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Tree Warden
City of Medford
Medford, USA
Full-time
Senior · 5+ years experience
Onsite
USD 1528.84-1710.0499999999997 weekly / week
Discovered 1 months ago
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- Direct the Forestry Division and oversee projects and tasks to provide care and control of public shade trees, and trees located on municipal property.
- Direct and oversee pruning of trees for public safety and tree health.
- Direct and oversee the removal of trees that are dead or dying.
- Issue permits for the removal of public shade trees, including coordinating and holding tree removal hearings pursuant to M.G.L. Ch 87.
- Identify appropriate planting locations for new tree plantings
- Direct and oversee the planting of new trees.
- Perform and submit regular updates and revisions to the GIS based tree Inventory in coordination with the Engineering Division using electronic field equipment such as smart phones, tablets, or other device to capture GPS location and field data.
- Perform inspections and assessments of trees to determine potential hazards
- Oversee arboricultural operations of utility companies working on municipal trees.
- Supervision of Forestry Division staff.
- Prepare bid packages for contract tree work including new plantings.
- Manage projects and contracts relating to tree work and associated grants including accepting tree work by contractors and authorizing payments.
- Prepare grant proposals to obtain additional funding for improving or providing care to municipal tree assets.
- Manage work orders and tasks assigned to the Forestry Division
- Adhere to ANSI safety standards.
- Maintain Medford’s Tree City USA status.
- Perform other related job duties as required.
- Associates degree in arboriculture, urban forestry, or equivalent.
- 5 years relevant experience, 8 preferred.
- Valid driver’s license required.
- Massachusetts Certified Arborist (MCA) or International Society of Arboriculture (ISA) Certified Arborist certificate.
- Excellent knowledge of relevant Massachusetts General Laws related to essential functions; tree pruning and care methods. Excellent knowledge and skills on tree identification, including both the common and scientific names of species and varieties. Knowledge of arboriculture and state laws concerning pesticides and herbicide application.
- Strong communication, problem solving and customer service skills. Strong computer and technology skills. Strong management skills. Strong leadership skills. Strong supervisory skills.
- Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing. Ability to maintain good public relations and to maintain effective collaborative working relationships with City of Medford staff, department heads, fellow employees, officials and general public. Respond to inquiries in a courteous and professional manner. Ability to meet deadlines. Ability to work independently without daily direction. Ability to use smart phones or other tablet style devices while in the field
- While performing the duties of this position, an employee is regularly required to sit, talk or hear, in person and by telephone, use hands to finger, handle, feel or operate standard office equipment (such as calculators, copiers, typewriters, fax and personal computers) and reach with hands and arms. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and the ability to adjust focus to ready and use typically used tools during the work assignment, including smart phones and tablets
- Standard indoor office environment, and field work via a vehicle on city streets, parks, and other municipally controlled land. The noise level in the work environment is usually low to moderate.
- Vehicles driving and field crew supervision in an urban environment with expected environmental conditions such as vehicle and pedestrian traffic, weather extremes such as high and low temperatures, high concentrations of dust, dirt, grease, fumes, smoke, or intense odors; and loud noises, where continued attention must be given to safety protocols; during emergency situations, work may be performed under considerable pressure.
- Uses moderate physical strength and effort occasionally, such as moving, lifting, carrying, and stacking heavy objects, and pulling, pushing, standing, or walking for extended periods of time.
- Routinely reads documents for general understanding and analytical purposes, including handwriting, maps, blueprints, and forms; inspects surroundings and fine details to assess conditions of materials, equipment, landscapes, and buildings; and reviews detailed information displayed on a computer screen.
About City of Medford
State & Local Government258 employeesFounded 1892
Municipal government providing public safety, infrastructure, utilities, education, and community services to Medford residents.
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