Certified Arborist

Who We Are

Founded in 1926, the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation is a private, not-for-profit educational, historic, and cultural institution that owns and operates one of the largest and best-known museum complexes in the world. Our mission is “that the future may learn from the past” through preserving and restoring 18^th-century Williamsburg, Virginia’s colonial capital. We engage, inform, and inspire people to learn about this historic capital, the events that occurred here, and the diverse peoples who helped shape a new nation.  

Today, Colonial Williamsburg is the largest living history museum in the U.S. The Historic Area is the 301-acre restored colonial capital with 89 original buildings and 525 buildings reconstructed to how they appeared in the 18th century through extensive archaeological, architectural, and documentary research. The Historic Area is staffed by highly trained, historically dressed interpreters and expert tradespeople who bring the 18th century to life. The Foundation also owns and operates two world-class museums, the DeWitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum, and the Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Museum, The Bob and Marion Wilson Teacher Institute, and a renowned research library, the John D Rockefeller Jr Library.

Additionally, Colonial Williamsburg is home to five world class accommodations at the Williamsburg Inn, Williamsburg Lodge Autograph Collection, the Griffin Hotel, the Williamsburg Woodlands Hotels and Suites and the unique Colonial Houses in the Historical Area. Visitors may also indulge in food and drink at our many on site restaurants and taverns that blend a historically inspired dining experience with today’s evolved tastes. Each year over 5 million people visit Williamsburg and another 20 million engage with us digitally.

 About the Position

The Certified Arborist will assist in scheduling, management, and implementation of the daily maintenance of Colonial Williamsburg trees. This position is deemed essential personnel and is required to report whether the Foundation is closed or not, regardless of the emergency weather related, or otherwise.

Essential Functions:

1. Works in a safe manner at all times to protect self, coworkers, the public, guests and property.  Stays current on safety regulations and procedures and performs work tasks in compliance with regulations and procedures.  Enforces safety policies, regulations and procedures.
2. Performs and manages all arboricultural practices in a safe and professional manner, including tree climbing, rigging, pruning, take down, cabling, bracing, lightening protection, stump removal, aeration, fertilization, injection and other related duties.
3. Operates and maintains all hand and powered equipment normally used in the tree care industry including saws, chipper, drill, dump truck, winch truck, front end loaders, forklift, bucket truck, etc.  Stays abreast of current technology in tree care equipment and recommends equipment acquisition to management personnel.
4. Demonstrates a broad knowledge of tree identification and cultural requirements, recognizes common disease symptoms and structural defects, conducts hazard tree analysis surveys and prepares written and oral recommendations and records for the maintenance of a safe and healthy urban forest at Colonial Williamsburg.
5. Participates in seminars or other Colonial Williamsburg sponsored educational programs related to tree care.
6. Creates and implements progressive training program for arborist apprentices.
7. Assists in support operations for landscape and other departments.
8. Performs other landscape maintenance duties as required.

Required and Preferred Education and Experience:

Required:   

• Must be a certified arborist by the International Society of Arboriculture (ISA)
• A high school diploma/G.E.D

Preferred:

• ISA Certified Tree Risk Assessment Qualification
• Registered Technicians License for the application of pesticides or obtain certification within 90 days of hire.

Qualifications:

• Proficient in all phases of arboriculture normally gained through five years’ experience in the tree care industry. 
• Ability to read instructions and write reports. 
• Able to work a flexible schedule, to include being on standby at the supervisor’s request on evenings, weekends and holidays.  
• Must possess a valid driver’s license Must be a certified arborist by the International Society of Arboriculture (ISA). 
• The driver’s license and the ISA Certification must be maintained current and valid.

This is a non-exempt position, eligible to receive overtime in accordance with the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). This position may be subject to overtime during high peak times, etc. as directed and approved by the supervisor.