Arboricultural Technician

Discover your role as a key urban forestry contributor in this permanent full-time position, working 35 hours a week. Lead urban challenges, enforce bylaw compliance, and take on diverse, impactful tasks to nurture our city's greenery.

**Key responsabilities**:

- Collaboration and Data Management: Work closely with the Geomatics and Information System Division to update the computerized inventory of public trees in the territory. Prepare reports, collect technical information, and maintain a comprehensive database.
- Tree Health Assessment: Evaluate the health and environmental conditions of trees and plants. Conduct on-site inspections, diagnose issues, and recommend appropriate corrective actions or treatments based on risk factors.
- Community Engagement: Act as a liaison between various city departments and the public. Manage the city's website, social media, and intranet to keep citizens informed and engaged in tree-related activities.
- Disease Prevention: Contribute to the development of strategies for screening and preventing tree diseases, ensuring the preservation of our urban forests. Establish an annual treatment program.
- Citizen Support: Respond to inquiries and requests from citizens, meeting with them to provide information and clarify issues, offering potential solutions.
- Research and Problem Solving: Conduct research to obtain necessary information for problem resolution and responses to various requests from different stakeholders.
- Ownership Determination: Identify tree and plant ownership through land survey reports, field measurements, and other sources of information, facilitating work and regulatory compliance.
- Contract Oversight: Monitor contracts related to tree pruning and treatment, ensuring work is performed in accordance with the established standards.
- Committee Participation: Participate in Public Works Department committees when necessary to share information and contribute to decisions relevant to your field of expertise.
- Reporting and Analysis: Generate reports, statistics, and other documentation as required by management to provide insights and track activities.
- Planning and Documentation: Develop development plans, create technical specifications, draft sketches, and prepare tables and reports pertaining to your field.
- Damage Assessment: Assist in preparing files for claims related to damage caused by trees. Assess the damage, determine replacement or removal costs, and support the resolution process.
- Reforestation Program: Contribute to the development of a tree planting and reforestation program, enhancing the greenery in the community.
- Regulatory Compliance: Prepare requests for certificates of authorization to relevant organizations, ensuring compliance with applicable regulations.
- Training and Mentorship: Assist and instruct team members in various techniques related to tree care, fostering skill development.
- Environmental Collaboration: Work closely with the Sustainable Environment division on specific projects and initiatives.
- Summer Student Supervision: Provide leadership by supervising summer students, delivering training, evaluating their work, and contributing to their professional development.

**Skills, Knowledge and Expertise**
- Hold a college diploma (DEC) in arboriculture, landscaping, agronomy or
- other relevant techniques
- Two (2) to three (3) years of experience relevant to the position
- Good knowledge of the office and/or field geomatics tools of Esri's ArcGis platform;Knowledge of the Microsoft Office Suite;
- Hold a valid and recognized driver's license required for the job;
- Hold a safety card for construction sites;
- Knowledge of horticulture (asset);
- Excellent knowledge of written and spoken French
- _______________________

**Note**

**Equal Employment Opportunity**

Please advise us of any disabilities that would require special accommodations should you be invited to an assessment process. Please be assured that we will treat this information as confidential.

**Note**
Please note that the City is a recognized organization under the Charter of the French Language and can use both the official language and another language.

**Application Procedure**:

- **We thank all applicants for their interest. However, we will only contact those under consideration. Thank you. **_

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: $64,841.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Company car
- Dental care
- Disability insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Life insurance
- On-site gym
- On-site parking
- Paid time off
- Wellness program

Schedule:

- 8 hour shift
- Monday to Friday

**Language**:

- French (preferred)
- English (preferred)

Licence/Certification:

- driving license class 5 (preferred)

Work Location: In person