Job Detail
City Forester
Location: Albuquerque, NM
Salary: $58,156.80 - $73,881.60 Annually
- Position Summary
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Oversee the planting, maintenance and removal of all trees and other vegetation within the City and to formulate rules and regulations and issue permits, for such planning, maintenance and removal; implement and enforce the Albuquerque Pollen Control and Street Tree Ordinances; supervise, plan and coordinate forestry activities and operations within the Park Management Division of Parks and Recreation Department; coordinate assigned activities with other divisions, outside agencies and the general public; and provide highly responsible and complex staff assistance to the Parks Superintendent.
Job descriptions are intended to present a general list of tasks/duties performed by employees within this job classification. Job Descriptions are not intended to reflect all duties performed within the job.
- Minimum Education, Experience And Additional Requirements
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Education and experience directly related to the minimum requirements below may be interchangeable on a year for year basis.
Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in Forestry Science or Biology (with an emphasis on Botany), Landscape Architecture; and
Six (6) years of experience in the planting, maintenance and removal of trees and vegetation, treating tree diseases, identifying tree species, especially with regard to pollen production and desert-adapted species; and
To include three (3) years of supervisory experience.
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:
Possession of a New Mexico Driver's License, or the ability to obtain by date of hire.
Possession of a City Operator's Permit (COP) within 6 months from date of hire.
Possession of a current International Society of Arborists (ISA) certification.
Possession of a ISA Municipal Arborist certification within two (2) years from date of hire.
Possession of a New Mexico Public Applicator's License 3A & 3B within six (6) months from date of hire.
- Preferred Knowledge
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- Operational characteristics, services and activities of an urban forestry program
- Operational characteristics, services and activities of a municipal environmental health department
- Principles and practices of managing the complex aspects of trees in an urban environment
- Methods and techniques of designing and reviewing arboriculture practices
- Basic computer programs such as word, excel, etc.
- Principles and practices of program development and administration
- Principles and practices of municipal budget preparation and administration
- Principles of supervision, training and performance evaluation
- Pertinent Federal, State and local laws, codes and regulations
- Preferred Skills & Abilities
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- Coordinate and direct regulatory compliance programs
- Coordinate and direct arboriculture projects throughout the City
- Oversee, direct and coordinate the work of lower level staff
- Utilize basic computer programs as required by assigned area
- Select, supervise, train and evaluate staff
- Participate in the development and administration of program goals, objectives and procedures
- Prepare and administer large and complex budgets
- Prepare clear and concise administrative and financial reports
- Analyze problems, identify alternative solutions, project consequences of proposed actions and implement recommendations in support of goals
- Research, analyze, and evaluate new service delivery methods and techniques
- Interpret and apply Federal, State and local policies, laws and regulations
- Communicate clearly and concisely
- Perform the essential functions of the job with or without reasonable accommodation
- Establish and maintain effective working relationships with those contacted in the course of work
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Employer Info
400 Marquette N.W.
Albuquerque, New Mexico 87103
5057683700
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