# Certified Arborist

> Scalesource · Springdale, United States · Full-time · Posted 2026-10-08

**Salary:** USD 66,000–78,000

**Workplace:** on_site

**Department:** Internal recruitment

## Description

Certified Arborist

-   **Company:** Grey Barn Commercial Landscaping
-   **Location:** Northwest Arkansas
-   **Employment Type:** Full-Time
-   **Work Type:** Field-based / in-person

-   Base Salary: $66,000/year
-   Target Earnings: $78,000/year

About the Role

Grey Barn is a fast-growing commercial landscaping company serving properties throughout Northwest Arkansas. We are looking for a Certified Arborist to become our internal expert for tree care while helping us expand our tree-service capabilities. This is a hands-on field position.

Compensation

**Base Salary:** $66,000/year. **Performance Bonus Opportunity:** $12,000+/year. **Target Total Compensation:** $78,000+/year.

Performance bonuses will be tied to measurable results including profitable tree work, estimating performance, quality, safety, crew development, and overall individual/company performance. Exceptional performance can create opportunities to earn beyond the initial $12,000 annual bonus target.

What You Will Do

-   Serve as Grey Barn's primary tree-care expert, performing and leading tree pruning, removals, planting, and chainsaw work
-   Identify and document hazardous or declining trees, storm damage, and pruning and planting opportunities for the Sales/Account Management team
-   Support the sales team on tree opportunities by visiting properties and estimating labor hours, crew size, and equipment for tree work
-   Review larger or more complicated tree estimates before proposals are submitted
-   Provide hands-on training and coaching to Crew Leaders and field employees on proper pruning, tree planting, and chainsaw safety. Teach while you work
-   Establish and maintain Grey Barn's standards for chainsaw safety, PPE, aerial work, and rigging, with the authority and responsibility to stop unsafe tree work
-   Assist crews with shrub pruning, hedge trimming, planting, and other landscaping duties as assigned

Requirements

-   Current ISA Certified Arborist credential
-   5+ years of professional arboriculture/tree-care experience
-   Demonstrated tree pruning, tree-removal, and tree-planting experience
-   Strong tree identification knowledge and ability to identify common tree-health and safety issues
-   Ability to estimate labor hours for tree work
-   Strong understanding of chainsaw and tree-work safety
-   Experience operating professional tree-care equipment
-   Ability to train and coach field employees
-   Willingness to perform physical field work and general landscaping work when needed
-   Valid driver's license
-   Ability to work outdoors throughout the year

Strongly Preferred

-   7+ years of professional arboriculture experience
-   Previous tree-crew leadership and experience training field crews
-   Commercial landscaping experience
-   Tree-work estimating experience
-   Aerial lift/bucket-truck, climbing, and rigging experience
-   CDL
-   ISA Tree Risk Assessment Qualification (TRAQ)
-   Bilingual English/Spanish

You Will Thrive Here If You

-   Want a hands-on field role
-   Teach while you work
-   Put safety first, including stopping unsafe tree work
-   Own your estimates, your numbers, and your results
-   Enjoy working with crews and the sales team

This Is Probably Not the Role for You If You

-   Want to work behind a desk
-   Cut corners on safety, PPE, or rigging
-   Prefer to work alone instead of training others
-   Avoid estimating or supporting the sales team
-   Do not want to do general landscaping work when needed

Our Core Values

-   **Have Fun:** Work hard and move fast, and enjoy the people on your crew. Bring energy and be positive.
-   **Try New Things Fast:** Don't wait around for perfect answers. Try something, learn from it, improve it, and keep moving.
-   **Best in the World:** Set the standard in our market for tree work, estimating, safety, pruning and customer experience.
-   **Put in the Work:** Put on the PPE, grab the equipment, get in the field, teach while you work, and finish the job.
-   **Hold Accountability:** Own your commitments, your numbers, your safety and your results. If something isn't right, speak up and help fix it.

## Apply

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