Manager, Arbor & Horticultural Services - Permanent Full-Time

Role overview

Arboricultural and horticultural programs

• Develop and improve care programs for pruning, removals, planting, tree health, risk mitigation, and canopy stewardship.
• Oversee ArbNet accreditation, tree preservation, species selection, planting plans, and documentation of major projects.
• Coordinate storm-damage responses and support plant health programs, inspections, gardens, trees, shrubs, and naturalized areas.

Leadership and operations

• Train and guide seasonal, full-time, and part-time unionized staff on horticultural work and safe approved practices.
• Lead recruitment, onboarding, development, coaching, performance management, recognition, staffing plans, and team standards.
• Develop procedures and coordinate workload and service delivery across sites.

Stakeholders, vendors, and compliance

• Advise internal teams and coordinate with Development on tree bylaws, surveys, construction impacts, and mitigation plans.
• Prepare tenders and scopes, obtain municipal permits, and oversee vendors, contracts, renewals, and work quality.
• Lead public and educational arboretum initiatives; maintain safety, environmental, and tree-risk compliance.

Planning and resources

• Develop site-specific annual operating budgets and schedule contracted and in-house work, maintenance, capital projects, and planting initiatives.
• Procure tools, equipment, and supplies; maintain policies and standards for safe arboricultural and horticultural practices.
• Monitor vendor quality, timeliness, specification compliance, and responsiveness; document and escalate labour-relations issues.

Role qualifications

• The role requires leadership across arboriculture, horticulture, staff management, vendor contracts, budgets, safety, regulatory compliance, and multiple sites.
• The posting specifies the home location and cemetery travel but does not list a formal degree, certification, or years-of-experience requirement.

Location and schedule

• Home location is the Repair Shop, 1523 Warden Ave., Scarborough, Ontario; travel to all ten cemeteries is required.
• Hours are Monday to Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Employment and compensation

• Terms are permanent, full-time employment.
• Hiring range is $117,461 to $131,747 annually.
• Benefits include medical, dental, vision, disability and life coverage, spending accounts, pension matching, RRSP and TFSA options, paid vacation, and development programs.

Language

• English is listed as the job language.