Work Planner

About the role

We are currently looking to add a Work Planner to our team. This role offers industry competitive pay, a company vehicle with a fuel card, and comprehensive benefits including medical/dental/vision insurance, 401K, life insurance, vacation accrual, short and long-term disability, paid maternity leave, paid sick time, weekly pay cycle, performance incentive bonus, and referral bonus program. Full-time employees also receive a boot and clothing program.

Responsibilities

• Safely drive to work sites and hike rights-of-way (up to 10 miles/day).
• Inspect and document vegetation work (pruning/removal) at customer properties.
• Record vegetation data using tablets and specialized software.
• Use forestry computer systems for data entry and tracking.
• Identify and report safety hazards, incidents, and unsafe conditions.
• Follow AMS safety standards, including safe driving, wildfire prevention, and injury prevention protocols.
• Promote AMS values in daily actions and encourage others to do the same.
• Address customer concerns and complaints regarding vegetation work promptly.
• Communicate effectively with leadership, auditors, clients, contractors, landowners, and the public.
• Maintain positive public relations through professional conduct.
• Participate in storm and emergency response duties as needed.
• Carry out additional duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Knowledge of tree species identification, hazard tree assessment, invasive species management, and understanding of tree growth patterns.
• Ability to hike/walk Rights-of-Way (ROW’s) and drive for extended periods of time.
• Knowledgeable about Utility Vegetation Management practices.
• Experience with GIS software/technology as well as Microsoft Suite and an iPhone.
• Must be able to work alone, outdoors in various weather conditions and terrain.
• Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills, strong problem-solving and multi-tasking abilities, and show attention to detail.
• Must be able to adapt to change.

Qualifications

• ISA or equivalent certification preferred.
• Bi-lingual (English/Spanish) is a plus.

Skills

• Tree species identification.
• Hazard tree assessment.
• Invasive species management.
• Understanding of tree growth patterns.
• GIS software/technology.
• Microsoft Suite.
• Forestry computer systems.
• Specialized software for data entry and tracking.
• Vegetation management practices.
• Safe driving and wildfire prevention protocols.
• Emergency response and other responsibilities.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision benefits available on the first day of employment.
• 401K, Life Insurance, Vacation Accrual, Short and Long-term Disability, Paid Maternity Leave.
• Paid Sick Time.
• Weekly Pay Cycle.
• Performance Incentive Bonus (PIB) and Referral bonus program.
• Company-sponsored Boot and clothing program.

Pay

Industry competitive pay.

Schedule

Day shift.

Company Overview

ArborMetrics (AMS) is a leading provider of vegetation and asset management consulting services to the utility industry. Successful professionals at AMS have come from a variety of backgrounds, including forestry, arboriculture, natural resource management, biology, landscape maintenance, horticulture, nursery management, environmental sciences, geology, agriculture, parks & recreation management, urban forestry, geography, and more.

What Would Be Amazing To Have

• ISA or equivalent certification preferred.
• Bi-lingual (English/Spanish) is a plus.

Working Environment

• Primarily in an outdoor field environment and/or low light conditions.
• Foot patrol of energy corridors in the vicinity of power lines and/or pipelines.
• Remote locations as well as urban, city environment.
• Physical demands and travel from site to site, including: walking/hiking on various surfaces including flat, dry, wet, slippery, rocky, sandy, uneven, rough, unstable, steep terrain, hills and slopes, dense vegetation.
• Exposure to noise, dust, grease, smoke, and all types of weather extremes including snow, ice, fog, humidity, and low and high temperature conditions.
• Exposure to hazardous traffic conditions, domestic and wild animals, insects, and poisonous plants.

Physical

• Sufficient physical ability and mobility to work in a field environment.
• To walk up to 10 miles per day, stand, sit, and operate a motor vehicle for prolonged periods of time.
• Frequent stooping, bending, kneeling, crouching, running, crawling, climbing, reaching, twisting, grasping and making repetitive hand, arm, and shoulder movements in the performance of daily duties (e.g., forcefully beat down brush).
• Frequently lift up to 10 lbs. and occasionally lift up to 60 lbs. (sandbags).
• To operate assigned equipment and vehicles.
• Ability to verbally communicate to exchange information with public.
• Ability to see and hear in normal range with or without correction.
• Operate assigned field equipment, including handheld computer, range finder, fyrake, water backpack, shovel, and traffic cone.

Notice to Agencies

We only accept resumes from recruiters, employment agencies, or staffing services if a Service Agreement has been signed and we have requested recruitment/staffing services for the specific position. Any unsolicited resumes will become the property of the company, and no fees or compensation will be paid to the recruiter, employment agency, or staffing service.