Seasonal Forestry Technician

Seasonal Forestry Technician

Salary $16.75 Hourly

Location Bismarck, ND

Job Type Full-Time

Job Number 202600030

Department Public Works Service Operations

Division Forestry

Opening Date 03/17/2026

Closing Date Continuous

FLSA Determined by Position Description

Benefits Questions

Job Description Performs a variety of work related to planting, maintenance and watering of trees. Including, but not limited to: watering, weeding, mulch installation, day-to-day grounds maintenance, general landscaping activities, and repairing irrigation systems. Duties may also include operating a brush clipper, driving pick-up trucks, maintenance of equipment, minor pruning, and operating chainsaws under supervision. Duties may also include record keeping and conducting citywide surveys for symptoms of Dutch Elm Disease on elm trees and taking sample specimen from suspect trees and further investigate and test the specimen for the Dutch Elm Disease fungus.

Examples of Duties

1. Operates power equipment, hand tools and selected machinery.
2. Maintains and services equipment.
3. Planting, maintenance and removal of trees.
4. Watering, weeding, mulch installation, day-to-day grounds maintenance.
5. General landscaping activities, and repairing irrigation systems.
6. Surveying, record keeping and lab work for Dutch Elm disease.
7. Performs other duties of a comparable level/type as required.

Minimum Qualifications Ability to read and write. Must have the ability to do considerable walking, heavy lifting, reaching, bending and have average sense of sight and hearing.

Supplemental Information Knowledge of safety standards and practices. Skill in the operation of applicable hand and mechanical tools and related equipment. Skill in communication, interpersonal skill as applied to interaction with co-workers, supervisor, general public, etc. sufficient to exchange or convey information and to provide and/or receive work direction. This position is not eligible for benefits.

01 Do you have a valid drivers license? Yes No

02 Are you 18 years of age or older? Yes No

03 Do you have experience that involves working in a forestry-related field? Yes No

04 Do you have experience that involves working in a garden center? Yes No

05 How many years of manual labor experience do you have? None 1 year 2 years 3 years 4 years 5 years or more

06 How many years of landscape experience do you have? None 4 years or less 5 years or more

07 Do you have working experience with tree insect and disease identification? Yes No

08 Do you have a commercial drivers license? Yes No

09 Do you have a North Dakota pesticide applicators license? Yes No

Required Question

Employer Bismarck, City of (ND)

Address 221 North 5th Street PO Box 5503 Bismarck, North Dakota, 58506

Phone 701-355-1333

Website https://www.bismarcknd.gov/