Description
Looking for a great place to work? A place where our culture means safety, respect, quality and excellence and putting our customer's interests ahead of our own?
Then think City of Edmonton - City Operations.
The Landscape Technician I with Urban Forestry is, in its simplest form, a passionate protector of the urban forest. In this role, you will lend your expertise in all things arboricultural to contractors, citizens and other work areas within the City of Edmonton to ensure compliance with City standards wherever the urban forest may be affected. You will succeed in this role if you can manage your time and tasks well, and have the ability to communicate and collaborate with a variety of different work units.
The Landscape Technicians hired will be responsible for supporting Forestry within the Pruning Team.
Pruning Forestry:
- As a Landscape Technician l hired into a role with the Pruning Forestry team, your position will focus on assisting the pruning team's Landscape Technician II. Inspecting the quality and completion of both in-house and contract tree maintenance activities and ensuring ground disturbance permits are in place as needed. Duties with this position will include responding to inquiries from citizens, overhead utility tree pruning conflicts, pruning inspections, stump grinding inspections and supporting other teams within urban forestry.
Landscape Technician l's oversee a variety of tasks, including the duties listed below. As an advocate of the urban forest, you will perform a mix of the following:
- Collect data in the field, including tree measurements and assessments, required for potential projects that take place around trees
- Assess tree condition and collect and update data on City trees in GIS software
- Review landscape drawings and maps to determine tree ownership
- Assist with various projects which may include recommendations and tree evaluations for monetary value
- Coordinate contractor work to ensure compliance with City standards and agreements, while advising and/or resolving any discrepancies on the work
- Conduct field inspections and assess the progress and completion of in-house and contracted tree work
- Coordinate ground disturbance activities
- Conduct tree assessment and gather information required for completing of police reports and claims
- Ensure compliance with safety and ENVISO requirements
- Assist with the administration of the Corporate Tree Management Policy (C456C) as outlined in its procedures, and track and report any damages to tree assets
- Review landscape plans to ensure arboriculture/landscaping best practices and standards are met
- Respond to public complaints or inquiries, orally or in writing
- Assist with creating educational and engaging content for social media posts, webpages, and workshops
- Assist with delivering educational presentations to a wide variety of demographics to promote the benefits of the urban forest
- Perform related work as required
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