Lead Arborist

Bismarck, City of (ND); Bismarck (ND); Vor Ort; USD 52.000 - 76.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

The City of Bismarck is seeking a Lead Arborist responsible for planning, supervising, and performing care and maintenance of city trees along streets. This role leads full-time and seasonal staff, coordinates daily workloads, and ensures pruning, planting, and removal are completed safely and to standard.

Responsibilities include equipment operation (bucket trucks, knuckle booms, wood chippers), stump removal, tree planting, pest diagnosis, and contributing to snow removal operations as needed.

Qualifikationen

• Requires specialized forestry training and basic high school education.
• Arborist certification or ability to obtain within 1 year is required.
• CDL or ability to obtain within 6 months is required.

Aufgaben

• Coordinate full-time and seasonal staff; plan and assign daily work.
• Prune and remove trees using equipment like bucket trucks and knuckle booms.
• Plant trees and perform stump removal and site repairs.
• Assist with snow removal operations as needed and operate related equipment.
• Perform daily vehicle and equipment inspections and safety checks.
• Diagnose tree health issues and participate in pest inspections.
• Educate staff and enforce safety procedures and city forestry standards.

Kenntnisse

Leadership

Planning

Communication

Interpersonal skills

Safety procedures

Forestry knowledge

Ausbildung

High school diploma or equivalent

ISA Arborist Certification or willingness to obtain

ND Pesticide Applicator’s License or willingness to obtain

CDL Driver’s License or ability to obtain within 6 months

Tools

ArcGIS

Bucket truck

Knuckle boom

Wood chipper

Stump router

Chainsaw

Jobbeschreibung

This position is responsible for planning, supervising and participating in the care and maintenance of city trees. The Lead Arborist performs skilled and manual, often hazardous tasks such as pruning, planting and tree removal along City streets.

• Coordinates the work of full-time and seasonal staff; plans and assigns daily work. Trains new employees.
• Prunes trees with the use of a bucket truck, knuckle boom, wood chipper or other specialized equipment. Pruning can be structural, rotational, clean up of storm related damage or other hazards.
• Removes dead, dying or hazardous trees with the use of bucket truck, log loader, knuckle boom, wood chipper or other specialized equipment.
• Removes stumps with the use of a stump router. Repairs irrigation lines if damaged during stump removal.
• Tree planting using proper tree planting specifications.
• Assists with snow removal operations as needed. May operate a sander, loader, or motor grader.
• Conducts daily vehicle and equipment inspections.
• Diagnoses and treats trees for pests. Participates in annual elm firewood inspections.
• Perform related duties as assigned.
• Knowledge and level of competency commonly associated with completion of specialized training in forestry related work, in addition to basic skills typically associated with a high school education.
• Experience sufficient to thoroughly understand the work of subordinate positions and the ability to answer questions and resolve problems, usually associated with three years or more of experience or service, with five years or more preferred.
• Possession of or ability to obtain a valid commercial (CDL) driver’s license issued by the State of North Dakota for the type of vehicle or equipment operated, obtained within six months of employment.
• Possession of or ability to readily obtain Arborist Certification with the International Society of Arboriculture is required within one year of hire date.
• Possession of or ability to readily obtain a ND Pesticide Applicator’s License is required within one year of hire date.
• Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis. City of Bismarck does not provide visa sponsorship for this position.
• Knowledge of arboricultural and urban forestry practices and techniques.
• Knowledge of supervisory practices and principles.
• Knowledge of common tree species, their proper form and appropriate pruning requirements.
• Knowledge of safe, proper operation and maintenance of forestry equipment such as bucket truck, log loader and wood chipper along with other tools of the trade including chainsaw and hand saw.
• Knowledge of occupational hazards and safety procedures.
• Ability to work at heights greater than 50 feet and around numerous hazards including powerlines.
• Knowledge of computers and job-related software programs such as ArcGIS.
• Skill in prioritizing and planning.
• Skill in interpersonal relations. Ability to lead and work as part of a team.
• Effective communication skills, both oral and written.