Job summary
Eram Talent seeks an Arborist in Riyadh to manage tree care at the Botanic Gardens. The role involves inspections, pruning, disease and risk assessment, preventative maintenance, and long-term succession planning to protect tree health and visitor safety.
Key responsibilities
- Perform routine and specialised tree inspections and health assessments across the Botanic Gardens
- Carry out or supervise formative, corrective, structural and crown-cleaning pruning
- Identify disease, pests, structural defects and environmental stress in trees
- Recommend and apply preventative and corrective tree-care measures
- Conduct systematic tree risk assessments and document findings
- Advise and implement risk-management actions including pruning, supports or removals
- Develop and run comprehensive tree care and preventative maintenance programmes
- Prepare long-term tree succession and replacement plans
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Horticulture, Botany, Plant Sciences, Arboriculture, Forestry or related
- Certified Arborist from a recognised organisation preferred
- Proven technical knowledge of tree-care and arboriculture practices
- Additional training in tree risk assessment, tree climbing, aerial rescue or chainsaw use advantageous
- Minimum 5+ years' relevant professional experience in tree care and arboriculture management
Skills
Tree inspectionPruning techniquesTree risk assessmentDisease and pest identificationTree health monitoringSuccession planningChainsaw operationAerial rescueDocumentationLandscape planning
Source: Workable. Last checked as open: 14 Nov 2026. You apply directly with the employer.
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