts adhere to applicable legislation, regulations, policies, and requirements.
• Ensure contractor performance aligns with contract specifications and service level agreements (SLAs).

Skills and Qualifications

• Post-secondary degree or diploma in urban forestry, forestry, arboriculture, or related discipline.
• Must be an ISA Certified Arborist and hold the Tree Risk Assessment Qualification (TRAQ) or be able to obtain within 6 months of hire.
• Minimum of 2 years’ relevant experience in urban forestry.
• Knowledge of urban forestry, arboriculture, and landscape construction principles and practices.
• Experience with tree planting and establishment, or tree maintenance, or boulevard vegetation management on streets, parks, and City property, on hardscape and softscape.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to interact with residents, stakeholders and elected officials effectively.
• Sound knowledge of applicable legislation, regulations, and policies (i.e. Occupational Health and Safety Act).
• Must hold a valid Ontario G Driver's License or higher with an acceptable driving record.
• Must be willing to obtain a current driver's abstract at your own expense.

Hourly Rate/Salary: $ 70,807.00 - $ 94,410.00
Grade: D
Hours of Work: 40
Work Location: Mavis Yard: Common Building; 3240 Mavis Rd. Mississauga ON, L5C 3K1
Work Structure: On-site
Organization Unit: CMS/Forestry Mtnce & Ops - East
Department/Division/Section: CMS/Community Services Dept , CMS/Parks, Forestry & Environment , Forestry
Non-Union/Union: Non Union

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Applicants applying to this posting may be considered for the same position(s) should another vacancy occur within six months from the date of this posting, unless the requirement to repost is expressed differently in a Collective Agreement.

If you are selected for an interview and your proposed transfer or promotion results in a real or perceived conflict of interest in relation to the Employment of Relatives Corporate Policy and Procedure, you must notify the Human Resources Representative as soon as possible.

If you are selected for an interview you are expected to disclose all current positions held in the City, whether full time or part time.

Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
The City of Mississauga is committed to creating a respectful and supportive workplace that fosters a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion which broadly reflects the communities and residents we serve. Throughout the employee life cycle, the City is working to include an EDI lens to attract, retain and support the growth of diverse talent.

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Accommodations
The City of Mississauga is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to removing barriers in our selection process for people with visible and invisible disabilities. In accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005 and the Ontario Human Rights Code, the City of Mississauga will provide accommodations throughout the recruitment, selection and/or assessment process to applicants with disabilities.

If selected to participate in the recruitment, selection and/or assessment process, please complete the following Accommodation Request Form and have it emailed to [e-mail] citing the Job ID and Job Title. This will inform Human Resources of the nature of any accommodation(s) that you may require in respect of any materials or processes used to ensure your equal participation.