Urban Forester

Position Grade: 14G Department: Forestry DivisionJob Type: Full-Time (Permanent) Examination Number: EX1279Location:This is a position in the City of St. Louis Forestry Division responsible for technical analysis and arboricultural recommendations on all urban forestry programs and activities. ●Data Utilization: Requires the ability to perform mid-level data analysis including the ability to audit, deduce, assess, conclude and appraise. Requires discretion in determining and referencing such to established criteria to define consequences and develop alternatives. ●Human Interaction: Requires the ability to persuade, convince and influence city officials, developers, business representatives and the public; train and monitor employees/interns work, in favor of a desired outcome. Requires the ability to sell. Requires the ability to act as a lead person. ●Equipment, Machinery, Tools and Materials Use: Requires the ability to operate, maneuver and/or provide simple but continuous adjustment on equipment, machinery and tools such as computer terminal, telephone, calculator, and/or materials used in performing essential functions. ●Verbal Aptitude: Requires the ability to utilize a variety of reference, descriptive and advisory data and information such as planting requests, tree inventories, field surveys, landscape plans, diagrams, tree identification manuals, insect/disease identification manuals, budgets, requisitions, grant applications, grant reports, ordinances, statutes, procedures, guidelines and non-routine correspondence. ●Mathematical Aptitude: Requires the ability to perform addition, subtraction, multiplication and division; calculate percentages, fractions and decimals. ●Functional Reasoning: Requires the ability to apply principles of rational systems. Ability to interpret instructions furnished in written, oral, diagrammatic or schedule form. Ability to exercise independent judgment to adopt or modify methods and standards to meet variations in assigned objective. ●Situational Reasoning: Requires the ability to exercise the judgment, decisiveness and creativity required in situations involving the evaluation of information against sensory, judgmental and/or subjective criteria, as opposed to criteria that are clearly measurable or verifiable. ●Environmental Factors: Tasks may risk exposure to adverse environmental conditions, such as dirt, dust, pollen, wetness, humidity, rain, temperature extremes and traffic hazards while conducting field inspections. ●Physical Requirements: None. ●Sensory Requirements: Requires the ability to recognize and identify similarities or differences between characteristics of colors, shapes and sounds associated with job-related objects, materials and tasks to clearly distinguish objects, detect diseased trees and communicate with others.Position Grade: 14G Department: Forestry DivisionJob Type: Full-Time (Permanent) Examination Number: EX1279Location:This is a position in the City of St. Louis Forestry Division responsible for technical analysis and arboricultural recommendations on all urban forestry programs and activities. ●Data Utilization: Requires the ability to perform mid-level data analysis including the ability to audit, deduce, assess, conclude and appraise. Requires discretion in determining and referencing such to established criteria to define consequences and develop alternatives. ●Human Interaction: Requires the ability to persuade, convince and influence city officials, developers, business representatives and the public; train and monitor employees/interns work, in favor of a desired outcome. Requires the ability to sell. Requires the ability to act as a lead person. ●Equipment, Machinery, Tools and Materials Use: Requires the ability to operate, maneuver and/or provide simple but continuous adjustment on equipment, machinery and tools such as computer terminal, telephone, calculator, and/or materials used in performing essential functions. ●Verbal Aptitude: Requires the ability to utilize a variety of reference, descriptive and advisory data and information such as planting requests, tree inventories, field surveys, landscape plans, diagrams, tree identification manuals, insect/disease identification manuals, budgets, requisitions, grant applications, grant reports, ordinances, statutes, procedures, guidelines and non-routine correspondence. ●Mathematical Aptitude: Requires the ability to perform addition, subtraction, multiplication and division; calculate percentages, fractions and decimals. ●Functional Reasoning: Requires the ability to apply principles of rational systems. Ability to interpret instructions furnished in written, oral, diagrammatic or schedule form. Ability to exercise independent judgment to adopt or modify methods and standards to meet variations in assigned objective. ●Situational Reasoning: Requires the ability to exercise the judgment, decisiveness and creativity required in situations involving the evaluation of information against sensory, judgmental and/or subjective criteria, as opposed to criteria that are clearly measurable or verifiable. ●Environmental Factors: Tasks may risk exposure to adverse environmental conditions, such as dirt, dust, pollen, wetness, humidity, rain, temperature extremes and traffic hazards while conducting field inspections. ●Physical Requirements: None. ●Sensory Requirements: Requires the ability to recognize and identify similarities or differences between characteristics of colors, shapes and sounds associated with job-related objects, materials and tasks to clearly distinguish objects, detect diseased trees and communicate with others.Preferences:%3Cspan style="mso-spacerun: yes; Scoring Components and Their WeightsExperience and Training: 100%Documentation of Academic Credentials must be Submitted Upon RequestWhen completing the Employment History and the Educational/Training History sections of the Employment Application, please be as thorough as possible when describing your education, training and experience relating to this position. Applicants will only receive credit for their experience, training and education as shown on the application. Resumes will not be accepted as a substitute to a fully completed application. Incomplete applications will not be considered.Veterans Preference PointsTo be eligible for veteran's preference points, the applicant must submit a copy of their DD 214 Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty with the Employment Application or upon request. The Director of Personnel may, in their discretion, accept alternate documentation.City Residence Preference PointsCity residents who pass an examination for a position in the classified service and do not receive any other preference will receive a five (5) point preference on a scale of 100 points on the exam. An additional one (1) point shall be added to the passing score of City residents who receive any other preference on a scale of 100 points.AccommodationsIf assistance with the job application is necessary based on a physical impairment, mental impairment, or otherwise, they should reach out to the Office on the Disabled with contact information.

Created: 2024-10-22