Tree Care Specialist

This position is responsible for performing a variety of duties related to the City's tree program, including evaluating the health of trees; responding to questions and concerns from the public; resolving service complaints; and planting, trimming, pruning, removing, and caring for trees and shrubs along streets, in parks, and on other City rights of way.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Evaluates the health of trees and shrubs along streets, in parks, and on other portions of the City's rights of way
• Responds to and resolves questions and concerns from the public
• Performs inspections of irrigation and damaged sidewalks
• Performs general tree care, including pruning, tree staking, tree well maintenance, root pruning, root barrier installation, and removal of trees that are diseased, dead, or causing damage to concrete
• Prepares planting sites, plants trees, waters and fertilizes new plantings, an...