Urban Forestry Operations Supervisor ; Exempt

One full-time, limited-duration position and one full-time, regular position.

Monday - Friday, 7:00 am-3:30 pm. This position responds to emergency call-outs during and after scheduled work shifts.

Urban Forestry, 10910 N Denver Avenue, Portland, OR 97217

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This position is or may be eligible for Language Pay Differential for qualifying employees.

Portland Parks & Recreation is seeking two Urban Forestry Operations Supervisors. Urban Forestry Operations Supervisors are key leadership positions overseeing the City of Portland’s 24/7 Tree Emergency Response, comprehensive tree maintenance, tree planting, and plant health care activities. These positions require working with a variety of people, coordinating complex tree maintenance situations, providing customer service, and overseeing innovative programs.

The Operations Supervisors will demonstrate both strong technical and personnel management skills to create a professional, cohesive, and high-performing arborist team with a service-oriented work ethic. All candidates must have a strong commitment to racial justice, diversity, equity, and inclusion. The ability to successfully communicate and collaborate in-person and in writing with a broad range of stakeholders, other City bureaus, private community members, and businesses is essential.

• Understand and apply urban forest management and arboricultural practices and standards.
• Lead, oversee, and assess the successful performance of Operations staff.
• Scope, prioritize, assign, and ensure completion of varied tree maintenance requests and projects.
• Recruit, hire, schedule, assign work, and supervise staff, including seasonal employees.
• Establish and maintain professional work culture, including standards of safety and effectiveness.
• Create standard practices, policies, and procedures for day-to-day operations of the unit.
• Supervise daily implementation of ANSI Safety Standards for Arboricultural Operations.
• Oversee a large, specialized vehicle and equipment fleet and maintain inventory of operating supplies.
• Supervise and ensure delivery of the 24/7 citywide tree emergency response program.
• Deal effectively and communicate with the general public and other public agencies.
• Be skilled in promoting workplace diversity and creating a positive work environment.
• Track and update tree condition and work status employing various computer software.
• Work closely with the Operations Manager, City Forester, City property maintenance supervisors, and other public agencies to provide all facets of tree maintenance support.

Urban Forestry's mission is to manage and ensure Portland’s urban forest infrastructure for current and future generations. Portland’s urban forest is valued at over $9.5 billion and comprises over 1.2 million park trees, 333,000 street trees, and 2.9 million private property trees. The Urban Forestry team is responsible for the overall management, stewardship, and improvement of this essential infrastructure. Urban Forestry’s work includes delivery of sustainable and equitable forest services to all Portlanders;

establishing and enacting best management practices, plans, policies, and technical standards for tree care and protection and urban forest expansion; proposing improvements to the City’s tree regulations; providing tree maintenance services including 24/7 response to tree emergencies on City properties and public streets; tree planting and expansion of urban forest services; measurement and assessment of urban forest coverage, health,…