Arborist II at City of Greeley in Greeley, CO

Arborist II

Location: Greeley, CO, United States

Full Salary Ranges: $26.57 - $38.53 Hourly
Anticipated Hiring Ranges: $26.57 - $33.74 Hourly

Why Do I See Two Salary Ranges?
The City of Greeley, in compliance with Colorado state law, includes a salary range for all positions posted. This law improves wage transparency. We post both the full salary range and the anticipated hiring range, where we expect to make an offer. Offers are based on experience, education, certifications, and other factors.

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Benefits: This position is benefits eligible. Please view our benefits guide here.

Job Summary: The Arborist II performs journey-level arboriculture work and serves as a lead worker on urban forestry operations. This position conducts skilled pruning, removals, planting, and tree health care activities, and may operate aerial devices and specialized equipment. The Arborist II ensures jobsite safety and proper traffic control, provides technical guidance to other staff, and supports emergency response and storm operations as needed.

Experience, Education, and Skills:

Minimum Requirements:

• Three (3) years of progressive arboricultural experience.
• High School Diploma.
• ISA Certified Arborist certification.
• ISA Tree Worker certification or ability to obtain within 12-18 months of hire.
• CPR/First Aid current certification.
• Experience using hand tools, power tools, pruning tools, light trucks, and tractors.
• Experience in horticultural maintenance, planting, and pruning techniques.
• Experience operating power equipment used for horticultural maintenance.

OR

• Any combination of related education, experience, certifications and licenses that will result in a candidate successfully performing the essential functions of the job.

AND

• Possession of a valid driver’s license.

Preferred:

• Supervisory or lead worker experience.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Knowledge of tree transplanting equipment and planting techniques.
• Knowledge of common tree diseases, treatments, and mitigation.
• Knowledge of arboricultural practices and proper tree maintenance and management including the American National Standard Institute Z133.1 Safety Requirements for Arboricultural Operations and the A-300 Tree, Shrub, and other Woody Plant Management-Standard Practices.
• Ability to identify local tree species during all seasons.
• Experience as a participant with an established job site safety analysis; mitigating or making corrections to the job site and/or job plan as needed.
• Ability to incorporate knots, hitches, and mechanical rope devices into technical climbing and rigging situations, including cranes.
• Experience supervising and training staff in the safe operation of equipment and maintenance procedures.
• Demonstrated experience in traffic control situations, ability to assess traffic control needs, and stage traffic control devices in a standardized manner.
• Ability to acquire utility locations through the Utility Notification Center of Colorado (811).
• Knowledge of basic computer skills.
• Ability to maintain and access accurate records.
• Possess strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to interact effectively with upset citizens.
• Ability to operate hand tools, power tools, light trucks, and tractors.
• Ability to follow both verbal and written instructions.
• Ability to work independently as well as with others.
• Ability to follow established safety policies and practices.

Travel:

• Category A-Standard Local Travel: This position requires occasional local travel within the County. Employees may be expected to walk or drive short distances to attend meetings, trainings, or perform work at other city buildings or partner sites.

Essential Functions:

• Perform skilled tree work on city-owned trees to include, but not limited to, pruning, removal, stump-grinding, planting, and watering.
• Maintain a clean, safe, and organized working environment.
• Apply pesticides and other chemical agents.
• Climb trees and/or operate aerial lift equipment to perform aerial tree work (as assigned and qualified).
• Operate equipment and maintain machinery required in tree maintenance including, but not limited to, mini-loader, brush chipper, chainsaws, tree spades, skid loaders, hydraulic pumps, and trailers.
• Perform emergency storm response and snow removal in coordination with the Culture, Parks, and Recreation Department.
• Plan and execute jobsite set-up including traffic control, hazard assessment, and crew coordination.
• Perform or assist with tree risk observations; identify defects, pests, and disease symptoms; recommend treatment or corrective actions.
• Assist with the training of crews and inspecting contract landscape installations.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

• Organize and delegate assignments to team members.
• Hiring, training, motivating and coaching employees.
• Evaluate employee performance and goal setting.
• Hold employees accountable for assigned task and goals.
• Provide timely and constructive feedback and training opportunities.
• Provide training opportunities with a focus on employee development.
• Resolve conflicts and complaints.
• Analyze information and processes and develop more effective or efficient processes.
• Establish and achieve business and financial objectives.
• Ensure compliance with safety procedures.

Work Environment and Physical Requirements:

Work Environment:

• Perform strenuous labor in all types of weather.
• Exposure to a variety of hazards such as proximity to moving mechanical parts, moving vehicles, electrical current, working on scaffolding and high places, chemicals; exposure to noise and vibration.
• Exposure to high vehicle traffic situations on or adjacent to roadways inside traffic control zones.
• Exposure to temperatures above 90 or below 32 degrees for more than one hour.
• Will be required to work at heights over 20 feet.
• Work hours may extend beyond 8 hours per day/40 hours per week on occasion; work hours may occasionally begin prior to 6:00 am or extend past 4:30 pm.

Physical Requirements:

• Makes repetitive and substantial movements (motions) of the wrists, hands, and/or fingers to operate tools, vehicles and equipment.

• Vision enough to identify tree species, tree conditions at a distance (often over 200 feet).
• Must be able to perceive the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction. Ability to receive detailed information through oral communication, and to make the discriminations in sound.
• Flexible enough to bend, twist and reach as to load and unload equipment, supplies and tools.
• Ability to move over rough, uneven and rocky surfaces in performance of grounds maintenance or inspections.
• Exerting up to 100 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 50 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects.

EOE Statement: The City of Greeley provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

ADA Statement: We are committed to an inclusive and barrier-free search process. We provide accommodations for applicants requesting accommodation through the search process such as alternative formats of this posting. Individuals with disabilities in need of accommodations throughout the search process should contact the ADA Coordinator at: HR@Greeleygov.com .

Conditions of Employment: The City of Greeley is an at-will employer. Employees and the City may terminate employment at any time for any reason. Candidates must successfully complete all pre-employment screenings and employment eligibility verification. Pre-employment screenings include a drug test, a background and national sex offender search, a motor vehicle record search, and for some positions, a physical demands evaluation. For more information about City policies and practices during the recruitment process, including but not limited to EOE, Reasonable Accommodation, and pre-employment screenings, please visit our career page HERE.