Arboriculturist
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About The Position
Join us in shaping Seattle's streets! At the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT), we don't just move people - we connect communities, build safer streets, and create a more sustainable city. With a bold vision for the future, we're tackling big challenges: making travel safer, cutting carbon emissions, and ensuring reliable, affordable transportation for everyone - no matter who they are or where they live. Seattle is growing fast, and we're growing with it. Thanks to a historic voter-approved $1.55 billion investment in transportation in 2024, we're building sidewalks, fixing bridges, and improving transit connections to keep our city moving. We're a team of problem solvers, planners, engineers, communicators, and field crews - bringing purpose-driven work to life. Now, we need passionate, innovative talent like you. Let's build a Seattle that works for everyone - together! Positions in this professional-level class, under general supervision, plan and may supervise the planting, care and maintenance of trees and plant material used in landscaping of City-owned and controlled property. As technical experts, incumbents use their specialized knowledge, unique skills, and decision-making authority in design, planting, care, and maintenance of trees and plant material used in landscaping. They also inspect and maintain street landscaping; recommend the selection of maintenance contractors and evaluate the performance of such contractors. Personal contacts are primarily with internal staff, employees from other departments, and private contractors to coordinate work efforts. Contact with citizens and community groups is for the purpose of responding to inquiries, processing permit applications and resolving complaints.
