Arcadis is the world's leading company delivering sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets.
We are more than 34,000 people, in over 30 countries, dedicated to improving quality of life. Everyone has an important role to play. With the power of many curious minds, together we can solve the world’s most complex challenges and deliver more impact together.
Do you enjoy working outdoors? Do you enjoy work that benefits the community by making the world a greener place? Join our dynamic team of Engineers and Arborists as we work together to improve the green infrastructure of New York City (NYC)! Arcadis is seeking to hire a Mid level Arborist to join our team to work on projects for NYC Parks within the five boroughs of NYC. This position will be expected to work full-time as well as overtime as needed.
This position will utilize your technical knowledge and experience to help guide the City’s tree preservation Level 2 Matrix and street tree programs. As you grow with Arcadis, you will become involved with other NYC Parks’ programs, and with other City agencies, all with a focus on the City’s urban forest and other natural systems such as the Staten Island Bluebelt and park restoration projects.
As a Mid-Level Arborist, you will play a key role in the stewardship and management of the urban forest. You will ensure high standards of arboricultural practice, provide mentorship to junior staff, and support the City’s sustainability and biodiversity goals. Please not that having a personal vehicle for this role is strongly encouraged.
Role accountabilities:
Daily Reporting & Documentation
In this role you will be responsible for maintaining accurate daily records of site activities, tree health, and condition assessments; this includes reviewing daily reports submitted by inspection personnel, providing constructive feedback and guidance for improvement. You must be comfortable using/learning the city's ForMS program for all assignments, ensuring data integrity and compliance with reporting standards.
Stakeholder Engagement
It is important that you will represent Arcadis and/or client agencies in meetings and site visits, delivering clear and professional oral and written communications. You will act as an ambassador for the City’s urban forest, fostering positive relationships with residents, contractors, and other City agencies.
Technical Oversight
This role will have a lot of interaction with contractors and you will be a point person to monitor contractor compliance with technical requirements, project specifications, and safety standards. As a leader, you will evaluate contractor responsiveness and effectiveness, escalating issues as necessary. Your expertise will also be used to identify native and invasive plant species, contributing to biodiversity management strategies.
Health & Safety
Health and Safety is extremely important to us at Arcadis and you will administer and enforce all Health & Safety (H&S) procedures as outlined in the owner’s H&S manual; this includes proactively identifying and mitigating site hazards, promoting a culture of safety among all personnel.
Field Management
As a leader, you will take charge and participate in field meetings with contractors and owners to discuss project progress, scheduling, and outstanding work; this includes providing technical guidance to junior arborists and inspection teams.
Administrative and Program Support
Lastly, you will be required to support program operations through timely and accurate administrative tasks, including documentation, scheduling, and coordination.
Qualifications & Experience:
Qualifications & Experience:
Required Qualifications
Preferred Qualifications
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We can only achieve our goals when everyone is empowered to be their best. We believe everyone's contribution matters. It’s why we are pioneering a skills based approach, where you can harness your unique experience and expertise to carve your career path and maximize the impact we can make together.
You do meaningful work, and no matter where your next role in Arcadis takes you, you’ll be helping to deliver sustainable solutions for a more prosperous planet. Make your mark; on your career, your colleagues, your clients, your life and the world around you.
Together, we can create a lasting legacy.
Our Commitment to Equality, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging
We want you to be able to bring your best self to work every day which is why we take equality and inclusion seriously and hold ourselves to account for our actions. Our ambition is to be an employer of choice and provide a great place to work for all our people. We are an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. Women, minorities, people with disabilities and veterans are strongly encouraged to apply. We are dedicated to a policy of non-discrimination in employment on any basis including race, creed, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, citizenship status, disability, veteran status, or any other basis prohibited by law.
Arcadis offers benefits for full time and part time positions. These benefits include medical, dental, and vision, EAP, 401K, STD, LTD, AD&D, life insurance, paid parental leave, reward & recognition program and optional benefits including wellbeing benefits, adoption assistance and tuition reimbursement. We offer nine paid holidays and 15 days PTO that accrue per year. The salary range for this position is $35/HR - $40/HR. Actual salaries will vary and are based on several factors, such as experience, education, budget, internal equity, project and location.
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Arcadis is a leading global partner, delivering transformative projects with businesses, cities and industries. With 36,000 people active in more than 30 countries, we bring together the best minds from around the world to deliver intelligent products and solutions that address the challenges of climate, energy security and diversification, and livable cities.
We take design, engineering, architecture and consultancy to the next level, advising clients at every step of every project. From strategy and planning through to implementation and delivery, we combine our human and digital intelligence to co-create environments that reflect our clients’ business and stakeholder needs.
From creating a citywide sustainable legacy during and after the Paris Olympics to revolutionizing urban transit worldwide with metro systems from Sydney to Toronto, or securing clean drinking water for communities across more than 30 U.S. states, our world-changing solutions leave a positive and lasting impact.
Our work has helped more than a third of the world's communities become more resilient, and hundreds of clients to advance their decarbonization and net-zero goals. Together, we are committed to solving today's greatest problems; creating a blueprint for a better future, designed to thrive.
Arcadis. Improving quality of life.
