Electric à Canada

Req ID:26778
Vacancy Type: Permanent
Number of Positions:3
Closing Date:08/04/2025

Job Summary

An Arborist 1 is responsible for overseeing a team of arborists who perform a variety of arboricultural functions on all city-owned trees ensuring industry standard techniques and processes are adhered to . Their duties combine leadership, technical expertise, safety enforcement, and client communication.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Direct daily operations of the forestry operation crew on job sites

• Directing and monitoring how work is performed,

• Managing available resources such as staff and equipment

• Deciding on and arranging for equipment to be used on a job site

• Dealing with residents' concerns, complaints, escalations and educate public on proper forestry practices.

• Ensuring and monitoring that all job sites are safe, staff are wearing PPE, working safely and all relevant paperwork completed

• Dealing directly with workers' complaints, or

directing staff and other resources to address health and safety concerns.

• Assigns tasks and ensures efficient workflow.

• Trains and mentors crew members, parks staff and students.

• Participate in recruitment process.

• Ensure assigned vehicles, equipment and tools are maintained, operated safely and ready for use.

• Maintains records of work completed, equipment used, and crew hours.

• Coordinates with office staff for scheduling and reporting.

• Provide ad hoc assistance on projects/initiatives within the unit/team.

• Must adhere to the Occupational Health and Safety Act and Regulations (Construction & Industrial) and the Ministry of Transportation Ontario Traffic Manual (Book 7) Highway Traffic Act.

• Comply with relevant City policies.

• Required to participate in an on call 24/7 rotation throughout the year, including storm management after hours service

Skills and Qualifications

• ISA certified or ISA tree worker designation or must be able to obtain within 3 months of posting

• Knowledge of Arboriculture practices (International Society of Arboriculture standards);

• Knowledge of Health & Safety Act & Highway Traffic Act;

• Valid Ontario class DZ license, in good standing

• Must be able to obtain a driver's abstract at your own expense

• A minimum of 5 years’ experience in arboriculture field;

• Crew lead/supervisory experience

• High degree of knowledge of pruning, maintenance and removal of trees, advanced technical rigging and roping, electrical utility safety rules, use of chainsaw, chipper, stumper, crane, climbing and aerial devices;

• Ability to work at great heights, climbing and operating various sizes/weights of equipment

• Work around energized apparatus; following Electrical Utility Safety Rules;

• High attention to detail

• Working in all weather conditions

• Must be physically capable of performing all forestry related tasks

• Must demonstrate effective communication skills, both oral and written, administration skills, time management skills and the ability to work within a team

• Show commitment to personal growth, development and leadership

• Contributes to building and being part of a positive culture

• 0-8 ton crane License considered an asset.

• TRAQ qualification considered and asset

• IHSA line clearing Safety Awareness Certification considered an asset.

• Book 7 traffic control training considered an asset.

• Working at Heights considered an asset.

Hourly Rate/Salary:$ 69,080.00 - $ 92,107.00
Hours of Work:40 hours per week
Work Location:950 Burnhamthorpe Rd W
Department/Division/Section:CMS/Community Services Dept,CMS/Parks, Forestry & Environment,Forestry
Non-Union/Union: Non Union

We thank all who apply, however, only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted. You can alsocheck your application status in your candidate profile online.

All personal information is collected under the authority of the Municipal Act.

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 Formand have it emailed to recruitment.accommodationmississauga.ca 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.