Plant Health Care Lead & Arborist Development Representative

District of Columbia Public Schools; Commerce City (CO); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Disability insurance

Life insurance

401(k) match

PTO 48 hours

Job summary

District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS) seeks a Plant Health Care Lead & Arborist Development Representative to lead field PHC work while developing estimating, customer service and account-management capabilities for a future Sales Arborist role.

The role blends production with a sales trajectory, with a 60% field/40% sales split and seasonal flexibility. Growth to full-time sales moves through mentorship and performance milestones.

Qualifications

• PHC production experience and knowledge of plants, pests and treatment methods.
• Experience with application equipment, calibration, field safety and customer communication.
• Valid Colorado driver’s license and pesticide credentials, or ability to obtain QS within 6 months.
• ISA certification or ability to obtain within 1 year; ArborGold experience and estimating experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead PHC production and provide field leadership to PHC technicians.
• Assist with routing, daily readiness and quality checks.
• Learn estimating for PHC, pruning, removals and equipment, rentals and traffic-control requirements.
• Shadow Sales Arborists during inspections, proposals and account meetings.
• Progressively own accounts and mentor PHC leads.

Skills

PHC production

Customer communication

Field safety

Estimating experience

Education

ISA certification

Colorado pesticide credentials

Tools

ArborGold

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Plant Health Care Lead & Arborist Development Representative

Plant Health Care Lead & Arborist Development Representative

Founded in 2011, DCPS is a one-stop provider of building services to commercial property managers and owners across Colorado and nationwide. In 2025, we provided services on over 1,110 commercial properties across our three divisions - Construction, Landscaping and Parking Lot Services.

DCPS has been awarded the “A Great Place To Work” designation for the past six years and is routinely recognized for quality by industry trade associations and our customers. In 2023, we were awarded the Denver Business Journal’s “Fast 50” recipient as the 8 th Fastest Growing Company in Colorado. As a result, we’re able to provide unparalleled opportunities for career growth to our employees.

Position summary

Lead and perform Plant Health Care services while developing the estimating, customer-service and account-management capabilities required for a future Sales Arborist role. The position combines production contribution with deliberate succession into a full-time sales position. Monday – Wednesday in production Thursday – Friday in sales. Field and sales time will flex seasonally, with production needs.

• Hybrid field leadership and sales development
• Full-Time
• Target allocation: 3 PHC field days / 2 sales-development days
• Department: Tree Care / Plant Health Care
• Reports to: Tree Care Manager

Key Responsibilities

PHC production and field leadership

• Perform prescribed fertilization, insect and disease treatments and other PHC services safely and efficiently.
• Provide field guidance, quality checks and technical support to PHC technicians; assist with routing and daily readiness.
• Maintain equipment, materials inventory and accurate application/service records.
• Follow pesticide labels, applicable licensing requirements and company safety procedures.
• Identify additional plant-health needs and communicate findings to the sales team without compromising scheduled production.

Sales and estimating development

• Shadow experienced Sales Arborists during inspections, proposals and account meetings.
• Learn estimating for PHC, pruning, removals and associated equipment, rental, permit and traffic-control requirements.
• Develop ArborGold proficiency for plant inventory, mapping, proposals, follow-ups and job documentation.
• Progressively estimate smaller projects and manage selected client communications under appropriate supervision.
• Participate in structured introductions to accounts designated for succession.

Leadership and account continuity

• Support technician coaching, treatment quality and customer communication.
• Learn assigned client histories, plant inventories and recurring service needs.
• Assume progressively larger account responsibilities as competency and PHC coverage permit.

Key Performance Indicators

• PHC revenue and gross profit per field day, treatment quality and regulatory compliance.
• Technician support, scheduling reliability and accurate job-cost/time records.
• Proposal quality, estimating competency, customer retention and progressively independent sales production.

Development milestones

Year 1 Maintain PHC leadership and production while building technical estimating skills and attending account visits.

• Able to complete sales cycle from lead to invoice
• Attend priority account meetings; become established second contact
• Begin owning smaller/new accounts
• Demonstrate ability to sell independently
• Achieve $50,000 in sales

Year 2 Own smaller estimates and accounts; expand sales responsibility while maintaining production coverage.

• Independently estimate majority of normal Tree/PHC work
• Become primary contact for a portion of retiring arborist’s clients
• Carry an independent book of work
• Train PHC lead replacement
• Achieve $250,000 in sales

Year 3 Transition designated customer relationships and demonstrate readiness for a full-time Sales Arborist role.

• Full sales arborist capability
• Oversight of production focus on sales
• Transition remaining clients
• Sales goal of $750,000

Schedule and allocation

• The 60% production / 40% sales-development split is a planning target, not an inflexible weekly promise. Seasonal PHC needs may alter the schedule. Management will review production coverage and protected development time quarterly.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated professional PHC production experience and strong knowledge of plants, pests and treatment methods.
• Experience with application equipment, calibration, field safety and customer communication.
• Valid driver’s license and applicable Colorado pesticide credentials, or ability to obtain and maintain QS within 6 months.
• ISA certification or ability to obtain within 1 year, ArborGold experience and estimating experience preferred.

Physical Requirements

• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds regularly

Compensation

• $70,000 - $75,000 Annually
• Health, dental, and vision insurance
• Paid short-term disability
• Paid life insurance
• 401(k) with company match
• 48 hours PTO

Additional Information

• Employment with DCPS is at-will and may be terminated at any time, with or without cause or notice.

Equal Opportunity Employer

• DCPS is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind.