Certified Arborist

Company: Grey Barn Commercial Landscaping

Location: Northwest Arkansas

Employment Type: Full-Time

Work Type: Field-based / in-person

Base Salary: $66,000/year

Target Earnings: $78,000/year

About the Role
Grey Barn is a fast-growing commercial landscaping company serving properties throughout Northwest Arkansas. We are looking for a Certified Arborist to become our internal expert for tree care while helping us expand our tree-service capabilities. This is a hands-on field position.

Compensation
Base Salary: $66,000/year. Performance Bonus Opportunity: $12,000+/year. Target Total Compensation: $78,000+/year.

Performance bonuses will be tied to measurable results including profitable tree work, estimating performance, quality, safety, crew development, and overall individual/company performance. Exceptional performance can create opportunities to earn beyond the initial $12,000 annual bonus target.

What You Will Do

Serve as Grey Barn's primary tree-care expert, performing and leading tree pruning, removals, planting, and chainsaw work

Identify and document hazardous or declining trees, storm damage, and pruning and planting opportunities for the Sales/Account Management team

Support the sales team on tree opportunities by visiting properties and estimating labor hours, crew size, and equipment for tree work

Review larger or more complicated tree estimates before proposals are submitted

Provide hands-on training and coaching to Crew Leaders and field employees on proper pruning, tree planting, and chainsaw safety. Teach while you work

Establish and maintain Grey Barn's standards for chainsaw safety, PPE, aerial work, and rigging, with the authority and responsibility to stop unsafe tree work

Assist crews with shrub pruning, hedge trimming, planting, and other landscaping duties as assigned

Requirements

Current ISA Certified Arborist credential

5+ years of skilled arboriculture/tree-care experience





Demonstrated tree pruning, tree-removal, and tree-planting experience

Strong tree identification knowledge and ability to identify common tree-health and safety issues

Ability to estimate labor hours for tree work

Strong understanding of chainsaw and tree-work safety

Experience operating professional tree-care equipment

Ability to train and coach field employees

Willingness to perform physical field work and general landscaping work when needed

Valid driver's license

Ability to work outdoors throughout the year

Strongly Preferred

7+ years of professional arboriculture experience

Previous tree-crew leadership and experience training field crews

Commercial landscaping experience

Tree-work estimating experience

Aerial lift/bucket-truck, climbing, and rigging experience

CDL

ISA Tree Risk Assessment Qualification (TRAQ)

Bilingual English/Spanish

You Will Thrive Here If You

Want a hands-on field role

Teach while you work

Put safety first, including stopping unsafe tree work

Own your estimates, your numbers, and your results

Enjoy working with crews and the sales team

This Is Probably Not the Role for You If You

Want to work behind a desk

Cut corners on safety, PPE, or rigging

Prefer to work alone instead of training others

Avoid estimating or supporting the sales team

Do not want to do general landscaping work when needed

Our Core Values

Have Fun: Work hard and move fast, and enjoy the people on your crew. Bring energy and be positive.

Try New Things Fast: Don't wait around for perfect answers. Try something, learn from it, improve it, and keep moving.

Best in the World: Set the standard in our market for tree work, estimating, safety, pruning and customer experience.

Put in the Work: Put on the PPE, grab the equipment, get in the field, teach while you work, and finish the job.

Hold Accountability: Own your commitments, your numbers, your safety and your results. If something isn't right, speak up and help fix it.

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