Urban Forestry Services | Bartlett Consulting is seeking a full-time consulting arborist. We are looking for an intelligent, reliable, honest, self-motivated individual who shares our goals and supports our mission. The position requires a person who can work outdoors for prolonged periods, has excellent verbal and written communication skills, is proficient with computers, approaches problems with a scientific basis and practical solutions, and works cooperatively and effectively with clients and co-workers. The applicant must have experience and education specific to horticulture and arboriculture.

Urban Forestry Services | Bartlett Consulting, Divisions of the F.A. Bartlett Tree Expert Company, is a horticulture, arboriculture, and urban forestry consulting firm located in Mount Vernon, Washington, with a satellite office in Lynnwood, Washington. Our firm provides consulting services throughout Puget Sound in the areas of tree preservation, tree risk assessment and management, tree inventories and management plans, problem diagnosis, site/soil evaluation and development of plant palettes, and landscape assessment and management.

Our company’s mission is to identify and meet the arboriculture and urban forestry needs of our clients, and to do so in a technically sound, practical manner. We believe that the most successful projects involve technical expertise, experience, communication, and teamwork. We strive to be leaders in our industry and to set a standard for excellence.

We also believe that people are Urban Forestry Services | Bartlett Consulting’s most important asset. We are in the business of solving the problems and addressing the needs of our clients. We operate our business in an atmosphere that is friendly, respectful, compassionate, and enjoyable. We strive to have our employees listen and respond to the needs of those clients; to create a positive work environment, and to conduct themselves with professionalism and integrity.

Bartlett Tree Experts offers competitive compensation as well as a comprehensive benefits program which includes medical, dental, and vision insurance. We also provide 401(k), life insurance, flexible spending account, and paid vacation and holidays. Employees have access to continuing education programs, professional development training materials, and a variety of resources provided by the Bartlett Tree Experts Research Laboratories.

Salary: $78,000 to $86,000

The consulting arborist position involves a wide range of activities including field assessments, report writing, project management, client interaction and communication, presentations at public meetings, continuing education and maintenance of professional credentials, business promotion, and other assigned duties. Travel throughout the greater Puget Sound Area to job sites is required. Key job tasks include:

1. Provide on-site consultation, data collection, field monitoring, and mapping.
2. Inspect trees and landscapes and provide assessments of health and condition and develop recommendations and opinions regarding treatments and management options.
3. Prepare reports and correspondence using Microsoft Office and Adobe products.
4. Develop and maintain relationships with individual clients.
5. Create and maintain schedules and emails in MS Outlook.
6. Prepare proposals, budgets, schedules, and participate in interviews. Manage specific projects, providing direction to other staff.
7. Represent Urban Forestry Services | Bartlett Consulting and its clients at public meetings.
8. Participate in company-wide meetings and office activities and training events.
9. Maintain client files for projects according to company procedures.
10. Maintain accurate records (timesheets, expenses, mileage log).

11. Initiate and review billing for completed projects.
12. Assist other company staff as needed.

Education, experience, and certifications

• B.S. degree in horticulture, plant science, urban forestry, or closely related field; M.S. degree preferred.
• A minimum of three (3) years’ work experience in urban forestry, arboriculture, and/or horticulture.
• ISA Certified Arborist^®.
• ISA Tree Risk Assessment Qualified.
• Able to identify common trees by common and scientific names.
• Able to evaluate tree health and structure and assess risk.
• Knowledgeable about tree biology and structure, and how environment and site conditions affect the health and structural stability of trees and urban forests.
• Knowledgeable about construction practice as it affects trees.
• Able to use or learn to use basic components of ESRI ArcGIS; ability to prepare maps in these programs.

Computer skills

• Strong computer skills; able to create and manage electronic files, produce all work products, communications, and maintain records electronically.
• Proficient in document creation and formatting in Microsoft Word, MS Excel, Adobe Acrobat.
• Proficient in creating and maintaining correspondence and schedules in MS Outlook.

Personal and physical requirements

• Able to work outdoors for prolonged periods on uneven ground while carrying approximately 5 lbs. of equipment.
• Able to perform visual assessments of plants and sites.
• Able to assess and evaluate complex situations, form defensible opinions, and prepare logical, practical recommendations.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills; able to communicate technical information to non-technical audiences.
• Able to work efficiently and independently.
• Strong sense of customer service and cooperative approach to client interaction.
• Good organizational skills; able to manage time, meet deadlines, keep records and documents organized.
• Intelligent, reliable, self-motivated.
• Work and interact with people with integrity and honesty.
• Clean driving record.