Forestry Supervisor
Forestry Supervisor
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$ 107025 - 178375
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Job Description
At PGE our work involves dreaming about planning for and realizing a smarter cleaner more enduring Oregon neighborhood. Its core to our DNA and we havent stopped since we started in 1888. We energize lives strengthen communities and drive advancements in energy that promote social economic and environmental progress. Were always on the lookout for people passionate about leading and being a part of teams that are advancing innovative clean energy solutions that are also affordable and accessible to all.
Forestry Supervisor
Job Function Summary:
Manages vegetation in proximity to electrical facilities to promote resiliency transmission services.
Supervisor Forestry/7343
Grade 8/EX
M1 Supervisor
Career Level Summary
- Supervises the daily activities of business support technicians and/or production teams
- Sets priorities for the team to ensure task completion; coordinates work activities with other supervisors
- Decisions are guided by policies procedures and the local business plan; receives guidance and oversight from manager
- Typically does not perform the work supervised
Vegetation Management Forestry Services & Maintenance Supervises a team responsible for the vegetation management maintenance program and other services; provides daily supervision of team ensuring that relevant standards/procedures are followed including safety rules; provides coaching and guidance to employees; monitors performance; implements process improvements; ensures compliance with collective bargaining agreement; supports new hire training and onboarding.
Key Responsibilities:
Strategy and Planning Either collaboratively or individually develops and implements strategy and vision for team; collaborates with other departments to ensure teams have tools and equipment needed to deliver services to customers; collaboratively or individually develops performance standards for team; develops and implements plans to facilitate employee engagement.
Safety Observes employees and contractors to ensure they are following all safety rules; conducts field visits to ensure members have the appropriate tools and equipment to perform work safely; resolves safety issues/concerns in an appropriate and timely manner; communicates safety lessons learned and promotes continuous learning of safe work methods practices and procedures.
Vendor Management Manage vendor relationships including selecting vendors establishing metrics and service level agreements monitoring vendor performance and working with vendors to resolve issues.
Financial Management Monitors and manages expenditures ensuring financial targets are met and examines any areas where budgets/expenditures vary from plan; monitors and optimizes operational effectiveness.
Resourcing May develop resource plans for team; implements resourcing decisions; partners with HR and other leaders in the recruitment evaluation and selection processes.
Professional Development Maintains knowledge of skilldevelopment tools/resources; advises on required outcomes for learning or development from knowledge of available tools and organizational development needs; assists employees in creating development plans and monitors progress.
Education
Requires a bachelors degree in Forestry Natural Resources Horticulture or related field or equivalent experience.
Experience
Prefer five or more years of experience in vegetation management utility operations or related field with at least three years of formal or informal leadership experience.
Certifications Licenses and Training
Licenses: ISA Certified Arborist ISA Utility Specialist ISA TRAQ ODA Pesticide Consultant and ISA Board Certified Master Arborist.
Any missing licenses shall be required within 6 months of obtaining position.
Functional Competencies
Advanced knowledge of Vegetation processes and procedures.
Advanced knowledge of vegetation clearances related to distribution and transmission.
Advanced knowledge of laws and regulations related to facilities management and commercial and/or industrial real estate
Advanced knowledge of vendor contracts and management.
Intermediate knowledge of employment law
Intermediate knowledge of design and sustainability principles
Intermediate skills in strategy setting
Working knowledge of systems used in department
Advanced skills in reading specifications and drawings
Intermediate knowledge of utility regulations and tariffs
Intermediate skills in project management
Intermediate skills in using data
Intermediate knowledge of budgeting
General Competencies
Advanced skills in customer focus
Advanced skills intact and diplomacy
Advanced interpersonal skills
Intermediate influence skills
Advanced skills in organization and prioritization
Advanced communication skills
Advanced process management skills
Advanced problemsolving skills
Intermediate performance management skills
Leader Practices
Drives Results
Plans and Aligns
Decision Quality
Drives Engagement
Courage
Cognitive Level
Substantial: Consistent use of logic or scientific thinking to define problems collect information establish facts and draw valid conclusions (for example engineer HR director plant manager etc..
Cognitive
Ability to adhere to set response times deadlines and timesensitive tasks
Ability to follow accuracy standards
Ability to follow through on decisionmaking tasks
Ability to interact effectively and collaboratively within a team environment
Ability to communicate and problem solve when under stress
Ability to respond and adapt to frequent change
Ability to accept and demonstrate selfawareness when provided constructive feedback
Ability to discern feedback and acknowledge ownership of areas of improvement
Ability to avoid future mistakes by applying reasonable skills to new but similar work situations or tasks
Ability to successfully collaborate with peers managers and others within the organization
Demonstrates sound memory
Ability to process new information to be applied consistently to work tasks
Schedule/ Attendance
Ability to work long hours typically for exempt positions; if included in nonexempt positions overtime applies
Ability to work a variable schedule
Ability to report to work and perform work during periods of severe inclement weather
Ability to consistently meet attendance standards for regular reliable predictable fulltime attendance for parttime positions change to parttime attendance
Ability to work shift schedule
Ability to work oncall schedule
Physical Capabilities
Does the job require a valid drivers license Yes
Driving/travel/commute
Daily within service territory
Frequently (at least once a week or more)
Computer use (use computer regularly for entire work shift)
Environment
Office environment
Field environment
Compensation Range:
$107025.00 $178375.00Actual total compensation including a performance based incentive bonus is commensurate with experience skills qualifications education training and internal equity. While we anticipate the selected candidate for this position will fall towards the middle or entry point of the compensation range the decision will be made on a casebycase basis.
PGE believes in rewarding dedicated performance. We provide a total rewards package that is designed to reward your contributions to the company and at the same time support your wellbeing and professional development both now and into the future. To find out more click here.
Join us today and power your potential!
Assisting with storms or other Company emergencies is a part of all positions at Portland General Electric.
PGE is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer. PGE will not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment based on race color national origin gender gender identity sexual orientation age religion disability protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.
PGE does not discriminate on the basis of disability. We recognize individuals have a variety of abilities to offer and we believe there is much to value and celebrate by incorporating different abilities into the work we do. One very important way we live this out is in our application and interview process. We work hard to support individuals who may need an accommodation to fully participate in these processes. If you feel you may need an accommodation or would like to request one please notify the Talent Acquisition Specialist (Recruiter) associated with the job posting. You may also make this request by contacting or by calling. The Recruiter will provide information and next steps for the accommodation process. Our Diversity Equity & Inclusion (DEI) team is also available for support. You can contact them at .
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Required Experience:
Manager
Employment Type
Full-Time
