City Property Tree Care Coordinator (Coordinator III)

Posting number: 2026-00664

Department: Portland Parks & Recreation

Job classification: Coordinator III

Posting type: Open

Categories: Parks and Recreation, Parks, Urban Forestry

Summary

Job Appointment: Full-Time

Work Schedule: Mon-Fri. 7:00 am – 3:30 pm. Some evening and weekend work may be required.

Work Location: Primary reporting location: East Delta Park, 10910 N. Denver Ave., Portland, OR 97217. This position will frequently work out in the field.

Benefit: Please check our benefits tab for an overview of benefits for this position

Language Pay Premium Eligible: This position is or may be eligible for Language Pay Differential for qualifying employees.

Union Representation: Non-represented

About this Position: 

Portland Parks & Recreation's Urban Forestry program is seeking an experienced urban forestry leader to serve as the City Property Tree Care Coordinator (Coordinator III).

This newly created leadership position provides strategic and operational oversight for the management of City-owned trees across Portland's parks and other City properties. Reporting to the Tree Maintenance Operations Manager, the Coordinator III supervises two Coordinator IIs and leads the City's program for inspecting, assessing, and managing City-owned trees by overseeing, coordinating, and performing complex tree inspections and technical assessments.

The Coordinator III establishes priorities for proactive and reactive tree care, coordinates planning and execution of maintenance and removal work, develops systems and standard operating procedures, and leads continuous improvement of City property tree care operations. This position serves as a technical leader, ensuring tree care decisions are guided by arboricultural best practices, public safety, long-term urban forest management goals and city tree code, and consistent operational standards.

Working closely with Urban Forestry leadership, planners, project managers, bureau partners, contractors, and community stakeholders, the Coordinator III helps shape the future of City property tree management through operational leadership, people development, data-informed decision-making, and cross-bureau collaboration. This is an exciting opportunity to lead a growing program while helping steward one of the nation's premier urban forests.

What you’ll get to do:

• Supervise, coach, and develop two Coordinator IIs responsible for City property tree care programs, including recruitment, onboarding, work planning, performance management, and employee development.
• Oversee, coordinate, and perform inspections and technical assessments of City-owned trees to evaluate tree condition, identify maintenance needs, assess risk, and determine appropriate management actions.
• Establish priorities for proactive and reactive tree care by balancing public safety, tree health, operational needs, available resources, and long-term urban forest management goals.
• Lead planning and coordination of tree maintenance, removals, and other tree-related work associated with parks, capital improvement projects, view restoration, non-park use activities, and other City initiatives.
• Coordinate with planners, project managers, bureau partners, contractors, and community stakeholders to ensure tree-related work is planned, communicated, and implemented efficiently and consistently.
• Develop, implement, and continuously improve policies, protocols, workflows, and standard operating procedures that support effective management of City-owned trees and consistent application of arboricultural best practices.
• Oversee tree asset data management, quality assurance, reporting, and performance monitoring to support operational planning, regulatory compliance, and long-term stewardship of City property trees.