Urban Trees Supervisor

Urban Trees Supervisor

Employment Type: Full-Time

Employment Classification: Exempt

Start Date: September 2025

Apply by: Open until filled

Reports to: Urban Trees Manager

Salary: $43,000 - $45,000

Benefits: 403(b) Retirement Savings with Pre and Post-Tax deferral options available on day one (matched at 3% after the first anniversary). Eligible after 90-Day Probationary period: Paid time off, Paid Holidays including your Birthday, Subsidized Medical and Dental insurance, Ancillary Insurance (Vision, Accident, Critical Illness, ID Shield, Legal Shield)

Trees Atlanta is a nonprofit community group that protects and improves Atlanta’s urban forest by planting, conserving, and educating. Since its beginnings, Trees Atlanta’s goals have been to plant new trees, conserve existing trees, replace trees lost to development and hazards, and educate the public on the many benefits of trees. Trees Atlanta has become one of the most widely-known and respected non-profits locally, as well as nationally, for their work as stewards of our urban environment. To date, Trees Atlanta has planted and cared for over 140,000 trees in metro Atlanta.

Our Urban Trees program focuses on planting and maintaining large trees (2.5†caliper and above) on public and private land within the Atlanta area, including the Atlanta Beltline Arboretum. The Urban Trees Team’s schedule adheres to two annual cycles:

Planting Season (November through March), in which the Urban Trees Supervisor leads a crew and/or supervises contractors in installing trees to plant ANSI, ISA, and Trees Atlanta standards.

Maintenance Season (April through October), which is focused on hand watering, mulching, pruning, pesticide application, and other elements of tree care for the previous season's plantings.

Job Description

The Urban Trees Supervisor will:

• Supervise and evaluate installation and maintenance work completed by the Urban Trees Team in coordination with the Urban Trees Manager.
  
• Ensure the Urban Trees crew is prepared for daily tasks and remains focused on planting standards and safety throughout the workday.
  
• Ensure good communication between crews, contractors, and management.
  
• Lead teams with positivity and flexibility to ensure a productive and high-morale workplace
  
• Fulfill tasks (with crew, and volunteers, if necessary) as outlined to fulfill Atlanta Beltline and other Recompense contracts.
  
• Follow planting plans, designs, schedules, and instructions provided by the Urban Trees Manager, and communicate those instructions to the Urban Trees crew and hired contractors if necessary.
  
• Purchase materials and submit internal financial documentation for payment of invoices in a timely manner, as required.
  
• Plant ball and burlap, as well as container-grown, trees of a variety of sizes, utilizing tools such as, but not limited to, shovels, pickaxes, mattocks, rock bars, wheelbarrows, ball carts, and rakes.
  
• Perform tree care and maintenance as needed, including but not limited to watering, mulching, pruning, staking, insecticide application, reconstructing tree berms, patching erosion, weed control, and inspecting and evaluating tree health.
  
• Operate specialized equipment (trucks, trailers, skid steer, excavators, water tanks, pumps, etc.) safely.
  
• Training new and existing Urban Trees crew members in all aspects of the program, prioritizing safety standards at all times
  
• Liaise with the public as a responsible ambassador to communicate the mission for Trees Atlanta while working in the field.
  
• Complete assigned weekly work and tree data reports, including truck checks, inventory checks, equipment inspections, adding/updating tree points in ArcGIS, and crew timesheets.
  
• Ensure all work is completed in a timely manner and within the budget.
  
• Use Google Workspace to stay on-task, organized, and communicate within the organization and with work-related outside contacts.
  

Requirements

• A passion for arboriculture, horticulture, conservation, urban ecology, or community improvement.
  
• A minimum of 1 year of experience supervising staff or contractors.
  
• A minimum of 2 years of related work experience (inclusive of supervisory experience)
  

+ A degree in fields of Landscape Architecture, Forestry, Horticulture, Botany, or a related degree with 1 year of related work experience. A degree is not necessary to do this job, but it can substitute for experience for the right candidate.

• A minimum of 6 months of experience operating heavy equipment on an active construction site.
  
• Outstanding interpersonal communication, problem-solving skills, and ability to effectively supervise other employees.
  
• Ability to drive a truck with a trailer and train your team to safely drive trucks, trailers, and other machinery.
  
• Ability to build and maintain positive working relationships both inside and outside the organization.
  
• Highly motivated, organized, and detail-oriented.
  
• Experience reading and interpreting landscape and construction drawings.
  
• Knowledgeable in the best practices of the planting and care of trees and other ornamental plants. Prior experience with plant and tree installation.
  
• Demonstrate respect and understanding of safety or risk management for and around heavy machinery and construction sites, as well as health and safety standards for the crew.
  
• Excellent computer skills with working knowledge of Excel and ArcGIS.
  
• ISA Arborist Certification or the ability to attain it within one year is preferred.
  

Physical Requirements

• At least 21 years old with a valid driver's license (minimum 3-year driving history with a clean record)
  
• Ability to pass a DOT physical.
  
• Ability to conduct moderate to strenuous physical activity in the field and lift up to 60 pounds.
  
• Willing and able to work outdoors in all weather conditions at all times of the year.
  
• Must pass a pre-employment drug test and background screening.
  

To Apply

Complete this application. Applicants must upload a resume and questionnaire responses to complete and submit the application. Applications are reviewed as they are received, and only candidates who have the desired experience and skills will be contacted for interviews. This posting will be removed when the acceptable number of qualified applicants has been received.

Background Verification Disclaimer

• All final candidates will be required to pass both a criminal background check and drug screening; adverse results could impact hiring (Trees Atlanta is a participant in the Federal Drug-Free Workplace Program).
  
• Final candidates applying for positions that require driving company-owned vehicles will also have to pass a Motor Vehicle Report review to determine eligibility. Eligible drivers must also pass a DOT physical.
  
• All new hires will be required to verify their identity and eligibility to work in the United States of America. Trees Atlanta complies with regulations set by the Department of Homeland Security. Trees Atlanta is a registered E-Verify employer.