Tree Inspector

at  The City of Stirling

ABOUT US

The Infrastructure Directorate is the City of Stirling’s largest and most diverse Directorate, managing many of the City’s important assets and services while delivering a multi-million-dollar portfolio of projects.
This Directorate is responsible for the ongoing delivery of the City’s sustainability program, as well as contributing heavily to the City of Stirling’s vibrant local economy, liveable neighbourhoods and thriving communities.

MORE ABOUT US

The City of Stirling is a diverse and thriving local government in Western Australia, with over 223,000 residents, spanning 30 suburbs, the City is a cosmopolitan, multicultural and economic hub.
With over 1,400 employees, the City embraces its diverse workforce by supporting work-life balance and offering opportunities for progression and development. Here at City of Stirling we celebrate and support inclusion and diversity.
We acknowledge the traditional custodians of the City of Stirling, the Wadjak People of the Nyoongar Nation, and the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples of Australia. We will act with compassion and respect towards all people and value people of all abilities, ages, religions, faiths, sexualities, gender identity and cultural backgrounds.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Conduct tree inspections in response to internal and external customer enquires relating to City tree assets, such as pruning, removal, health, structure, etc. This will include written correspondence, phone conversations and face to face meeting in order to convey the finding of the inspections.
• Oversee the Annual pruning programme liaising with the Panel of tree contractors and consultants to ensure completion of sector programme within designated time frames. The process will include auditing of trees before and after pruning.
• Accurately document findings of tree inspections, with text and photos, into corporate systems for record keeping and escalation purposes.
• Organise and carry out tree assessments in relation to infrastructure placement in proximity to City tree assets, including documenting of findings and providing detailed reports back to the requestor.
• Initiate and provide solutions to problems that arise from impacts to street trees from development processes or unauthorised activities.
• See Position description for full duties and responsibilities

The following qualifications and experience are highly desired, but if you don’t tick all the boxes, you could still be a perfect fit for this role. Please apply, all applications will be considered.

• Certificate III in Horticulture Certificate II in Arboriculture or demonstrated equivalent.
• Advanced skills Advanced skills using Local Government programs e.g. Technology 1, Safer, Roam, Salesforce (RMS), and Microsoft applications including Word and Excel.
• Good arboriculture knowledge in association to AS4373 (2007) Pruning of Amenity trees.
• ‘C’ Class Driver’s Licence