Job Description

Req ID: 27376
Vacancy Type: Permanent
Number of Positions: 1
Closing Date: 11/18/2025
Job Summary
Join the City of Mississauga in shaping a vibrant urban landscape as our Urban Forestry Coordinator. In this pivotal role, you'll lead the planning and execution of transformative operational and capital projects across streetscapes, parks, and municipal properties-projects that protect, enhance, and expand the city's natural assets.
You'll be at the forefront of urban greening initiatives, guiding contractors and empowering internal teams to deliver excellence in horticultural care, vegetation management, and tree maintenance. From restoring ecosystems to connecting green corridors, your leadership will help ensure Mississauga remains a thriving, sustainable, and beautiful place to live.
Duties and Responsibilities

• Coordinate planning, procurement, scheduling, and monitoring of contractors, consultants, services, personnel, equipment, and materials for efficient delivery of horticultural projects and maintenance and grass maintenance, location include transitways, transit facilities and city-wide locations.
• Manage all aspects of the project lifecycle: initiation, planning, execution, monitoring, and closure.
• Develop and implement work plans, designs, and studies for planting, grass maintenance, vegetation management.
• Maybe required to oversee tree maintenance contracts

• Provide functional guidance and training to team members.
• Direct contractors, assign work and work with consultants.
• Act as backup for the supervisor when required.

• Administer full contract lifecycle: preparation, procurement, execution, monitoring, and closure.
• Prepare specifications for grass maintenance, planting, and vegetation management contracts; analyze bids and make recommendations.
• Ensure compliance with legislation, regulations, and policies.
• Monitor contractor performance and adherence to SLAs.
• Track budgets, coordinate invoicing, and report on expenditures.

• Deliver timely, high-quality customer service and resolve inquiries from the public, elected officials, and City staff.
• Prepare reports, briefing notes, correspondence, and presentations for leadership.
• Build strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including Council members and the public.
• Represent the Division at meetings and participate in committees and project teams.

• Promote health and safety culture and ensure compliance with legislation (e.g., Occupational Health and Safety Act).
• Ensure work quality meets corporate and legislative standards.

Skills and Qualifications

• Post-secondary degree/diploma in urban forestry, forestry, arboriculture, or related field.
• Requires ISA Certified Arborist with Tree Risk Assessment Qualification (TRAQ)
• ISA Municipal Specialist or Board-Certified Master Arborist considered an asset.
• Minimum 5 years of relevant urban forestry experience.
• Prior field experience in horticulture is preferred
• Proficiency with related computer software including INFOR, IFI, Outlook, SAP, Word and Excel required
• Strong knowledge of landscape construction principles, arboriculture, urban forestry, and arboriculture.
• Experience managing projects and contractors, including procurement and budget control.
• Ability to interpret engineering and landscape drawings, aerial photos and GIS generated maps
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Knowledge of applicable legislation and health and safety standards.
• Must hold a valid Ontario Class G Driver's License or higher with an acceptable driving record

• Must be willing to obtain a driver's abstract at your own expense

Hourly Rate/Salary: $ 78,602.00 - $ 104,806.00
Grade: E
Hours of Work: 40
Work Location: 950 Burnhamthorpe Rd W
Organization Unit: CMS/Forestry Maintenance & Operations
Department/Division/Section: CMS/Community Services Dept , CMS/Parks, Forestry & Environment , Forestry
Non-Union/Union: Non Union
Applicants applying to this posting may be considered for the same position(s) should another vacancy occur within six months from the date of this posting, unless the requirement to repost is expressed differently in a Collective Agreement.
If you are selected for an interview and your proposed transfer or promotion results in a real or perceived conflict of interest in relation to the Employment of Relatives Corporate Policy and Procedure, you must notify the Human Resources Representative as soon as possible.
If you are selected for an interview you are expected to disclose all current positions held in the City, whether full time or part time.
Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
The City of Mississauga is committed to creating a respectful and supportive workplace that fosters a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion which broadly reflects the communities and residents we serve. Throughout the employee life cycle, the City is working to include an EDI lens to attract, retain and support the growth of diverse talent.
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Accommodations
The City of Mississauga is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to removing barriers in our selection process for people with visible and invisible disabilities. In accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005 and the Ontario Human Rights Code, the City of Mississauga will provide accommodations throughout the recruitment, selection and/or assessment process to applicants with disabilities.
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