Arborist Technician

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

Benefits offered by this job

Health and welfare benefits

Vacation and sick leave

10 paid holidays

Floating holidays

Personal leave (up to 45 hours)

Bilingual pay

Job summary

The City of Roseville, CA invites applications for Arborist Technician to support a healthy urban forest. You will perform tree risk assessments to safeguard the public and lead our urban forestry team while overseeing contractors and program budgets.

Minimum qualifications include four years of municipal tree care and two years of staff leadership, plus ISA certifications. A California driver license is required; Class B within one year. This full-time, on-site role offers strong benefits.

Qualifications

• Four years of municipal tree care and tree maintenance experience.
• Two years of staff leadership experience.
• California Class C driver license; Class B within one year.
• ISA Certified Arborist Certification in good standing; ISA Tree Risk Assessment Qualification within one year.
• QAC certification within one year.

Responsibilities

• Conduct tree risk assessments to promote public safety.
• Lead urban forestry team and oversee tree maintenance contractors and budgets.
• Oversee program budgets and safety/compliance programs.

Skills

Tree risk assessment

Team leadership

Urban forestry

Budget management

Education

High school diploma

ISA Certified Arborist Certification

Tree Risk Assessment Qualification (ISA)

Qualified Applicator Certificate (QAC)

Job description

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 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.

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.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

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.