Successful candidates will be deployed to sections/offices in the Works Branch of the Development Bureau to undertake the following duties (Notes 2 and 3):
(a) to assist in planning and formulating technical circulars and guidelines in tree risk assessment and occupational safety and health in arboriculture;
(b) to co-ordinate and organise training in tree risk assessment and management and arboriculture for Inspection Officers and outsourced contractors in tree management departments;
(c) to oversee and monitor the quality and progress of tree risk assessment and management conducted by tree management departments;
(d) to conduct tree risk assessment and audit work;
(e) to assist in providing support to deal with emergency incidents, including co-ordination and preparation of situation and investigation reports;
(f) to assist in preparing forecasts, programmes of work and annual estimates of revenue and expenditure for tree risk assessment and management;
(g) to assist in handling complaint cases, enquiries and questions, and conduct site investigations as appropriate; and
(h) to perform any other duties assigned.

This position is open to both male and female. Applicants should have met the following requirements:
(a) have a first or second class honours bachelor’s degree in a relevant subject in arboriculture, urban forestry, horticulture, silviculture, applied or natural science, including botany, biology, ecology, forestry, biodiversity or other tree-related study areas, from a Hong Kong university, or equivalent;
(b) have three years’ post-graduate experience in tree risk assessment, tree management or an appropriate field or a Hong Kong Higher Degree or post-graduate Diploma in a relevant subject listed in item (a) above;
(c) have met the language proficiency requirements of Level 3 (Note 1) or above in Chinese Language and English Language in the Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education Examination (HKDSEE) or the Hong Kong Certificate of Education Examination (HKCEE), or equivalent; and
(d) holders of a certified arborist license or a licence of higher levels and tree risk assessment qualification issued by the International Society of Arboriculture, or equivalent, are preferred.

Your application will NOT be considered if you fail to meet any of the entry requirements (a) to (c) by the closing date for application. Invitation to interview does not imply that you have met the entry requirements.