Arborist Tree Care & Arboriculture

About the Role

Eram Talent, a leading talent acquisition company, is seeking an experienced Arborist to join their team in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. This full-time role focuses on the specialized care, assessment, management, and long-term conservation of trees within the Botanic Gardens. The Arborist will ensure trees are maintained to high standards of health, structural integrity, safety, and aesthetic quality.

Role Responsibilities

The Arborist will be responsible for conducting comprehensive tree care and management activities. This includes:

• Conducting routine and specialized tree inspections, maintenance, and health assessments throughout the Botanic Gardens.
• Undertaking and/or supervising appropriate tree pruning, including formative, corrective, structural, crown-cleaning, and other arboriculture techniques.
• Monitoring tree health and identifying signs of disease, pests, structural defects, environmental stress, nutrient deficiencies, and physiological decline.
• Recommending and implementing appropriate preventative and corrective tree-care measures.
• Conducting systematic tree risk assessments to identify structural defects, potential failures, hazardous trees, and risks to visitors, staff, infrastructure, and botanical collections.
• Recommending appropriate risk-management measures, including pruning, monitoring, support systems, access restrictions, treatment, or removal where necessary.
• Maintaining appropriate documentation of tree-risk assessments, recommendations, interventions, and follow-up inspections.
• Developing and implementing comprehensive tree care and preventative maintenance programmes.
• Developing long-term tree succession and replacement plans to ensure continuity, resilience, and sustainability of the garden's tree collection.

Expertise and Planning

This role requires providing specialist arboriculture expertise to support various aspects of the Botanic Gardens. The Arborist will assess tree-related risks, recommend and implement management actions, and develop long-term tree care and succession plans. This includes supporting botanic collections, landscape planning, conservation objectives, visitor safety, and tree-related education and interpretation programmes.

Qualifications and Experience

Candidates for this position should possess relevant experience in arboriculture. A minimum of 5 to 10 years of experience in a similar role is required.

Location

This position is based in Riyadh, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Application Process

Further details regarding the application process will be provided upon inquiry. The salary for this position will be discussed directly with qualified candidates.