Arborist

Work Term: Permanent
- Work Language: English
- Hours: 40 to 60 hours per week
- Education: Other trades certificate or diploma
- Experience: Experience an asset
- or equivalent experience
**Work site environment**:

- Dangerous
- Odours
- At heights
- Noisy
- Outdoors
**Work setting**:

- Urban area
- Various locations
**Tasks**:

- Manage landscaping projects
- Prepare proposals
- Estimate costs
- Write specifications
- Prepare contracts and tenders
- Water and tend to plants, lawns and/or gardens
- Examine trees and shrubs to diagnose problems and disease
- Plant and maintain private and public lawns and gardens
- Plant and move trees
**Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses**:

- International Society of Arboriculture (ISA) certification
- Arboriculturists Trade Certification
**Computer and technology knowledge**:

- MS Outlook
**Landscaping experience**:

- Residential projects
**Area of specialization**:

- Horticultural consulting
- Plant knowledge and identification
**Transportation/travel information**:

- Valid driver's licence
**Work conditions and physical capabilities**:

- Attention to detail
- Repetitive tasks
- Handling heavy loads
- Physically demanding
- Manual dexterity
- Ability to distinguish between colours
- Standing for extended periods
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
**Personal suitability**:

- Client focus
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Excellent oral communication
- Excellent written communication
- Flexibility
- Organized
- Reliability
- Team player
**Screening questions**:

- Do you currently reside in proximity to the advertised location?
- Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?
**Health benefits**:

- Dental plan
- Health care plan
**Financial benefits**:

- Bonus
- Group insurance benefits