Blue Mountains City Council – Katoomba NSW

$79,483 - $95,380 a year

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Join our team to oversee and coordinate arboricultural services, ensuring the health and sustainability of our urban forest. We're looking for a leader to manage high-quality pruning, tree removals, and vegetation management. This role emphasizes safety, operational planning, and achieving Council goals. You'll foster teamwork, communicate with key stakeholders, and implement tree care strategies to support the city’s canopy cover targets. If you’re passionate about urban forestry and want to make a positive impact.

We seek a skilled professional in arboriculture and urban forestry with a solid leadership background,



proven experience in tree care operations, and safety compliance. The ideal candidate excels in operational planning, effective stakeholder communication, and implementing strategies to enhance the city’s canopy cover and achieve environmental goals.

Remuneration: base salary commencing at $79,483 to $95,380 gross per annum
+ adverse working conditions allowance of $1,190 gross per annum
+ 12% superannuation
+ annual performance-based salary increases / bonus (1-3.5%)
+ annual award increase
Closing date: 15 November 2026.

Applications must address the Essential Criteria.

📌 Lead Arboricultural Technician (Katoomba)
🏢 Blue Mountains City Council
📍 Katoomba