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The Community Services Department's Urban Forestry Division administers the City’s Urban Forest Management Plan, Tree Permitting, Tree Ordinance Enforcement, 50-50 Programs, Tree Mitigation, Urban Forestry Grants, Tree Maintenance crews, and Tree Contracts. The Division’s primary functions are to promote, preserve, and grow a safe and healthy Urban Forest; Provide outstanding customer service and guidance on Urban Forestry Best Practices to both internal and external customers; To maintain the City’s Tree Inventory, respond to tree emergencies that occur within the right of way, qualify and certify an Approved Tree Contractor list; And, to provide public outreach, education, and support on tree planting and care to maximize the many benefits of the City’s Urban Forest.
City Urban Forester is also a full-professional level class working at the Landscape Architect/Landscape Designer I, Landscape Architect/Landscape Designer II or Associate Landscape Architect level. However, when placed in this assignment rather than being a registered Landscape Architect the incumbent would be required to be a Certified Arborist or maintain an American Society of Consulting Arborists (ASCA) membership. This assignment is characterized by the responsibility to serve as lead staff person for City street tree and private tree permitting and Citywide resource for urban forestry and tree related issues including but not limited to, overseeing the health and wellness of the City urban forest; tree selection; and tree evaluation for hazard, disease and proper care. Successful performance of the work requires an extensive professional background as well as skill in coordinating with other City departments and public agencies as well as dealing with property owners, developers, contractors, and the general public.
Successful performance of the work requires an extensive professional background as well as skills in coordinating work with other City departments and public agencies as well as dealing with property owners, developers, contractors and the public.Landscape Architect II:
• In addition to the duties listed above, incumbents review and approve minor site development plans submitted for development approval for conformance with plans, specifications, and ordinances.Incumbents assigned as the City Urban Forester must satisfy the following requirements within 12 months of hire date: Certified Arborist (from the Western Chapter of the International Society of Arboriculture) or Membership in the American Society of Consulting Arborists. The City Urban Forester is not required to be a licensed Landscape Architect.
This class series requires the ability to travel independently within and outside of the City limits to perform the assigned duties and responsibilities. Therefore, this classification series requires the possession of a valid Class C California Driver's License at time of appointment and a satisfactory driving record. Failure to possess or maintain the valid required licenses shall result in discipline up to and including termination of employment.Full Time
Public Administration
$56k-79k (estimate)
05/09/2024
07/08/2024
cityoffremont.net
FREMONT, MI
25 - 50
1875
JAMES RYNBERG
$5M - $10M
Public Administration
The job skills required for Urban Forester include Customer Service, Coordination, Consulting, Communicates Effectively, Planning, Problem Solving, etc. Having related job skills and expertise will give you an advantage when applying to be an Urban Forester. That makes you unique and can impact how much salary you can get paid. Below are job openings related to skills required by Urban Forester. Select any job title you are interested in and start to search job requirements.
The following is the career advancement route for Urban Forester positions, which can be used as a reference in future career path planning. As an Urban Forester, it can be promoted into senior positions as a Groundskeeper, Sr. that are expected to handle more key tasks, people in this role will get a higher salary paid than an ordinary Urban Forester. You can explore the career advancement for an Urban Forester below and select your interested title to get hiring information.