Location: Salem,WV, USA
ECI is looking to add a **Utility Forester Work Planner** to join our team. If you are an energetic professional who enjoys working outdoors, values the freedom of working independently, and 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 Utility Forester, Work Planner** is 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.
**Pay Range for this role is $17.00 - $25.00, depending on relevant education, experience, and industry-specific certifications.**
**WHAT WE OFFER:**
+ Industry competitive pay.
+ Company vehicle with a 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 document required power line clearance work (tree pruning or vegetation/control removal).
+ Prescribe Integrated Vegetation Management control methods that enhance the ecological benefits of distribution rights-of-way.
+ Resolve customer concerns and complaints related to scheduled or completed line clearance work in a timely manner.
+ Record associated vegetation work for later pruning and removal by a tree crew on a tablet in the field using specialized software or paper maps.
+ Operate system forestry computer programs and record systems.
+ Communicate regularly and effectively with project leadership, auditors, utility clients, 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.
+ Must be able to identify required removal and trimming work in accordance with utility maintenance 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.
+ Ability to travel daily with potential for overnight travel +/- 15% throughout West Virginia.
**WHAT WOULD BE AMAZING TO HAVE:**
+ Associate's degree in Forestry, Environmental Science, or related discipline preferred.
+ Prior UVM or directly related experience preferred.
+ Certification as an ISA Arborist is preferred.
+ Familiarity with tree growth rates, tree response to injury, and hazardous tree conditions is preferred.
+ Prior experience with GIS software/technology preferred.
+ Familiarity with vegetation removal, utility line clearance, and utility vegetation methods and equipment is preferred.
+ Bi-lingual speaking (English and Spanish).
**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 a 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.**