Arborist Technician

join a team that makes a difference! Become an arborist technician with the city of roseville!

join our team as an arborist technician and play a key role in maintaining a healthy and thriving urban forest. Conduct tree risk assessments to promote public safety, lead our urban forestry team, and oversee tree maintenance contractors and program budgets.

• close date: october 12, 2026
• first round interviews: tentatively week of october 26, 2026
• second round interviews: tentatively week of november 2, 2026

• $31.39 - $44.17 hourly (dependent on experience)
• opportunities to learn and promote
• competitive vacation and sick leave programs
• 10 paid holidays and 2 floating holidays annually
• up to 45 hours of personal leave annually
• bilingual pay opportunity
• health and welfare benefits, with city contributions of up to $2,490 per month
• and much more!

the city of roseville is committed to an inclusive and supportive workforce and workplace. We are engaged in understanding the backgrounds and perspectives of our colleagues and those we serve. Our organization is unified in this commitment, because we believe this produces the best results for our organization and community.

experience: four years of increasingly responsible experience performing municipal tree care and tree maintenance, tree risk assessment, and other urban forest and natural resource management, including two years of experience providing staff leadership.

and

training: equivalent to completion of the twelfth grade; additional course work or training in forestry, arboriculture, horticulture or natural resource management is highly desirable.

license or certificate:

• possession of california class c driver's license.
• possession of california class b driver’s license within one year of appointment.
• possession of current certified arborist certification in good standing as issued by the international society of arboriculture (isa).
• possession of tree risk assessment qualification as issued by international society of arboriculture (isa) within one year of appointment.
• possession of qac (qualified applicator certificate) as issued by california department of pesticide regulations within one year of appointment.

the city of roseville defines “accredited college or university” as an institution of higher learning and must be listed on the united states department of education database of accredited post-secondary institutions and programs website .

credits earned from colleges, universities, and institutions listed as accredited institutions on this website will be considered as part of the educational component of the minimum qualifications for a classification.

the following options apply to the evaluation of college degrees from countries outside the united states:

• educational background from a foreign country may be evaluated by an accredited united states college or university listed on the u.s. Department of education database of accredited post-secondary institutions and programs website.
• verification of degree equivalency may be obtained from organizations that provide foreign education credential evaluation services. The city of roseville will accept verification from any of the listed member agencies found at http://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below). or .
• a copy of the foreign credential evaluation verification can be attached to the employment application.
• if you are offered a position with the city of roseville, as a part of the pre-employment steps, applicants must provide a foreign degree credential equivalency certificate from an approved member agency above. Applicants who do not provide verification, will be eliminated from…