City of Cambridge

Tree Inventory Intern

City of Cambridge  •  Cambridge, MA (Onsite)  •  4 months ago
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Job Description

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

The position reports to the DPW City Arborist and works closely with other Urban Forestry staff and the Information Systems Manager for the DPW.

Specific duties include but are not limited to the following:

  • Assist in updating the inventory of trees in the City using asset management system.
  • Collect and record information of trees in the field using GIS software including DBH, species, and location.
  • Field survey on foot covering potentially +/- 5 miles a day in all weather.
  • Coordinate work through the DPW Urban Forestry and the Information Systems Manager.
  • Develop independent project examining City tree data.
  • Identify and remediate data errors through QA/QC analysis under direction of City staff.

Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

  • Working knowledge in personal computer operation and experience in working with Windows programs such as Access, Excel and Word.
  • Proficiency in GIS including ArcGIS Online.
  • Ability to identify common New England city tree species.
  • Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
  • Strong writing skills.
  • Ability to read a map.
  • Ability to work independently.
  • The City of Cambridge’s workforce, like the community it serves, is diverse. Applicants must have the ability to work and interact effectively with individuals and groups with a variety of identities, cultures, backgrounds, and ideologies.

PREFERRED:

  • Undergraduate coursework in Horticulture, Forestry, Plant Biology, Environmental Science, Ecology, and GIS is preferred.
  • Driver’s license Class D preferred.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS/WORK ENVIRONMENT: Moderate physical activity including lifting, bending, squatting, stretching, pushing, dragging, reaching, and pulling. Walk and/or bike up to several miles a day. Employee will be exposed to all weather conditions.

REQUIRED DOCUMENTS:

Please upload the following documents to complete your application.

  • Resume
  • Cover Letter
City of Cambridge

About City of Cambridge

Cambridge is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States, in the Greater Boston area. It was named in honor of the University of Cambridge in England, a nexus of the Puritan theology embraced by the town's founders. Notably, Cambridge is home to two internationally prominent universities, Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. According to a 2008 census estimate the city population was 105,594. It is the fourth most populous city in the state, behind Boston, Worcester, and Springfield. Cambridge is one of the two county seats of Middlesex County (Lowell is the other).

The site for what would become Cambridge was chosen in December 1630, because it was located safely up river from Boston Harbor, which made it easily defensible from attacks by enemy ships. The first houses were built in the spring of 1631. The settlement was initially referred to as "the newe towne"​. Official Massachusetts records show the name capitalized as Newe Towne by 1632. Located at the first convenient Charles River crossing west of Boston, Newe Towne was one of a number of towns (including Boston, Dorchester, Watertown, and Weymouth) founded by the 700 original Puritan colonists of the Massachusetts Bay Colony under governor John Winthrop. The original village site is in the heart of today's Harvard Square. The marketplace where farmers brought in crops from surrounding towns to sell survives today as the small park at the corner of John F. Kennedy (J.F.K.) and Winthrop Streets, then at the edge of a salt marsh, since filled.

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1846
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