Senior Consulting Utility Forester
(Forester)
Full Time
CN Utility Consulting
Dalton, Georgia, United States
Title: Senior Consulting Utility Forester
Type: Full Time
Reports To: Regional Supervisor
Responsibilities:
- Train, supervise, and audit pre-inspectors and line clearance crews.
- Plan, direct, and coordinate the activities of assigned line-clearance crews.
- Serve as a liaison between clients, tree crews, and client customers.
- Help enforce on-the-job safety practices.
- Inspection, identification, and evaluation of trees and brush along gas pipeline ROWs
- Customer notification and work authorization of vegetation management with private, local, state, and federal land owners
- Submit inspection results and work plans to utility clients with remediation recommendations
- Extensive drive time through the state inspecting vegetation management work
- Detailed data collection
- Daily utilization of GIS maps, rangefinders, tremble units, planning software on tablets and much more
- Assistance may be required during emergency response times such as storms or fires
- Performs other related duties as required or assigned
Requirements:
- Degree in forestry or related field and/or experience in utility vegetation management is desired
- ISA Arborist Certification
- Valid driver’s license with a clean driving record
- Superior species identification skills and knowledge of tree growth rates
- Ability to work independently with good time management
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Excellent customer service skills
- Ability to travel and work in rugged terrain and inclement weather
- Proficient in map navigation skills
- Experience with Microsoft Office and data collection software (GIS experience a plus)
- Ability to interact with customers, government agencies and other stakeholders as required or directed
CNUC Offers:
- Competitive wages/excellent benefits
- Clothing allowance
- Smart phone
- Company vehicle/fuel card
- Ongoing training and credentialing
- Access to industry related training materials
Full-time positions include participation in an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) after 1 year of employment. Pre-employment and post-hiring drug screening is a condition of employment.