Sales Arborist

**About You**

You are a committed, passionate, and respectful individual. You can work independently and as part of a team with a willingness to learn and improve every day. You are a highly organized and systematic person with excellent verbal and written skills. You believe arborists are professionals, arborists can make a difference, and our urban forests are an important part of the future.

**About the role you’ll play**

Reporting to the General Manager, the Sales Arborist will provide in-depth consultative services across several different client groups from individual homeowners to Architects, Builders/Contractors, commercial clients, and municipalities. You will communicate clearly through face-to-face interactions, report writing and detailed assessments. You will provide solutions and recommendations to clients needs and wants around tree related issues and concerns.

**What you’ll be doing**
- Consult with clients within different aspects of projects that may impact trees and municipal tree by-laws.
- Correspond and stay up to date with Municipal Permit guidelines and requirements.
- Review, revise and complete CAD drawings for arborist reports, etc.
- Complete tree health assessments and inventories.
- Complete tree preservation plans in relation to construction and development.
- Complete tree maintenance plans.
- Complete tree removal and injury permits.
- Complete detailed Tree Risk Assessments for clients.
- Communication with clients around timelines and deal with any client concerns.
- Perform Air spade Root exploration and root pruning, monitor sites during construction or development.
- Provide consultation and recommendations to clients ensuring clarity and scope of work required to meet their needs.
- Estimating time and cost for crews to perform tree removal, pruning, and all other Maple Hill services.
- Creating lasting relationships that lead to repeat business.
- Proposing additional services to current customers in the territory.
- Providing plant, pest, and disease identification services as needed.

**Requirements**:

- ISA Certified Arborist
- Arborist with preferably 5 years of experience in arboriculture.
- Tree Risk Assessment Qualifications
- Applied knowledge and understanding of standard industry practices
- Good knowledge of plant physiology and the ability to diagnose and remedy major pests, disease, and tree disorders.
- Computer aptitude and software skills, including Microsoft Office Suite (Word and Excel) and CAD.
- Minimum Class G driver’s license and clean abstract.
- Strong attention to detail and a passion for organizing and establishing administration systems and procedures.
- Strong customer service skills and the ability to work well with a varied client base.
- Good people skills; self-motivated; willingness to work as a team.
- Excellent professional communication skills both written and orally.

**About this position - potential for a hybrid work schedule**

Permanent, full time, currently working out of our Burlington office / Potential for Remote Schedule.

**Salary and Benefits**
- Competitive salary
- Health & Dental Benefits
- Matching RSP Program
- Individualized training allowance
- The best co-workers anyone can ask for

**About Maple Hill Tree Services**

Maple Hill Tree Services is a firmly established growing tree care company based in Burlington. We are a team of enthusiastic and motivated industry professionals that pride ourselves on high caliber workmanship, excellent customer service and uncompromising safety. We specialize in safe, high-quality residential and commercial tree care and are committed to responsible arboriculture practices and urban forest management.

**Salary**: $60,000.00-$80,000.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Company events
- Dental care
- Extended health care
- Life insurance
- RRSP match
- Tuition reimbursement

Flexible Language Requirement:

- French not required

Schedule:

- 8 hour shift
- Monday to Friday

Supplemental pay types:

- Bonus pay

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Burlington, ON: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

**Experience**:

- Arboriculture: 3 years (required)

Work Location: In person