Groundskeeper

Job summary

Maintain and manage public street and park trees through climbing, pruning, hazard removals, planting, and other arboriculture field work. Assess tree risks, supervise and train junior staff, help schedule safe and timely work, and respond to residents' inquiries about public trees.

Job details

As one of the fastest growing cities in Canada, City of Surrey is a globally recognized leader in building vibrant, sustainable communities through technology and innovation. City of Surrey employees are talented innovators, inspired by meaningful work and the opportunity to drive our city—and their careers—forward. Build a City. Build a Future. SCOPE: The City of Surrey's Shade Tree team aims to ensure the City's public street and park trees are well maintained to meet the needs of our growing communities. As part of that commitment, we are looking to add a motivated full-time Groundskeeper 2 to help manage and maintain our urban forest. RESPONSIBILITIES: As a Groundkeeper 2, you will be responsible for a variety of work that involves tree maintenance and management. The incumbent may be required to: Conduct a full range of tree maintenance activities such as spurless tree climbing, pruning, hazard removals and planting Perform arboriculture field work in accordance with accepted standards, techniques, and best practices Supervise, train and review work of junior staff; including assisting with scheduling and ensuring work is included in a safe, efficient, and timely manner Complete tree risk assessments Respond to inquiries from City residents related to public trees QUALIFICATIONS: The successful candidate will meet one of the following criteria: Completion of Grade 12, supplemented by the successful completion of five additional relevant courses from an approved post-secondary institution, plus 2 years recent experience in landscape maintenance and/or landscape construction Completion of Grade 12, supplemented by a Technical Certificate Program (one-year full-time) from an approved post-secondary institution, plus 18 months of recent experience in landscape maintenance and/or landscape construction Completion of a diploma program from an approved post-secondary institution, plus a minimum of 6 months recent experience in landscape maintenance and/or landscape construction You must also: Have a valid BC Driver's License with a safe driving record Obtain a Pesticide Applicator's License prior to completion of probation period Obtain Arborist Certification through the International Society of Arboriculture prior to completion of probation period Be able to complete heavy manual labour in all weather conditions is an asset. EMPLOYMENT STATUS Union - CUPE Local 402 - Regular Full-Time

What you’ll do

Maintain and manage public street and park trees through climbing, pruning, hazard removals, planting, and other arboriculture field work. Assess tree risks, supervise and train junior staff, help schedule safe and timely work, and respond to residents' inquiries about public trees.

Requirements

Applicants must meet one of the listed education and recent landscape maintenance or construction experience pathways, ranging from Grade 12 with additional courses and two years of experience to a post-secondary diploma with six months of experience. A valid BC driver's license and the ability to obtain a pesticide applicator's license and International Society of Arboriculture certification during probation are required.

Listed skills

• maintenance · Preferred
• staff · Preferred
• Time · Preferred
• scheduling · Preferred
• Technical · Preferred
• Organization · Preferred
• Attention to detail · Preferred

Other relevant skills

Identified from the job description. Confirm important requirements above.

• Tree Maintenance
• Spurless Tree Climbing
• Pruning
• Hazard Tree Removal
• Tree Planting
• Arboriculture
• Staff Supervision
• Staff Training
• Work Scheduling
• Tree Risk Assessment
• Public Inquiries
• Landscape Maintenance
• Landscape Construction
• Heavy Manual Labour

Job areas

• Environmental & Sustainability
• Government & Public Sector
• Trades
• Management & Leadership

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