Job Description

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As a Senior Specialist (Arboriculture), you are expected to possess excellent management, supervisory, communication and leadership skills as well as the enthusiasm to lead a team of diverse professional arborists to manage all the trees (which shall include all palms) within the Gardens to drive our core business as a leading horticultural attraction with sound arboriculture management practices.

Responsibilities:

• Formulate a tree management strategy for the Gardens to ensure their optimal health and uphold professional arboriculture maintenance standards
• Identify trees with high risk, that pose a hazard risk or in high pedestrian traffic zones for inspection as well as put up relevant and comprehensive tree inspection reports with recommendations for follow up where necessary
• Review the tree inspection regimes and prescribe suitable scheduled inspections with specific emphasis on thorough inspection of key indicator plants, signature trees, mature specimens above 1-metre girth and species with high failure rates
• Prescribe appropriate maintenance regimes and implement proper pruning techniques to ensure the trees\xe2\x80\x99 aesthetical form and good growth
• Maintain proper records and documentation of trees i.e. inspections, tree felling
• Leverage on innovation, digital and technological advancements to drive efficiency
• Impart knowledge to and train arboriculture staff on first and second level inspections, including handling of arboriculture equipment e.g. resistograph, Picus Sonic Tomograph

Qualifications:

• Degree in Forestry, Horticulture, Botany, Plant Science or equivalent
• At least 10 years of experience as a professional and practicing International Society of Arboriculture (ISA) Certified Arborist
• Proven competence in chain saw handling and arboriculture management through track records
• Excellent diagnostic skills in plant and tree health
• Ability to climb and prune trees as a certified Tree Climber is a plus
• Keen interest to continuously upgrade and attend professional arboriculture training

About Us:

An integral part of Singapore\xe2\x80\x99s \xe2\x80\x9cCity in a Garden\xe2\x80\x9d vision, Gardens by the Bay spans a total of 101 hectares of prime land at the heart of Singapore\xe2\x80\x99s new downtown \xe2\x80\x93 Marina Bay. Comprising three waterfront gardens \xe2\x80\x93 Bay South, Bay East and Bay Central \xe2\x80\x93 Gardens by the Bay will be a showcase of horticulture and garden artistry that will bring the world of plants to Singapore and present Singapore to the World. We have career opportunities for the following and we would like to invite suitably qualified candidates to join us.

Gardens by the Bay