Arborist Technician

City of Roseville; Roseville (AR); On-site; USD 4,324,000 - 6,085,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Bilingual pay

Personal leave

Vacation leave

Holidays

Job summary

City of Roseville is seeking an Arborist Technician to help maintain the urban forest, perform tree risk assessments, and lead maintenance teams. The role includes supervising contractors and managing program budgets to ensure safe, healthy trees throughout the city.

Ideal candidates have extensive municipal tree care experience and several years in leadership, plus ISA credentials and a strong forestry background. This on-site role offers competitive benefits and a clear career path.

Qualifications

• Four years of increasingly responsible municipal tree care and maintenance experience.
• Two years in staff leadership or supervisory roles.
• Experience with tree risk assessment and urban forestry management.

Responsibilities

• Perform tree risk assessments to promote public safety.
• Lead the urban forestry team and oversee maintenance programs.
• Supervise contractors and manage program budgets.

Job description

SUMMARY

JOIN A TEAM THAT MAKES A DIFFERENCE !

Become an ARBORIST TECHNICIAN with the City of Roseville!

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 committedto an inclusive and supportive workforce and workplace. We are engaged inunderstanding the backgrounds and perspectives of our colleagues and those weserve. Our organization is unified in this commitment, because we believe thisproduces the best results for our organization and community.

Examples of duties

For a complete list and example of duties, please click HERE.

Qualifications

Experience and Training

Experience: 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

Training: 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.

Supplemental information

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.

• 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.

Equal Opportunity Employer

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.