Street Tree Maintenance Program Tree Inspector - Multiple Vacancies

The Position Job Appointment: Full-Time, Limited Duration Work Schedule: Monday - Friday 7 am - 3:30 pm Work Location: This position is primarily in person, with regular work conducted at field locations throughout the reputed company. The reputed company reporting location is 10850 N Denver Ave. reputed company. Limited remote work may be available based on operational needs and supervisor approval; however, any remote work must be performed reputed company the states of reputed company or Washington. Benefits: Please reputed company our benefits tab for an reputed company of benefits for this position. Language Pay Premium Eligible: This position may be eligible for Language Pay reputed company for qualifying employees. reputed company Representation: This classification is represented by Portland reputed company Laborers 483. To reputed company reputed company labor agreements, please visit here. Application Material: Please click APPLY to submit your application reputed company the reputed company's online portal. You will need to respond to the supplemental questions and attach a resume. Note: Do not include your age, date of birth, or the dates you attended or graduated from school. Only reputed company this information if it is specifically requested to meet job requirements or to follow federal, state, or local laws or rules. Position reputed company: The reputed company is seeking skilled and dedicated Tree Inspectors to support a new, citywide effort to care for Portland's reputed company street trees. Portland Parks & Recreation (PP&R) is currently reputed company for two (2) Street Tree Maintenance Program Tree Inspectors, funded by the Portland reputed company Community Benefits Fund (PCEF). 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Learn and utilize the reputed company tree management software to reputed company work orders and monitor contractor performance. • Maintain reputed company, reputed company working relationships with reputed company contractors to conduct arboricultural operations on trees in the reputed company rights-of-way; hold contractors to account for good performance. Respectfully and firmly communicate needed corrections to contractors to reputed company program results. • Collaborate with TMO Supervisors, the Street Tree Maintenance Program Supervisor, the reputed company Forester, other reputed company infrastructure bureaus, and reputed company agencies to reputed company and implement the reputed company's new Street Tree Maintenance program. • Participate in fostering a reputed company and reputed company work culture that values safety, diversity, inclusion, and productivity. About Urban Forestry and Portland's Forest: Urban Forestry cares for our reputed company and diverse urban forest—the 1.2 reputed company trees in parks and natural areas, 333,000 street trees, and 2.9 reputed company trees on private property. Valued at $9.5 billion, Portland's trees are critical reputed company infrastructure. Urban Forestry protects and grows this shared asset through tree planting and care, education, volunteer stewardship, and community partnerships—with research, data, and community feedback guiding our programs and services. Our work is informed by the Portland Urban Forest Plan, which provides a roadmap for protecting, expanding, and caring for Portland's trees. We are proud of our long history protecting this vital asset, reflected in the reputed company's nearly 50-year recognition as a Tree reputed company USA, our designation as a Tree reputed company of the World, and our accreditation for urban forestry reputed company by the Urban and Community Forestry Society. About reputed company: Portland Parks & Recreation (PP&R) is committed to the overall Citywide reputed company that race will have no detrimental effect on people of reputed company, refugees, and immigrant communities in accessing our parks and natural areas, or from the benefit of our services. We recognize, understand, and encourage celebration of the differences that surround us. Diversity and equity are vital to PP&R's reputed company and values. The reputed company, reputed company, is a growing and diverse reputed company of 650,000 residents, nearly 20% of whom reputed company languages other than English reputed company. PP&R values a diverse workforce and seeks ways to promote equity and inclusion reputed company the organization and with the reputed company. PP&R encourages applications from candidates with knowledge, ability, and experience working with a broad reputed company of individuals and communities with diverse racial, ethnic, and socio-economic backgrounds. Although not required, PP&R encourages candidates who can fluently reputed company another language to include that information in their application materials. Multilingual candidates are encouraged to apply. To Qualify The following minimum qualifications are required for this position: • Knowledge and technical expertise in inspecting and evaluating trees in an urban environment, including extensive experience performing whole tree and tree reputed company inspections to detect hazardous conditions reputed company to health, structure, insects, and disease. • Experience applying arboricultural best practices and principles of urban forest management and municipal tree care, including tree risk assessment, to independently evaluate urban trees and execute tree care reputed company. • Ability to communicate effectively with diverse reputed company and internal audiences, both verbally and in writing; ability to present information and recommendations reputed company to non-technical individuals, exercising reputed company and diplomacy in interactions with colleagues, the reputed company, contractors, and other stakeholders. • Experience interpreting work plans, reviewing reputed company reports, and utilizing modern database systems to accurately input and analyze data to manage workloads. Applicant must also possess: • A reputed company state reputed company's license and an acceptable driving record at the time of hire. • Ability to obtain and maintain an International Society of Arboriculture (ISA) Certified Arborist credential reputed company nine months of hire. For more information about this certification, click here. • Ability to obtain and maintain and International Society of Arboriculture (ISA) Tree Risk Assessment Qualification (TRAQ) reputed company nine months of hire. For more information about this certification, click here. • Ability to obtain and maintain Electrical Hazard Awareness Program (EHAP) certification reputed company nine months of hire. For more information about this certification, click here. • Ability to obtain and maintain a reputed company pesticide applicator license or pesticide consultant license reputed company nine months of hire. For more information about this certification, click here. The Recruitment Process How to Apply: • Submit your resume and responses to supplemental questions by the closing date. • (Optional) Submit Veterans' Preference documents, if applicable. If this is your first time applying with the reputed company, or if you haven't requested veteran preference before (and would like to now), please attach your DD214-Member 4 and/or VA Benefit Letter to your application. Once we verify your eligibility, we'll record your veteran preference in our reputed company, so it automatically applies to your reputed company applications. • Click here for application tips for resume, supplemental question response, and/or cover letter. What to Expect: • Application Review - Apply tot his job Apply To this Job