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Sr. Urban Forester
DudekUnited Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 19 May 2025
💰 $102,000/yr($90,000/yr – $102,000/yr)
About the role
Location(s): Pasadena
Practice/Department: Urban Forestry
Internal Title: Urban Forester III
Work Environment: Hybrid
Compensation: $90,000 - $102,000 annually*
Dudek’s journey began in 1980 with a vision to serve Southern California’s water and wastewater agencies.
Today, we are a 100% employee-owned firm supporting clients nationwide and delivering projects that improve and protect the built and natural environments of communities throughout the United States. Our work has been recognized by leading industry organizations, and we’ve been honored with multiple national Top Workplace Awards.
Our employee-owners are unified by a singular commitment to supporting projects that address key societal issues, such as the transition to renewable energy, infrastructure hardening and repair, environmental protection, and community resilience.
Learn more about our award-winning culture, the benefits and perks of being a Dudekian, and the projects you will have the opportunity to shape.
Who You Are
As an employee-owner, you embrace accountability, working safely, and collaboration while thinking resourcefully and independently.
Like all Dudekians, you are curious and solution-oriented, with the ability to adapt quickly to changes and approach challenges with a spirit of innovation.
How You’ll Make an Impact
We are seeking an individual that shares our core value of ”creating a healthy urban forest for our future” and is looking for an opportunity to bring that core value to communities large and small. This position is available for an individual who wants to help grow one of the leading urban forestry teams in the country and promote healthy and mature trees by providing expert arboriculture knowledge and urban forestry principles. Relevant experience for this position could include, but is not limited to, a consulting urban forester or arborist, urban forestry planner, or municipal arborist.
This position will be based out of our Pasadena office and can accommodate a hybrid work schedule. The position will require approximately 20% travel for meetings, presentations, and community events.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Lead the preparation of urban forest management plans for municipal and other clients that deliver an implementable program towards a sustainable urban forest.
- Coordinate project team members by assigning tasks and monitoring workloads to meet project deadlines and deliverables.
- Maintain client relationships through consistent communication, facilitating meetings, and preparation of presentations.
- Write chapters of urban forest management plans including urban forest best management practices, municipal budget and work performance, tree inventory sust
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