Arborist I

Arborist I

Salary

$24.69 - $29.87 Hourly

Location

Lincoln, NE

Job Type

Full time/probationary or status

Job Number

202600490-2

Department

Parks and Recreation Department

Division

Parks

Opening Date

09/11/2026

Closing Date

9/27/2026 11:59 PM Central

• Description
• Benefits
• Questions

Job Posting Information

Lincoln Parks and Recreation is seeking a skilled and motivated Arborist I to join our team dedicated to the care, maintenance, and preservation of our City trees. This position performs a variety of skilled tasks related to public tree maintenance, snow removal, and equipment upkeep in a safe, efficient, and community-focused manner.

Work involves responsibility for the pruning, repairing, and removal of City trees; and the operation and maintenance of specialized tree care equipment. Much of the work is hazardous, requires considerable strength and agility, and is performed outdoors in all types of weather.

What Youll Do:

• Tree Maintenance & Arboricultural Work

• Perform tasks such as pruning, topping, trunk and stump removal, trunk injection, and emergency storm response.

• Operate and maintain arboricultural tools and equipment including chain saws, pole pruners, aerial bucket trucks, chippers, stump grinders, and front-end loaders.

• Equipment Maintenance

• Conduct daily inspections and minor field repairs of tools and equipment.

• Perform routine preventive maintenance, including fueling, cleaning, lubricating, and sharpening.

• Utilize and understand asset management systems such as Beehive.

• Teamwork & Public Interaction

• Work cooperatively with supervisors, coworkers, and the public.

• Provide courteous and professional customer service.

• Embody department core values: Attitude, Customer Friendly, Teamwork, and Servant Leadership.

• This Safety Sensitive position is subject to mandatory drug testing policies as a condition of employment.

Hours: Full time; M - F; 40 hours per week; 7:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Qualifications: Graduation from high school or equivalent; or any combination of training and experience that provides the desirable knowledge, abilities and skills

Necessary Special Requirements: Possession of a valid drivers license. Valid Commercial Drivers License (CDL) is required or the ability to obtain within 90 days of appointment. Successful completion of the City of Lincolns First-Class Arborist Examination within 6 months of appointment. Nebraska Certified Pesticide Applicator License within 6 months of appointment.

IF YOU CURRENTLY HAVE A CDL, PRIOR TO BEING HIRED FOR THIS POSITION YOU WILL BE REQUIRED TO REGISTER WITH THE FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY ADMINISTRATION DRUG AND ALCOHOL CLEARINGHOUSE AT: https://clearinghouse.fmcsa.dot.gov/register

We value each City of Lincoln employee and one way we demonstrate this is by providing an attractive and competitive total compensation package that adds value to our employees professional and personal lives. The following benefits are available for this position:

• Pay increases are available upon completion of the 6-month new employee probationary period, and annually thereafter based on performance.
• We encourage a healthy work-life balance by offering 10 days of vacation leave, over 12 days of sick leave, 11 paid holidays, and 2 personal convenience days annually that you begin accruing upon hire.
• All medical, dental, and vision benefits for you and your family begin the first of the month following hire, no need to wait!
• 30 days of Paid Parental Leave
• Employee Assistance Programs offering work/life services, wellness coaching, short-term counseling, legal assistance, and financial coaching.
• 5 days of Funeral and Bereavement Leave
• $71,000 of Life Insurance
• $1,213 of Tuition Reimbursement
• 401(a) Retirement Plan. If you make a 7% contribution, the City will contribute 9%
• Employer provided Post Employment Health Plan for eligible medical expenses for after you leave City employment.
• Optional benefits include:
• Medical and/or Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Allstate Voluntary Plans
• Supplemental Term Life
• Deferred Compensation Plans

01

APPLICATION COMPLETION ACKNOWLEDGEMENT To successfully complete your application, please make sure you read each statement below and check ALL boxes prior to submission.

• 1. This application is hand scored.
• 2. ALL questions must be fully answered to receive full credit.
• 3. "See Resume", or answers such as "See ___" are not acceptable responses and will not receive full credit.
• 4. Copied/Pasted answers will not receive full credit.
• 5. ALL employers and education referred to in answers must be listed in the Work History and Education sections of the application for verification and to receive full credit.
• 6. I understand I am responsible for the accuracy and completeness of my application.
• 7. I Acknowledge that I have read and understand each of the above statements.

02

Are you a current City of Lincoln Employee?

• Yes
• No

03

Please list your Department, Title, and Date of Hire.

04

Have you taken and passed the City of Lincolns written and practical examination for First Class Arborist?

• Yes
• No

05

I understand that successful completion of the City of Lincolns First Class Arborist Examination within 6 months of appointment is a requirement for this position.

• Acknowledge

06

Do you have a Nebraska Certified Pesticide Applicators license?

• Yes
• No

07

I understand that successful possession and maintenance of a valid Nebraska Certified Pesticide Applicator license within 6 months of appointment is a requirement for this position.

• Acknowledge

08

I understand this position performs work at heights of 50 feet or higher on a regular basis.

• I understand

09

I understand this position lifts up to 100 pounds.

• I understand

10

Do you have experience performing general laboring work?

