Benefit Summary:Full-Time employees within Eocene are eligible for:
- Medical, Dental, and Vision
- 401k and 401k match opportunities
- ESOP (so long as you meet eligibility requirements)
- Paid Time Off
- Volunteer Time
- Bereavement Time
As our next Consulting Utility Forester, 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 Consulting Utility Forester, 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.Working for Eocene Environmental Group as a Traveling Field Specialist could be your next great job if:
- You love to travel 80%-100% of the time throughout the country
- You love talking to new people, being outside, and working independently
- You have strong problem-solving skills and pay close attention to detail
- You're flexible when it comes to change
- You're willing to learn.
Responsibilities:- Staying organized and scheduling/booking work travel and hotels
- R&D projects such as tree inventories, lidar inspections, etc.
- Contact property owners & public agencies regarding pruning and/or removals
- Conduct tree and brush inventories
- Conduct hazard tree inspections and evaluations
- Plan work for tree contractors
- Manage data
- 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
- Emergency Response
- Perform other related duties as required or assigned
Requirements:- Extensive travel (80%-100%) throughout the United States
- Tree species identification skills and invasive species knowledge, plus knowledge of tree growth rates
- Ability to obtain ISA Arborist Certification within 6 months of hire is required
- Valid driver's license with clean driving record
- Ability to work independently
- Strong verbal and written communications skills
- Excellent customer service skills a priority
- Ability work in rugged terrain and inclement weather
- Proficient in map navigation skills
- Experience with Microsoft Office and data collection software (GIS experience a plus)
Eocene Environmental Group, Inc. provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.