Supervisor, Forestry

City of Mississauga; Mississauga; On-site; CAD 92,000 - 122,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

OMERS Pension plan

Competitive paid vacation

Employer-paid health, dental and life

24/7 Employee and Family Assistance

Job summary

The City of Mississauga is seeking a Supervisors, Forestry Maintenance & Operations to lead a skilled team of arborists and forestry technicians across streets, parks and natural areas. This role emphasizes safety, efficiency, and delivering high-quality urban forestry services.

You will manage in-house crews and contractors, support emergency response, and drive operational excellence while reporting to the Manager, Forestry Maintenance & Operations.

Qualifications

• Post-secondary degree or diploma in urban forestry, arboriculture, ecology, environmental science, or related discipline.
• Must be a Certified ISA Arborist with Tree Risk Assessment Qualification.
• ISA Urban Forest Professional or Master Arborist is an asset.
• Minimum 5 years of urban forestry experience.
• Extensive knowledge of urban forestry and arboriculture principles.

Responsibilities

• Supervise planning and delivery of arboricultural and boulevard vegetation management services.
• Coordinate contractors, personnel, equipment, and supplies for efficient use of resources.
• Set priorities, milestones, and performance measures within an assigned area.
• Oversee contracts including tendering and administration.
• Lead emergency response and on-call duties for extreme weather events.
• Mentor and train staff, manage scheduling, overtime, and leave requests.
• Develop operating plans, budgets, and service standards.
• Represent the division at meetings with leadership and public stakeholders.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Safety focus

Team coordination

Education

ISA Certified Arborist

Tree Risk Assessment Qualification

Urban forestry/Arboriculture degree or diploma

Tools

Driver's license (Ontario)

Job description

Job Summary

Are you passionate about trees and leadership in a forward-thinking non-unionized workplace with an amazing team culture that puts our people and their safety first and is committed to quality work? Are you someone who challenges the status quo, gets things done, sees the big picture, and inspires others?

As one of our Supervisors, Forestry Maintenance & Operations, you will lead an award-winning team of arborists and forestry technicians that deliver tree care services safely and efficiently on streets, parks, and natural areas across one of Canada’s largest cities. From managing in-house crews to contractors, and from proactive maintenance to emergency storm response, this is far from your traditional municipal operations role. You will lead by example and bring an execution-focused and delivery-driven mindset to achieving operational excellence in ensuring public safety and a healthy and resilient urban forest. You will report to the Manager, Forestry Maintenance & Operations and work alongside another Supervisor and three Forestry Coordinators that help facilitate day-to-day operations with our contractors and in-house crews.

Your pay will negotiated based on your experience, abilities, and qualifications, and your benefits and perks will include access to a defined benefit pension plan (OMERS), competitive paid vacation, and a comprehensive employer-paid benefits plan that includes extended health, dental and life insurance, and access to a 24/7 Employee and Family Assistance Program. You will join our on-call supervisor rotation and provide overtime support during extreme weather and storms. All emergency and overtime hours are fully compensated.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Supervise the planning and delivery of arboricultural and boulevard vegetation management services within an assigned area in a safe, efficient, and effective manner.
• Supervise the planning, coordination, scheduling and supervision of contractors, personnel, equipment, supplies, materials within an assigned area to ensure the most efficient and effective use of in-house and contracted resources.
• Sets operational priorities and objectives within an assigned area, including milestones, timelines, and performance measures.
• Supervise the planning, development, tendering, and administration of contracts within an assigned area.
• Supervise emergency response and preparedness for extreme weather events and critical incidents impacting forestry assets in an assigned area. Acting as Incident Commander and leading incident response teams.
• Supervise, motivate, mentor, and train assigned staff, including recruitment and hiring, scheduling, assigning, and reviewing of work. Authorises and coordinates standby, overtime, and leave requests.
• Determines staff training and development needs, monitors and evaluates staff performance, providing coaching, performance management, and taking disciplinary action when necessary.
• Provides input and administers the annual operating and capital budget for an assigned area, and ensures that the expenditures are controlled and maintained within approved budget.
• Develops and implements operational plans, policies, procedures, service standards, service level agreements.
• Evaluates operational effectiveness and efficiency, monitors performance, and fosters a culture of continuous improvement and operational excellence.
• 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.
• Develops, prepares, and submits correspondence, reports, briefing notes, memoranda, and presentations for leadership and Council.
• Cultivates effective working relationships with internal and external partners, including members of Council and their staff, other departments, divisions, and sections, and members of the public.
• Represents the Division at public meetings, committees of Council, inter-divisional, and inter-departmental meetings.
• Leads, participates and/or contributes to working groups, committees, task forces, and project teams.
• Develops and fosters a strong culture of health and safety and ensures compliance with all applicable health and safety legislation and policies (i.e. Occupational Health and Safety Act).
• Ensures quality of work and services meets legislated, corporate, departmental, divisional, and section standards.

Skills and Qualifications

• Post-secondary degree or diploma, or an approved equivalent, in urban forestry, arboriculture, ecology, environmental science, or related discipline.
• Must be a Certified Arborist with the International Society of Arboriculture (ISA) and possess the Tree Risk Assessment Qualification.
• ISA Certified Urban Forest Professional or ISA Board Certified Master Arborist considered an asset.
• Must have a minimum of 5 years of relevant experience in urban forestry.
• Must have extensive knowledge of urban forestry and arboriculture principles and practices.
• Extensive experience with tree maintenance operations and/or boulevard vegetation management in streets, parks, and City property by in-house staff and contractors.
• Demonstrated experience overseeing projects, crews and/or contractors (this might include developing procurement documents, budget control, meeting deadlines and deliverables, quality control, working with/on project teams and working groups, and/or planning and coordinating complex arboricultural operations and tasks).
• Demonstrated interpersonal and leadership skills to provide direction to staff and/or contractors.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to interact with residents, stakeholders and elected officials effectively;
• Sound knowledge of applicable legislation, regulations, policies, and standards (i.e. Occupational Health and Safety Act, Municipal Act).
• Must be able to work flexible hours including evenings and weekends and participate in the Forestry On Call program.
• Must hold a valid Ontario Class G Driver’s License or higher with an acceptable driving record.
• Must be willing to obtain and provide a current driver’s abstract at your own expense.
• Must be able to work in all weather conditions, on uneven terrain, and perform heavy lifting.

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.

Learn more about the City’s commitment to Equity, Diversity and Inclusion.

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.

Hourly Rate/Salary: $ 91,701.00 - $ 122,268.00
Grade: F
Hours of Work: 40
Work Location: 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

The City of Mississauga may use artificial intelligence (AI) technology in sourcing and/or screening candidates for some positions; however, it is not used in selecting final candidates.

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