Manager - Vegetation Management

Job Title: Manager Vegetation Management

Location: Mechanicville NY; Ithaca NY; Kirkwood NY; Liberty NY; Brester NY; Oneonta NY; Plattsburgh NY.

Work type: Office

The salary range for this position is dependent upon experience ranging from $114332 to $157208.

Job Summary

The Manager Vegetation Management manages the development direction and coordination of all corporate vegetation management programs to ensure they are cost effective environmentally acceptable and customerfocused. Acts as Company contact with state or federal agencies for issues related to vegetation management. Responsible for program planning and budget management.

Responsibilities:

• Develops corporate policies procedures and specifications for all vegetation management programs to ensure uniform practices and regulatory compliance. Audits a wide variety of field operations to ensure corporate standards are met and contribute to corporate goals.

• Creates contract specifications and negotiates contracts related to vegetation management. Manages contract specifications.

• Maintains and oversees a system of records to measure line clearance and vegetation management costs productivity and effectiveness. Coordinates training of line clearance personnel.

• Reviews all local state and federal laws and regulations that impact the companys vegetation management program and ensures compliance. Testifies at hearings or in court cases as required.

• Recommends justifies tracks and administers vegetation management budgets and develops revenue enhancement opportunities.

• Promotes community forestry to address utility line clearance within the service territory and develops programs to promote a positive environmental image.

• Coordinates movements of tree crews during power restoration efforts and provides presentations on utility vegetation management.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree in Forestry or a related applied environmental discipline.

• 710 years of related experience in forest management.

• Extensive knowledge of current utility arboriculture practices and herbicide technology including bare ground work mode of action and application methods.

• Knowledge of proper pruning techniques and national standards.

• Knowledge of company circuits protection devices power delivery systems corporate policies and construction standards.

• Ability to travel to the other NY locations.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Masters degree is preferred.

Skills / Abilities:

• Excellent communication skills both written and oral.

• Ability to develop and manage software applications.

• Ability to budget allocate resources and monitor spending for diverse programs at remote locations.

• Strong managerial skills.

• Ability to communicate with internal and external customers.

Behavioral Competencies:

Develop self & others

Empower to grow

Collaborate and share

Be a role model

Focus to achieve results

Be agile

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