Lead Consulting Utility Forester - Eocene Environmental Group of the West, Inc.

Santa Cruz, CA 95060

About the Job

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FLSA Status: Exempt

Reports To: Regional Supervisor

Compensation Range: $39.00 to $45.00 an hour

As our next Lead Consulting Utility forester OR Vegetation Program Lead, you’re on your way to the open road and traveling the trails! We keep the lights on anywhere there’s a power line - whether in the city, the rural countryside, or deep in the remote forest. As a Vegetation Program Lead, you’ll keep communities informed about the trees and power lines, while ensuring safe delivery of their power and pursuing opportunities to develop sustainable habitat throughout the utility right-of-way. In this role, your office is the great outdoors!

Eocene Environmental Group, Inc. is an employee-owned company with a strong commitment to recruiting and developing the best talent in the utility vegetation management industry. As our company continues to expand across the country and beyond, new career opportunities become available.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS: Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions:

Lead vegetation management operations, project teams, emergency response, and outside contractor work performance.
Coordinate the daily activities of Consulting Utility Foresters (CUF’s)
Act as the intermediary between Eocene personnel and Utility Personnel
Train, supervise, and audit CUF’s
Identify, inspect, and evaluate trees and brush along utility lines
Submit inspection results to clients with recommendations
Discuss and negotiate line-clearance crew access issues
Serve as a liaison between clients, tree crews, and client customer
Safeguard employees and the public from hazards in and around the work area
Help enforce on-the-job safety practices
Carry and utilize materials, tools, and equipment at work site
Service trucks and equipment. Keep trucks and other assigned equipment in a neat and orderly fashion. Report the need for equipment and truck repairs to supervisor.
Perform other related duties as required or assigned

JOB REQUIREMENTS:

A State issued Driver’s License is required for this job assignment. A clear MVR is also required
Degree or experience in Forestry, Utility Arboriculture, Tree Biology, Environmental Sciences, Natural Resources, Conservation, or related field
Four (4) years of job-related experience with at least 2 years of experience in a leadership role, as a team leader or project leader.
Minimum of Two (2) years of experience in emergency response and/or hazard tree removal projects along utility rights of way.
ISA Certified Arborist Certification or ability to obtain within 6 months
Utility Specialist certification or ability to obtain within 6 months
An ability to interact with customers, government agencies and other stakeholders as required or directed
Superior species identification skills and invasive species knowledge, plus knowledge of tree growth rates
Ability to work independently
Strong verbal and written communications skills
Ability to work in rugged terrain and inclement weather
Ability to read and follow maps

Source : Eocene Environmental Group of the West, Inc.