Certified Arborist • Company: Grey Barn Commercial Landscaping • Location: Northwest Arkansas • Employment Type: Full-Time • Work Type: Field-based / in-person • Base Salary: $66,000/year • Target Earnings: $78,000/year About the Role Grey Barn is a fast-growing commercial landscaping company serving properties throughout Northwest Arkansas. We are looking for a Certified Arborist to become our internal expert for tree care while helping us expand our tree-service capabilities. This is a hands-on field position. Compensation Base Salary: $66,000/year. Performance Bonus Opportunity: $12,000+/year. Target Total Compensation: $78,000+/year. Performance bonuses will be tied to measurable results including profitable tree work, estimating performance, quality, safety, crew development, and overall individual/company performance. Exceptional performance can create opportunities to earn beyond the initial $12,000 annual bonus target. What You Will Do • Serve as Grey Barn's primary tree-care expert, performing and leading tree pruning, removals, planting, and chainsaw work • Identify and document hazardous or declining trees, storm damage, and pruning and planting opportunities for the Sales/Account Management team • Support the sales team on tree opportunities by visiting properties and estimating labor hours, crew size, and equipment for tree work • Review larger or more complicated tree estimates before proposals are submitted • Provide hands-on training and coaching to Crew Leaders and field employees on proper pruning, tree planting, and chainsaw safety. Teach while you work • Establish and maintain Grey Barn's standards for chainsaw safety, PPE, aerial work, and rigging, with the authority and responsibility to stop unsafe tree work • Assist crews with shrub pruning, hedge trimming, planting, and other landscaping duties as assigned Requirements • Current ISA Certified Arborist credential • 5+ years of professional arboriculture/tree-care experience • Demonstrated tree pruning, tree-removal, and tree-planting experience • Strong tree identification knowledge and ability to identify common tree-health and safety issues • Ability to estimate labor hours for tree work • Strong understanding of chainsaw and tree-work safety • Experience operating professional tree-care equipment • Ability to train and coach field employees • Willingness to perform physical field work and general landscaping work when needed • Valid driver's license • Ability to work outdoors throughout the year Strongly Preferred • 7+ years of professional arboriculture experience • Previous tree-crew leadership and experience training field crews • Commercial landscaping experience • Tree-work estimating experience • Aerial lift/bucket-truck, climbing, and rigging experience • CDL • ISA Tree Risk Assessment Qualification (TRAQ) • Bilingual English/Spanish You Will Thrive Here If You • Want a hands-on field role • Teach while you work • Put safety first, including stopping unsafe tree work • Own your estimates, your numbers, and your results • Enjoy working with crews and the sales team This Is Probably Not the Role for You If You • Want to work behind a desk • Cut corners on safety, PPE, or rigging • Prefer to work alone instead of training others • Avoid estimating or supporting the sales team • Do not want to do general landscaping work when needed Our Core Values • Have Fun: Work hard and move fast, and enjoy the people on your crew. Bring energy and be positive. • Try New Things Fast: Don't wait around for perfect answers. Try something, learn from it, improve it, and keep moving. • Best in the World: Set the standard in our market for tree work, estimating, safety, pruning and customer experience. • Put in the Work: Put on the PPE, grab the equipment, get in the field, teach while you work, and finish the job. • Hold Accountability: Own your commitments, your numbers, your safety and your results. If something isn't right, speak up and help fix it.