Arborist - Tree Care & Arboriculture

About the role

Eram Talent is recruiting an experienced Arborist for a Botanic Gardens project in Saudi Arabia. The Arborist is responsible for the specialised care, assessment, management and long-term conservation of trees, keeping them healthy, structurally sound, safe and aesthetically pleasing through pruning, disease management, risk assessment and preventative care. The role also supports botanic collections, landscape planning, conservation objectives, visitor safety and tree-related education and interpretation.

Key responsibilities

• Carry out routine and specialised tree inspections, maintenance and health assessments across the gardens.
• Supervise pruning, including formative, corrective, structural and crown-cleaning techniques.
• Monitor tree health and identify disease, pests, structural defects, environmental stress, nutrient deficiencies and physiological decline.
• Recommend and implement preventative and corrective tree-care measures.
• Conduct systematic tree risk assessments and recommend risk-management actions such as pruning, monitoring, support systems, access restrictions, treatment or removal.
• Maintain records of risk assessments, recommendations, interventions and follow-up inspections.
• Develop and run tree care and preventative maintenance programmes, and long-term tree succession and replacement plans.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Horticulture, Botany, Plant Sciences, Arboriculture, Forestry or a related field.
• Certified Arborist designation from a recognised professional body is preferred.
• At least 5 years of professional experience in tree care and arboriculture management.
• Demonstrated technical knowledge of tree-care and arboriculture practices.

Required skills

• Tree risk assessment, tree climbing, aerial rescue, chainsaw operations or advanced arboriculture training is advantageous.

Interested candidates apply through Eram Talent.