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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 its main working units Planting Pruning Community Projects. These working units are briefly summarized below:
Planting Forestry:
As a Landscape Technician hired into a role with the Planting Forestry team you will assist with coordinating open space and boulevard tree planting overseeing contract tree work (may include tree watering planting or other tree work) and supporting urban forestry in many other areas.
Pruning Forestry:
As a Landscape Technician hired into a role with the Pruning Forestry team your position will focus on assisting the pruning teams Landscape Technician II with inspecting the quality of both inhouse and contract tree maintenance activities. 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
Community Forestry:
The Community Forestry team is focused on providing educational and engaging opportunities for Edmontonians to learn more about the benefits of the urban forest. This team also facilitates communitydriven tree planting programs such as Request to Plant Commemorative Trees Tree Donation and Grow Together. Additionally this team oversees the GIS tree inventory and completes health assessments of Edmontons open space and boulevard tree inventory.
Project Forestry:
The Project team are primarily consultants for projects impacting City Trees. Through tree valuations evaluations construction projects and design reviews Urban Forest Technicians provide expertise in working around trees from the design processes through to construction completion. This includes working with other groups to develop and implement construction plans to consider all tree protection/preservation requirements. This team administers the Corporate Tree Management Policy (C456C) and Public Tree Permit.
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Successful candidates may be eligible for recall in the 2026 season
The City of Edmonton values applicants with a diverse range of skills experiences and competencies and encourages you to apply. We strive to provide reasonable access and accommodations throughout the recruitment process. To request an accommodation please contact . Learn more about our benefits to 6 temporary fulltime positions for up to 11 months
Hours of Work: 40 hours per week Monday Friday
Salary Range: $32.424 $40.727 (Hourly); $67701.310 $85037.980 (Annually)
Talent Acquisition Consultant: AW/KA
Edmonton rests in the heart of Treaty Six territory in Alberta and the homelands of the Metis Nation
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