Certified Arborist

About the role

• 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.

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 professional 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.