Arbutus Tree Service is seeking a recent or soon to be graduate from forestry or urban forestry. Preferably one that is interested in or has experience with Environmental policy and client relations or customer service. If you are involved with your community on social and environmental justice issues and politics, or have taken some governance/law/policy/political science courses, that would be an asset. Ideally, you could start working as soon as possible.
About Arbutus Tree Service:
Arbutus Tree Service Ltd. is a high quality local arborist company that’s served the West Side of Vancouver for almost 30 years. Our employees are ISA Certified Arborists, or in the ISA Certification Program. We specialize in tree inspections, hazard risk assessments, tree protection plans for construction, tree pruning, tree disease, removing trees and relocating trees. We are also one of the only arborist companies in Vancouver that does tree preservation jobs. We are passionate about our work, and are tree lovers
Job Description:
Flexible tasks with what interests you. Jobs may include-
– going out with the crew to perform tree pruning, preservations, air spade excavations, tree removals, tree relocations which may include learning to climb trees
– administrative tasks such as invoicing, sending estimates, emailing
– office reporting such as writing tree removal arborist reports to submit to the city, writing tree protection plans for construction, doing research on urban trees
– managing newsletter, social media platforms
– corresponding and engaging with community on tree law issues such as unlawful tree removals, tree damages from neighbours, dealing with city by-laws and officials
Benefits of working at Arbutus Tree Service:
Do exciting work outdoors with great people and learn hands-on urban foresting with flexible working hours.
We pay for our employee’s membership in the International Society of Arboriculture (ISA) and American Society of Consulting Arborists (ASCA).
We pay for the ISA certified arborist program, as well as pay you while you work towards your ISA certification. ISA Certified Arborists are highly sought after and can work anywhere in the world.
We partially pay for tree climbing gear, climbing competitions, and travel expenses of climbing competitions.
Competitive Salary with Medical and other benefits.
Hopefully we can find another talented individual from UBC!
Norm Oberson
604-737-2643