Urban Landscape Manager: Trees

City of Sunnyvale

Urban Landscape Manager: Trees

The City of Sunnyvale is seeking an Urban Landscape Manager – Trees which is under the Parks, Golf and Trees Division of Public Works. The City of Sunnyvale currently maintains a street tree inventory of over 37,000 street trees.

The City of Sunnyvale offers:

• Fully employer-paid medical, dental, and vision benefits
• Classic CalPERS members have 4% of the employee contributions paid by the City, leaving only 3% for the employee to contribute
• Contributes 2% of an employee’s gross pay to a deferred compensation plan
• Retiree medical benefits available

The minimum qualifications for education and experience can be met in the following way:

An Associate’s Degree or 60 semester units or 90 quarter units from an accredited college or university with coursework in forestry, horticulture, landscaping, landscape architecture, or a related field;

AND

Six years of experience in landscape architecture or landscape and horticultural maintenance activities, including two years at the level of Senior Parks Leader, or equivalent, where the ability to supervise work crews has been demonstrated.

Required Licenses

• Certified Arborist License
• Possession of a State of California Qualified Applicator’s Certificate (QAC) in the category of “Landscape Maintenance” OR State of California Qualified Applicator’s License (QAL) in the category of “Landscape Maintenance”.

Salary:  $127,429 – $159,287 Annually

A complete application consists of a City application and responses to the required supplemental questions. The position opens on Wednesday, November 20, 2024, and the final filing date is Wednesday, December 18, 2024, at 5:00 pm.