This position involves maintaining specimen trees and shrubs, mitigating hazard trees along roads, trails, and developed areas, and performing arboricultural practices.
Responsibilities include feeding and caring for landscape plants, diagnosing disorders, assessing tree conditions, and performing climbing and removal operations using specialized equipment.
Must operate vehicles, including tractors and bucket trucks, and hold professional arboriculture certification.
Requirements include U.S. citizenship, valid driver’s license, physical ability to work at heights and lift heavy weights, and adherence to safety protocols.
Application deadline is January 20, 2026, with ongoing consideration throughout the open period.
Physical demands involve outdoor work in various weather conditions, exposure to hazards, and protective gear use.
Volunteer experience and prior federal employment can be credited.