Performs direct oversight of Vegetation Management work conducted on Electric Distribution or Transmission systems.
Responsibilities include overseeing field safety, work quality, customer relations, public safety, permit compliance, and Contractor performance.
Liaison to the Contractors to resolve obstacles to the completion of the work in a safe, cost-effective, efficient, timely, and productive manner.
May audit work performed by contractor vegetation crews to correct quality issues and drive an enhanced culture around quality of work.
Ensures personnel stay focused on the assigned job and the appropriate equipment is used.
Encourages public, contractor, and employee safety on site at all times by promoting positive leadership, positive safety culture, good catches.
Requirements
High School diploma or GED
Required to maintain a Class C driver’s license
Proficient in English
Minimum 5 years of experience as a tree crew climber/tree crew foreman with at least 2 years of Utility Line Clearance Tree Crew experience OR 5 years as a VM Inspector or Sr VM Inspector with at least 3 years of Utility Line Clearance Tree Crew experience OR 5 years experience as a Registered Professional Forester OR 5 years experience as a Utility Inspector or higher classification with at least 3 years of Utility Line Clearance Tree Crew experience OR 4 years of Military Service with honorable discharge and at least 1 additional year of Utility Line Clearance Tree Crew experience.
Must meet the training requirements: OSHA 30-hour construction safety overview (Must be completed within 6 months of start date).
Certified Tree Safety Professional (CTSP) certificate or Consulting Utility Forester Safety Professional (CUFSP) certificate (Must be completed within 6 months of test eligibility).