Consulting Arborist

Job Description

Job Description

Salary Range : $65,000-$125,000

Rainbow Treecare (a division of Rainbow Companies) is seeking a Residential Consulting Arborist to join our team! You are an arborist / horticulturist with preferably 3-5 years of sales experience in arboricultural services. You will provide professional consultative assessments of trees and landscape ecosystems and recommend appropriate services to commercial or residential customers. The ideal candidate will have experience educating, proposing, and closing sales to existing commercial clients and cultivating new business opportunities. You must be knowledgeable and experienced with tree care, hazard tree evaluation, integrated pest management and industry approved tree care practices.

This position involves estimating the time / cost for crews to perform tree removal, pruning, cabling and all other Rainbow Treecare services. Plant Identification is also an important job function. Your key priority is proposing and developing sales to existing clients and cultivation of new customers in the territory. You have excellent sales and communication skills; excellent people skills; are self-motivated; computer proficient and organized. This position will service residential clients in the North Central Metropolitan area.

The salary for this role is $65,000.00 - $125,000.00. This is the range that we in good faith anticipate relying on when setting wages for this position. Actual compensation will depend upon an individual’s skills, experience, qualifications, location, and other relevant factors. The salary pay range is subject to change and may be modified at any time.

What You Will Do :

• Maintain existing client relationships to retain and grow business through ongoing communication.
• Cultivate opportunities within current client base and new clients.
• Provide consultations to clients that include annual management plan recommendations.
• Prepare and present proposals to commercial or residential clients.
• Manage accurate data input into our proprietary GIS System to ensure integrity of recommendations and tree inventories.
• Communicate with production crews through written proposals to ensure that all work is understood and carried out according to expectations.

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Physical Demands and Work Environment :

Work is performed outdoors in any weather element throughout urban and rural areas. May be required to bend, reach, stoop, and lift objects; may be exposed to safety hazards and hazardous tools and equipment; during which safety precautions must be followed, including use of safety equipment. Must be able to lift 50 pounds at any given time.

You Should Know :

Rainbow Companies was founded in 1976 with a vision to preserve the historic American elm trees in Minnesota. We have evolved into a multi-faceted company dedicated to serving clients around the world, transforming the way ecosystems are maintained. We lead with innovation and achieve predictable results through science-based practices, research, and training. Rainbow is a 100% employee-owned company, and our employees are the core of our success. We work collaboratively and foster teamwork through communication and integrity. We are guided by our core values in which we work and succeed. At Rainbow, we celebrate our differences and are an Equal Opportunity Employer. We will not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, or other protected status. Rainbow Companies was recognized in 2019 & 2021 as a Top 150 Workplace in Minneapolis / St. Paul.