Tree Care Foreperson

About the job

Tree Care Foreperson

Become part of our team

Your work makes a difference – for Bern and for the people who live and work here. Help shape the community and the future of this city with us: visible, tangible, sustainable.

The Directorate for Civil Engineering, Transport and Urban Green ensures an attractive public space. Urban Green Bern manages the public green spaces and trees and operates a nursery as well as the cemeteries.

What you will achieve

• Maintenance and upkeep work on high avenue, avenue and individual trees, especially old trees
• Regular inspections of the tree population including development of care measures
• Tree replacement from planting/growth care to felling
• Direct professional and personnel leadership of a tree care team as well as planning, coordination and ensuring an efficient workflow while guaranteeing compliance with quality, safety and occupational health regulations and supporting the employees
• Operation of machines and equipment in the field of tree care

What you bring

• Certified tree care specialist, tree care professional
• Vocational training as a forest ranger, gardener or nursery worker
• Several years of professional experience, preferably in tree care
• Interest in further training/development in the area of responsibility
• Driving licence category B and BE

Your benefits in Bern

For meaning & city life

With us, you make a difference. You help shape city life, take responsibility and make Bern a more liveable place.

Security & stability

We offer you fair pay, clear structures, regulated working hours and long-term prospects.

Space for your whole life

Our working model adapts, wherever possible, to your life. With us, you bring all areas of life into harmony.

Growing with Bern

We give you room for development, further training and independent action.

Healthy in everyday life

With sport, exercise and advice, you stay in shape: physically, mentally, socially – and not just at the workplace.

Benefits for every day

We offer you practical extras that make your everyday life easier and more enjoyable.

Contact

Do you have questions about the application process or the employer City of Bern? I look forward to helping you.

Amanda Epper

HR Administration

031 321 73 71

Would you like to learn more about this position and our team at the City of Bern? I look forward to meeting you and am happy to assist!

Simon Bongni

Head of Tree Care Specialist Group

031 321 45 75

Unsure if you meet all the requirements?

Even if you (still) do not meet all the requirements – we are curious, want to get to know you and look forward to your application!

Your application process

This is how the application process works with us:

Step 1: Online application

Submit your application documents online via our job portal. To allow us to process your documents further, you must create a login. After submitting your application, you will receive a confirmation. We assess each application individually based on the criteria in the job advertisement. This sometimes takes a little time. If your application fits, we will contact you for a first interview.

Step 2: Interviews

In the interview – by phone, on site or online – we want to get to know you. We check whether your expectations of the position match ours, what experience and skills you bring, whether you like our culture and how you fit into the team. If there is mutual interest and depending on the position, several interviews may take place. All your questions about the position, the team or the employment conditions are always welcome.

Step 3: Further steps in the process

Depending on the position, we arrange a trial or taster day, give you a professional task, organise a meeting with the team or invite you to an assessment. Reference checks are usually also part of our application process. You will be transparently informed about all steps in the process.

Step 4: Application decision

Are you convinced by us and we by you? After a verbal offer, you will receive a confirmation, the contract documents and information on how to proceed until you start the job. It didn’t work out? We look forward to you applying for other exciting positions despite the rejection.

For Bern. With heart. With impact.

More than 4,500 people work together in the City of Bern across five directorates and more than 80 professions. We are committed with passion and conviction to the people who live and work here. Together we shape the community and the future of this city – visible, tangible, sustainable. For our city. For Bern.