• Yes
• No

11

If yes, please list the employers from your application where you acquired this experience.

12

If yes, please describe your work duties.

13

Do you have experience performing tree maintenance work?

• Yes
• No

14

If yes, please list the employers from your application where you acquired this experience.

15

If yes, please describe your work duties.

16

Do you have experience performing routine preventive maintenance and/or minor repairs to equipment?

• Yes
• No

17

If yes, please list the employers from your application where you acquired this experience.

18

If yes, please list the type of equipment on which you have worked.

19

Indicate if you have experience using the following equipment/tools:

• Chain saw
• Pole pruner/saw
• Pruning loppers
• Tree spraying equipment
• Hydraulic aerial bucket truck
• Brush chipper
• Climbing rope/saddle
• No experience

20

Please list the employers from your application where you acquired this experience AND describe your experience.

21

I understand, as a condition of my employment for the position for which I am applying with the City of Lincoln/Lancaster County, that I must at all times be legally licensed to operate a motor vehicle. I understand state law requires operators possessing a drivers license from another state must obtain a valid Nebraska drivers license within 30 days of change of residence. Further, I understand that I must notify my immediate supervisor the next working day following a motor vehicle conviction which results in loss, revoked, impounded or suspension of my drivers license Further, I understand that this document is an official City/County record, and that falsification of this document, or failure to properly notify the City/County of driving convictions or loss of driving privileges will result in discipline, up to and including termination. This applies any time driving privileges are revoked, suspended or limited in any way by any court or the Nebraska Department of Motor Vehicles or any other Administrative agency of the state of Nebraska or any other state jurisdiction. Do you have a valid drivers license?

• Yes
• No

22

For verification purposes please list the state of issuance and your drivers license number.

23

As a condition of employment for this position, you must at all times be legally licensed to operate a COMMERCIAL motor vehicle. Do you have a valid commercial drivers license (CDL)?

• Yes
• No

24

If yes, please list the state that issued the license, your drivers license number, and any endorsements.

25

I understand that I will be required to obtain a valid Nebraska Commercial Drivers License with endorsements, if applicable, within 90 days of appointment or I will be terminated. Further, I understand that if my driving privileges and/or license is at any time suspended, revoked, impounded, or in any other way removed by the State of Nebraska, that I must, as a condition of future employment with the City/County, report that fact IMMEDIATELY to my supervisor. Forms are available in each department. Further, I understand that this document is an official City/County record, and that falsification of this document, or failure to report loss of driving privileges and/or license in the future is grounds for my being disciplined, if hired, or removed from the list of certified eligibles.

• I Understand

26

I understand that in accordance with Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration and Department of Transportation Regulations, each individual conditionally hired for a safety sensitive position is subject to mandatory drug and alcohol testing. Any applicant who refuses or fails to execute the City/Countys general consent and release form to be drug and alcohol tested, who refuses or fails to execute the City/Countys authorization to obtain past drug and alcohol test results forms, who refuses or fails to submit to a pre-employment/pre-duty drug and alcohol test as directed, or whose result is positive for either test, will not be considered eligible to work for the City/County. Existing workers who test positive will not be considered qualified for the position for which they are applying and will also be subject to the City/County discipline, up to and including discharge. All pre-employment job applicants covered by this policy who test positive will not be hired. I understand that any applicant has the right to have their original split sample retested (by a DHHS certified laboratory, the original laboratory will follow approved transfer procedures) at their expense, if requested in writing to the City/County Personnel Administrator within 72 hours of the final result provided by the Medical Review Officer. If upon retest the results are found to be negative, the City/County will reimburse the costs involved with the retest. (If the second test is found to be positive, the applicant will not be hired, and the cost of the retest will not be reimbursed.) Current employees transferring, promoting or demoting into a position requiring drug testing who test positive have the right to have their sample retested (by a DHHS certified laboratory, the original laboratory will follow approved transfer procedures) at their expense, if requested in writing to the City/County Human Resources Administrator within 72 hours of the final result provided by the MRO. If upon retest the results are found to be negative, the City/County will reimburse the costs involved with the retest. If the results of the retest, are positive, the cost will not be reimbursed. I understand, if hired to a safety sensitive position, I am subject to Random, Post Accident, Reasonable/Suspicion, Return to Duty and Follow-Up drug and alcohol testing. Failure to comply with federal mandates and City/County Policy could result in discipline up to and including termination.

• I Understand

27

Have you failed or refused a drug or alcohol test within the previous three years?

• Yes
• No

28

I understand if I currently have a CDL I must register with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Drug and Alcohol Clearing house at: https://clearinghouse.fmcsa.dot.gov/register prior to being hired.

• Acknowledge

29

Are you currently registered in the FMCSA Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse?

• Yes
• No (If no, you must register.)

30

I understand that before I can be hired I must give consent for my prospective employer to conduct a query of the FMCSA Commercial Drivers License Drug & Alcohol Clearinghouse to determine whether a drug or alcohol violation has been reported.

• I consent.

Required Question

Employer City of Lincoln/Lancaster County

Address 555 South 10th Street, Room 302

Lincoln, Nebraska, 68508

Phone (402) 441-7597

Website http://agency.governmentjobs.com/lincolnne/default.cfm