Req ID: 28395
Vacancy Type: Permanent
Number of Positions: 1
Closing Date: 07/23/2026

Job Summary

Reporting to the Manager of Forestry, you'll be a key member of the Forestry Leadership Team and oversee the care and maintenance of trees, and Forestry assets across streets, parks, and City-owned properties. You'll lead both in-house crews and contractors to deliver top-quality arboricultural and boulevard vegetation management services-balancing proactive and reactive maintenance, emergency response and preparedness, and long-term sustainability. From managing contracts and ensuring quality control to driving innovation and continuous improvement, your work will directly enhance the beauty, safety, and environmental health of our community.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Directing and leading the planning and delivery of arboricultural and boulevard vegetation management services by the unit in a safe, efficient, and effective manner.
• Overseeing planning, coordination, scheduling and supervision of contractors, personnel, equipment, supplies, and materials to ensure the most efficient and effective use.
• Setting strategic direction, priorities, targets and objectives for the unit, including milestones, timelines, and performance measures, consistent with corporate goals.
• Overseeing the planning, development, tendering, and administration of contracts.
• Overseeing Forestry's emergency response and preparedness for extreme weather events and critical incidents affecting forestry assets.
• Acting as Incident Commander and leading incident response teams.
• Managing, motivating, mentoring, and training assigned staff, including recruitment and hiring, scheduling, assigning, and reviewing of work.
• Authorizing and coordinating standby, overtime, and leave requests.
• Determining staff training and development needs, along with monitoring and evaluating staff performance.
• Providing coaching, performance management, and taking disciplinary action when necessary.
• Developing, recommending and administering the annual operating and capital budget for the unit.
• Ensuring that the unit's expenditures are controlled and maintained within approved budget.
• Developing and implementing strategic plans, policies, procedures, service standards, service level agreements, and strategic initiatives.
• Evaluating operational effectiveness and efficiency, monitors performance, and foster a culture of continuous improvement and operational excellence.
• Ensuring the timely delivery of quality customer service and resolutions to service requests, complaints, and inquiries from the public, elected officials, or other City staff.
• Developing, preparing, and submitting correspondence, reports, briefing notes, memoranda, and presentations for leadership and Council.
• Cultivating effective working relationships with internal and external partners, including members of Council, staff, other departments, divisions, and sections, and the public.
• Representing the Division at public meetings, committees of Council, inter-divisional, and inter-departmental meetings.
• Directing, participating and/or contributing to working groups, committees, task forces, and project teams.
• Developing and fostering a strong culture of health and safety, ensuring compliance with all applicable legislation and policies (i.e. Occupational Health and Safety Act).
• Ensuring quality of work and services meets legislated, corporate, departmental, divisional, and section standards.

Skills and Qualifications

• Post-secondary degree (Master's Degree would be an asset) in urban forestry, arboriculture, environmental science or related discipline.
• 5-7 years experience in urban forestry and arboricultural operations in a municipal setting, including a minimum of 5 years of supervisory experience
• Certification as a Certified Arborist and Tree Risk Assessment Qualification with the International Society of Arboriculture (ISA).
• ISA Certified Arborist Municipal Specialist or ISA Board Certified Master Arborist would be an asset.
• Must hold a valid Ontario Class G Driver's License or higher with an acceptable driving record.
• The successful applicant will be required to provide a current driver's abstract at their own expense prior to employment.
• Microsoft Office application skills required.
• Excellent research and written skills, including reading and interpreting legislation, regulations, and policies/standards required.
• Strong attention to accuracy and detail is required.
• Strong interpersonal and presentation skills required.
• Ability to navigate novel, complex, and variable assignments required.
• Experience in a municipal and/or revenue generating setting with an emphasis on writing comprehensive and complex documents and business cases.
• Excellent analytical and organizational skills with an ability to manage multiple projects and priorities, under pressing deadlines, are essential.
• Ability to work as part of a team with a demonstrated ability to collaborate and work in consultation with internal staff as well as external groups, agencies, corporations, and Members of Council.
• The role requires business and political acumen when collaborating with internal staff and external groups.
• Staying informed of all regulations and legal requirements that may influence policy, projects, and initiatives.

Hourly Rate/Salary: $ 100,277.00 - $ 133,703.00
Grade: G
Hours of Work: 40
Work Location: 3240 Mavis Rd. Mississauga, ON L5C 3K1

Work Structure: On-site
Organization Unit: CMS/Forestry Maintenance & Operations
Department/Division/Section: CMS/Community Services Dept , CMS/Parks, Forestry & Environment , Forestry
Non-Union/Union: Non Union

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