Location: Lancaster,PA, USA
ECI is looking to add **Distribution** **Utility Forester Work Planners** to our team! If you are an energetic professional who enjoys working outdoors, values the freedom of working independently, enjoys a fast-paced environment and the challenges of a rewarding profession, consider a career in vegetation management with ECI.
Some of the most important characteristics of an ECI Distribution Utility Forester Work Planner are a desire to learn, an ability to adapt, and a commitment to engage in safe, constructive interactions with the public. You are accountable for advancing a culture of safety and excellence while providing quality and value to our customers and clients.
** The pay range for this position is from $20.00 to $30.00 per hour, contingent upon relevant education, experience, and industry-specific certifications. This specified range is determined by the tier associated with the job posting. However, should the employee be classified under a different tier, the compensation may fall outside the stated range. **
**WHAT WE OFFER:**
+ Industry competitive pay.
+ Company vehicle with fuel card for work purposes.
+ Day 1 of Employment: Medical/Dental/Vision/VOYA/Vacation Accrual/Paid Holidays/EAP (Full-Time Employees).
+ After 3 months: 401K, life insurance, short and long-term disability, paid maternity leave, paid sick time.
+ Weekly Pay Cycle.
+ Participation in Referral Bonus Program.
+ Boot and clothing program (Full-Time Employees).
+ Ongoing training and assistance with obtaining industry certifications.
**WHAT YOU WILL DO:**
+ Inspect and assess customer properties for trimming or removal of trees.
+ Secure clear rights-of-way for new electric line and pole construction.
+ Handle customer complaints related to scheduled trimming/removals and/or completed trimming/removals, including clean-up and property damage.
+ Record, organize, and document associated vegetation work for later trimming and removal by a tree crew.
+ Provide identified access routes onto and in ROW.
+ Plan herbicide work for specialty and herbicide tree vendors.
+ Plan aerial saw work.
+ May be asked to provide high-level cost and time estimates based on planned work.
+ Audit tree contractor's work for compliance with utility's specifications.
+ Operate system forestry computer programs and record systems.
+ Communicate daily with the utility client, contractors, landowners, and the general public.
+ Perform duties in a manner that will promote and maintain good public relations.
+ Assume other duties and responsibilities as assigned.
**WHAT YOU NEED TO HAVE:**
+ Must be able to read maps and identify tree species and growth rates.
+ Must be able to identify required removal and trimming work based on utility specifications.
+ Must be able to work alone, outdoors in various weather conditions and terrain.
+ Must have exceptional interpersonal and communication skills, strong problem-solving and multi-tasking abilities, and show attention to detail.
+ Must be able to adapt to change.
+ Must have basic computer skills.
**WHAT WOULD BE AMAZING TO HAVE:**
+ Associate or Bachelor's degree in Forestry, Environmental Science, or related field preferred.
+ Prior experience in Utility Vegetation Management or Forestry is preferred.
+ Prior experience in Herbicide and Aerial Saw planning a plus.
+ Familiarity with GIS mapping programs is a plus.
+ Familiarity with vegetation removal, utility line clearance, and utility vegetation methods and equipment.
+ Certified ISA Arborist is a plus.
+ Being Bi-Lingual (Spanish) is a plus.
**Working Environment**
Work alone in an outdoor field environment; vehicle and foot patrol of utility power lines; 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, uneven, rough, steep terrain, hills, and slopes; exposure to noise, dust, grease, and all types of weather and temperature conditions; exposure to hazardous traffic conditions. Reasonable accommodations, if available, may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions.
**Physical**
The team member must have 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; to frequently stoop, bend, kneel, crouch, run, crawl, climb, reach, twist, grasp and make repetitive hand, arm and shoulder movement in the performance of daily duties (e.g., forcefully beat down brush); carry, push and/or pull light to heavy amounts of weight, 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, and traffic cone.
**Company Overview**
Environmental Consultants (ECI) is a leading provider of vegetation and asset management consulting services to the utility industry. Successful professionals at ECI 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. For more information visit our website www.eci-consulting.com
**Applicants must pass a pre-employment drug test and a criminal background check.**
**All candidates must possess a valid driver's license and have a good driving record.**
**ECI is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. EOE/AA: Minority/Female/ Vets/ Disabled.**