Job Description
TARGET CLOSE DATE: 12/31/2026 PAY GRADE: Grade 20 TYPE: Full time JOB SUMMARY: The City of Birmingham Urban Arborists supervise and oversee crews involved in tree care operations such as planting, trimming, insect and disease control, and removal of tree limbs and debris. Urban Arborists also ensure the safety of the crew, equipment, public and private property. An employee in this job class plans and carries out successive steps and resolves problems and deviations in accordance with instructions, policies, and accepted practice. Urban Arborists receive work orders verbally and by standard work orders from their supervisor and are responsible for meeting deadlines on work assignments and assist other employees with unusual situations that do not have clear precedents. COMPENSATION & BENEFITS: The City of Birmingham provides competitive pay and comprehensive benefits packages to include medical and dental insurance, employer-sponsored retirement plan (pension), generous paid holidays, sick and vacation leave, and more. The pay range for this job is presented below: $21.70 - $33.66 MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: The following are job-related qualifications that are required for employment consideration for this position: Must have experience using chainsaws to trim/remove trees. Experience operating an aerial lift (bucket truck) in order to cut/trim trees. Class A Commercial Driver's License. Must obtain an Arborist Certification from the International Society of Arboriculture within one year of employment. *Note: The International Society of Arboriculture requires one of the following to be eligible to test for the Arborist Certification: Three or more years of full-time, eligible arboricultural work experience. Associates degree in arboriculture, horticulture, landscape architecture or fo