Urban Forestry Inspector (3435) - Rec and Parks (Permanent Exempt)
Urban Forestry Inspector (3435) - Rec and Parks (Permanent Exempt)
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Job Description
Under the direction of Rec and Parks Forester Urban Forestry Inspector is responsible for assessing tree conditions maintaining detailed inventory records and coordinating maintenance and removal activities. The essential duties of this position include but are not limited to:
- Assess the condition of trees and vegetation in Recreation and Parksmanaged parks and open spaces to determine health risk and maintenance needs using standardized evaluation methods and reporting tools;
- Maintain comprehensive tree records including species condition assessments maintenance history and risk evaluations to support proactive forest management and planning optimize resource allocation and improve public safety;
- Implement a GISbased tree inventory database for Rec and Parks to optimize Urban Forestry Management;
- Implement GISbased work order system to improve planning scheduling and tracking of tree maintenance and reforestation activities;
- Coordinate with RPD staff and contractors to plan and schedule tree hazard evaluations and treerelated work to ensure safe and effective implementation for urban forestry operations;
- Respond to and resolve public complaints regarding trees and urban forestry operations to maintain public trust and operational transparency.
- Assist with addressing emergency tree situations including tree assessments pruning and removal during storm events or critical response situations to mitigate hazards and restore normalcy;
- Performs additional duties as assigned.
Qualifications :
Experience: Three (3) years of verifiable experience in tree planting and maintenance activity inspecting and evaluating trees; writing reports and making presentations. Experience in pruning trees alone is not qualifying experience AND
License and Certification:
Possession of Arborist Certification through the International Society of Arboriculture a plus or ability to obtain certification within 18 months of appointment;
AND
Possession and maintenance of a valid Class C Driver License.
Substitution: Collegelevel coursework equivalent to two years (60 units) in arboriculture urban forestry or horticulture may be substituted for up to one (1) year of the required experience.
Applicants must meet the minimum qualification requirement by the final filing date unless otherwise noted.
Desirable Qualifications: The stated desirable qualifications may be used to identify job finalists at the end of the selection process when candidates are referred for hiring.
- Experience working in a public parkland environment; and
- Experience in working with GISbased applications and other applications related to urban forest management
Verification of Education and Experience:
Every application is reviewed to ensure that you meet the minimum qualifications as listed in the job ad. Please review our articles on Employment Application and Minimum Qualifications and Verification of Experience and/or Education for considerations taken when reviewing applications.
Note: Falsifying ones education training or work experience or attempted deception on the application may result in disqualification for this and future job opportunities with the City and County of San Francisco.
Additional Information :
Selection Procedure
The selection process will include evaluation of applications in relation to minimum requirements. Depending on the number of applicants the Department may establish and implement additional screening mechanisms to comparatively evaluate qualifications of candidates. If this becomes necessary only those applicants whose qualifications most closely meet the needs of the Department will be invited for an interview.
Applicants who meet the minimum qualifications are not guaranteed to advance through all of the steps in the selection process.
Additional Information Regarding Employment with the City and County of San Francisco:
- Information About the Hiring Process
- Conviction History
- Employee Benefits Overview
- Equal Employment Opportunity
- Disaster Service Worker
- ADA Accommodation
- Right to Work
- Copies of Application Documents
- Diversity Statement
Applicants will receive a confirmation email from that their online application has been received in response to every announcement for which they file. Applicants should retain this confirmation email for their records. Failure to receive this email means that the online application was not submitted or received.
Public Resources Code 5164: Candidates for positions with the Recreation & Parks Department may be disqualified from consideration should their conviction history not meet the standards established under California Public Resources Code 5164.
Drug Test Requirement: Applicants for positions in this classification who are not currently employed by the City and County of San Francisco in a safetysensitive position represented by Local 261 are required to pass preemployment drug (including marijuana) and alcohol testing upon reasonable suspicion or afterwork related accident. Applicants with positive result from preemployment drug test will be restricted from hire in safetysensitive positions for six months after the date of the positive test.
Race and Social Equity Statement: We believe that parks and open space in San Francisco provides the opportunity to model equitable access for all. With this belief San Francisco became the first city in the United States for which 100% of its residents live within a tenminute walk of a park. The Recreation and Park Departments goal is to close the gaps and improve equity and access to quality parks and open space and recreation activities for historically marginalized communities.
We envision a department that proactively infuses racial and social equity in its internal operations. With a multidisciplinary team of talented individuals gardeners recreation leaders park rangers custodians craft shop personnel park and recreation managers and more the department is committed to doing its part to provide equitable access to parks and programs for all the communities we serve to enjoy as well as foster a work environment where our differences are celebrated and everyone has what they need to thrive regardless of their race age ability gender sexual orientation ethnicity or country of origin.
The City and County of San Francisco encourages women minorities and persons with disabilities to apply. Applicants will be considered regardless of their sex race age religion color national origin ancestry physical disability mental disability medical condition (associated with cancer a history of cancer or genetic characteristics) HIV/AIDS status genetic information marital status sexual orientation gender gender identity gender expression military and veteran status or other protected category under the law.
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type
Full Time
