Urban Forest Planner

Improve the urban and environmental amenity of the City of Blue Mountains and provide
expertise to the management of amenity trees / bushland vegetation, including compliance
of tree and landscape issues associated with part 5 consents. Support the delivery of
WSIG infrastructure upgrade project by providing pre-planning advice, review of proposal
detail and consultant’s reports. Provide tree protection supervision and auditing of projects
across the city.

**RELATIONSHIPS
**Reports to Position title **Principal Urban Forest***

**Reports to Position Number **P tba

**Staff Responsibility**:Nil***

**Key Internal Relationships**:Project Management Officer staff, civil works staff
and contractors, City Engineer***

**Key External Relationships**:Residents and other members of the community;
Government authorities, contractors, consultants.**
**SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES**

**Urban forest management**

Responsibilities include:

- Conduct preliminary tree assessments to inform infrastructure proposal impacts on

urban forest canopy cover and biodiversity. Consider tree vigour, structural condition,
predation by pests, diseases, life expectancy, environmental and landscape impacts
(physical, aesthetic, solar and historical) of amenity trees.
- Make recommendations on how to mitigate construction impacts by using tree

sensitive design, and tree protection under AS4390 Protection of tree on development
sites.
- Minimise tree removal and dame to green assets through best practice design, and

calculate offset requirements where tree removal is unavoidable.
- Provide specialist horticultural / arboricultural advice and assistance and training to

assist the Project Management office with project delivery.
- Respond to enquiries and correspondence relating to tree management issues.
- Audit compliance with conditions of part 5 consent and provide project arborist

supervision at critical stages of project delivery.
- Review external arboricultural consultant’s reports.
- Provide feedback on tree species selection and quality of stock for replanting
- Provide environmental and landscape restoration advice and information in

accordance with related environmental planning instruments, legislation and policy
and codes

**Guiding Principles**
- We act as one organisation responding to the changing needs of our LGA and

community
- We are strategy led, driven by our Community Strategic Plan with clear priorities and

focus
- We are service focused ' we continuously improve service provision and provide

excellent customer service
- We collaborate and work together to achieve our outcomes
- We ensure safety and well-being is at the centre of our organisation, operations and

culture
- We are a financially sustainable organisation, living within our means, ensuring best

value resource allocation
These Guidelines complement the Council’s adopted Values of: Work Together; Work
Safe Home safe; Service Excellence; Value for Money; Trust and Respect; and,
Supporting Community

**Workplace Health & Safety**

Ensure compliance with WHS obligations and responsibilities as outlined in Councils
policies and procedures and under the relevant WHS legislation. These include but are
not limited to identifying potentially unsafe situations or work practices and notifying your
Supervisor or Manager (or the Health, Safety Manager/Area Safety Representative);
never performing a task that you believe is dangerous or for which you do not have the
experience, or have not received appropriate instructions and training or where the correct
equipment to carry out the task safely is not available; always work in a safe manner and
in accordance with safety instructions, where applicable; use the work equipment supplied
for the job, in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions), and any personal
protective equipment, which the Council deems necessary and has provided; be safety
aware and report any actions to your line manager which will assist the Council to meet
its legal workplace health and safety obligations.

You have the right to cease or direct cessation of unsafe work. In addition, you are required
at all times to comply with Councils Asbestos Management Plan and Policy.

**Compliance & Risk**

You are responsible for ensuring that you conduct your risk management responsibilities
as described in council's Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) Policy and Procedure (the
ERM Framework) with the goal of ensuring that potential issues are identified and reported
in a timely manner.

In undertaking your work should you identify contaminated land or potentially
contaminated land, including but not limited to Asbestos contamination you are required
to notify your supervisor immediately.**
**Team work and quality services**

Work collaboratively and contribute to quality outcomes:

- Provide exceptional customer service, including responding quickly to customer

inquiries and providing required service in a timely manner.
- Identify policy