Vegetation Management Specialist I-sr

About the role

The position is responsible for managing vegetation within the Company's rights-of-way, ensuring the best possible system reliability and safety within the established budget. The role involves planning, developing, initiating, and modifying a system-wide vegetation management program.

Responsibilities

• Directs daily contractor performance within an assigned area, performing weekly reviews and monitoring of monthly production reports and other measurements as well as frequent field visits for direct observation.
• Maintains the records for each substation feeder's tree species, population, and workload using GIS database; maintains monthly report to identify maintenance and demand work performance by division.
• Investigates and handles moderately complex customer issues including: access refusals, complaints about the work performed, and other vegetation management activities.
• Joins professional organizations to keep abreast of current industry developments; maintains communications with all pertinent agencies and departments and have knowledge of regulations, ordinances and rulings that impact the company or program.
• Participates in the communications and activities such as Arbor Day/Earth Day events with appropriate agencies and departments and with various community organizations.
• Adheres to Company and industry standards to ensure safety.
• Prepares written documents regarding Vegetation Management activities to ensure the department compliance with internal policies and NERC/PUCT/NMPRC regulatory requirements.
• Assists in leading large numbers of personnel and contractors in outage restoration situations up to and including large scale division outages caused by natural disasters, weather, etc.

Qualifications

• Minimum of a Bachelor's degree from a four-year college or university in Forestry or Arboriculture with three to five years of relevant experience, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• ISA Arborist Certification is required.
• State Pesticide Applicators license must be obtained within six months of hire date.
• Must possess a current, legally valid driver's license and meet the Company's driving record requirements.

Skills

• Expert knowledge of tree physiology and biology.
• Strong knowledge of herbicides and related regulations.
• Knowledge of electric utility construction practices for transmission and distribution systems.
• Ability to apply knowledge of Company's environmental policies and procedures when scheduling and performing vegetation management.
• Ability to prioritize, schedule, organize, focus on, and complete work.
• Ability to manage difficult or emotional customer situations while maintaining a professional and courteous demeanor.
• Excellent listening and observation skills.

Benefits

Not specified.

Pay

$64,087 - $84,916 - $105,744

Schedule

Not specified.