Arborist

**Position No**: 060/2025
**Work Type**: Permanent - Full Time
- **Full Time | Permanent**:

- **Arborist** Level 7 | Salary: $108,804 - $115,610, plus superannuation
- **Tree Care Specialist** Level 6 | Salary: $98,345 - $106,287, plus superannuation
- **Restricted Private Use of a Council Vehicle**:

- **Vacancy 060/2025**

**The opportunity**

Mandurah’s parks, reserves, and streetscape tree assets are set within a unique coastal and estuarine landscape. These green spaces are central to our active lifestyle—contributing to cleaner air, providing shade along pedestrian routes, and supporting urban biodiversity.

As the City’s Arborist, you’ll play a key role in shaping the long-term growth, health, and resilience of our urban forest. You’ll lead the development and delivery of strategies that align with community goals for tree planting, preservation, and restoration. You’ll also provide expert advice, training, and mentoring to support best practice in tree planning, installation, maintenance, risk management, and protection across the organisation.

**To be successful in this role, you will need**:

- Diploma in Arboriculture (or demonstrated equivalent)
- Eligible for, and willing to obtain, membership to Arboriculture Australia or International Society of Arboriculture
- Qualified in QTRA, VALID or ISA-TRAQ
- Construction White Card
- Current unrestricted national driver’s licence
- Minimum 5 years of demonstrated experience in:

- project supervision and contract management of arboriculture works/tree surgery within the public realm
- interpersonal and communication skills with experience in providing technical briefs and reports to senior level stakeholders on tree management issues
- tree value and valuation processes
- implementation and monitoring of programs and systems relevant to quality tree management processes
- Certificate III in Arboriculture (or demonstrated equivalent)
- Qualified in QTRA, VALID or ISA-TRAQ
- Construction White Card
- Current unrestricted national driver’s licence
- Minimum 3 years of demonstrated experience in:

- project supervision and contract management of arboriculture works/tree surgery within the public realm
- interpersonal and communication skills with experience in providing technical briefs and reports to senior level stakeholders on tree management issues
- tree value and valuation processes
- implementation and monitoring of programs and systems relevant to quality tree management processes
- For more information about the role please refer to the position description._

**How to apply**

**Please note that during shortlisting, preference will be given to applicants that currently meet the requirements of the Arborist position.**

**Closing date**

**Our commitment**

We are committed to creating and maintaining a child safe organisation where protecting children and preventing harm is embedded in the everyday thinking and practice of all employees and volunteers.

**Additional information**
- **_As part of our recruitment process, you will be required to complete a drug and alcohol test and may be required to participate in a full pre-employment medical._**:

- _To support transparency and integrity, all employees of the City of Mandurah are required to declare any secondary employment to help us manage potential conflicts of interest appropriately._
- _To read more about Working at the City of Mandurah please visit our_ _Careers and Employment_

**Casey Mihovilovich**
**Chief Executive Officer