Arborist Technician

City of Roseville; Roseville (CA); On-site; USD 43,000 - 61,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and welfare benefits

Holidays and leave benefits

Personal leave

Job summary

City of Roseville is seeking an Arborist Technician to maintain the urban forest, conduct tree risk assessments, and supervise contractors and program budgets. You will lead a dedicated urban forestry team, coordinate crew activities, and ensure safety and compliance across projects.

Minimum qualifications include four years of municipal tree care and two years of staff leadership, plus ISA credentials and relevant California licenses.

Qualifications

• Four years of municipal tree care, tree maintenance, and urban forest management experience; two years in staff leadership.
• Equivalent to high school completion; forestry/arborecology/natural resource coursework desirable.
• Possession of California Class C driver’s license; Class B license within one year of appointment.
• Possession of ISA Certified Arborist and ISA Tree Risk Assessment Qualification within one year of appointment; QAC certification within one year.

Responsibilities

• Conduct tree risk assessments to promote public safety and health of the urban forest.
• Lead the urban forestry team and oversee contractors and program budgets.
• Coordinate with departments and ensure compliance with city policies and safety standards.

Skills

Tree risk assessment

Staff leadership

Urban forestry

Budget oversight

Education

High school diploma

ISA Certified Arborist

ISA Tree Risk Assessment Qualification

QAC Certification (CDPR)

Job description

Become an Arborist Technician with the City of Roseville!

JOIN A TEAM THAT MAKES A DIFFERENCE

Join our team as an Arborist Technician and play a key role in maintaining a healthy and thriving urban forest. Conduct tree risk assessments to promote public safety, lead our urban forestry team, and oversee tree maintenance contractors and program budgets.

KEY RECRUITMENT DATES

Close date: October 12, 2026

First Round Interviews: Tentatively Week of October 26, 2026

Second Round Interviews: Tentatively Week of November 2, 2026

What The City Of Roseville Offers

• $31.39 - $44.17 Hourly (dependent on experience)
• Opportunities to Learn and Promote
• Competitive Vacation and Sick Leave programs
• 10 paid holidays and 2 Floating Holidays annually
• Up to 45 hours of Personal Leave annually
• Bilingual Pay opportunity
• Health and welfare benefits, with City contributions of up to $2,490 per month
• And much more!

The City of Roseville is committed to an inclusive and supportive workforce and workplace. We are engaged in understanding the backgrounds and perspectives of our colleagues and those we serve. Our organization is unified in this commitment, because we believe this produces the best results for our organization and community.

Minimum Qualifications

Four years of increasingly responsible experience performing municipal tree care and tree maintenance, tree risk assessment, and other urban forest and natural resource management, including two years of experience providing staff leadership.

AND

Equivalent to completion of the twelfth grade; additional course work or training in forestry, arboriculture, horticulture or natural resource management is highly desirable.

License or Certificate

Possession of California Class C driver's license.

Possession of California Class B driver’s license within one year of appointment.

Possession of current Certified Arborist Certification in good standing as issued by the International Society of Arboriculture (ISA).

Possession of Tree Risk Assessment Qualification as issued by International Society of Arboriculture (ISA) within one year of appointment.

Possession of QAC (Qualified Applicator Certificate) as issued by California Department of Pesticide Regulations within one year of appointment.

Additional Information

Detailed information on the City of Roseville recruitment practices can be reviewed on the Frequently Asked Questions page.

The City of Roseville defines “accredited college or university” as an institution of higher learning and must be listed on the United States Department of Education Database of Accredited Post-Secondary Institutions and Programs website http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation.

Credits earned from colleges, universities, and institutions listed as accredited institutions on this website will be considered as part of the educational component of the minimum qualifications for a classification.

The following options apply to the evaluation of college degrees from countries outside the United States:

• Educational background from a foreign country may be evaluated by an accredited United States college or university listed on the U.S. Department of Education Database of Accredited Post-Secondary Institutions and Programs website.
• Verification of degree equivalency may be obtained from organizations that provide foreign education credential evaluation services. The City of Roseville will accept verification from any of the listed member agencies found at http://www.naces.org or www.aice-eval.org.
• A copy of the foreign credential evaluation verification can be attached to the employment application.
• If you are offered a position with the City of Roseville, as a part of the pre-employment steps, applicants must provide a foreign degree credential equivalency certificate from an approved member agency above. Applicants who do not provide verification, will be eliminated from further consideration.

Selection Process

All candidates meeting the minimum qualifications will have their application scored in a Formula Rate Examination. The applicant’s experience and education will be evaluated using a pre-determined formula. Scores from this evaluation will determine applicant ranking and placement on the Employment List. Supplemental questions will be utilized by the department hiring authority to make interview and selection determinations.

Final appointment is contingent upon a check of past employment references, passing a City-paid fingerprint check, and depending on the position applied for, a pre-employment medical exam, drug and alcohol screening test, credit check, license and/or education verification, psychological examination, and/or an extensive Police Department background check process.

Some positions require the clearance of a comprehensive Police Department (PD) background check within 12 months of appointment. The City may appoint candidates to positions prior to clearing the extensive Police Department background check, and in those circumstances the candidate will be advised in advance that security access in the information technology systems will be limited to non-PD related systems until PD clearance is received, and if the candidate ultimately does not clear the PD background it will result in release from City service without appeal rights, in accordance with Personnel Rules 3.04.050.

THE CITY OF ROSEVILLE IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER. IF YOU REQUIRE AN ACCOMMODATION DUE TO A DISABILITY, PLEASE CONTACT THE HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT AT LEAST 5 WORKING DAYS BEFORE A SCHEDULED INTERVIEW/EXAMINATION PROCESS. MEDICAL DISABILITY VERIFICATION MAY BE REQUIRED PRIOR TO ACCOMMODATION.