Vegetation Officer
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Job Summary
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Essential Energy is an organisation that values your voice empowers your autonomy recognises the strength in diversity and prioritises your well-being while offering attractive remuneration and benefits. Take pride in having a meaningful impact on regional rural and remote communities while being a pivotal player in the energy industrys future.
We are currently recruiting aVegetation Officerto join our team in Narrabri.
About the role
This role reports to the Senior Program Supervisor for Vegetation Operations and plays a key role in supporting the delivery of Essential Energys Vegetation Management program across assigned geographical areas. The Vegetation Officer is responsible for conducting audits assessing vegetation risks and supporting contractor and customer engagement to ensure safe and compliant vegetation practices around our network.
Key Responsibilities
- Conduct routine audits of vegetation inspections and works to ensure compliance with safety environmental and quality standards (e.g. AS4373)
- Report non-compliant work and assist in incident investigations
- Assess vegetation risks adjacent to the distribution network including fall-in tree assessments
- Coordinate site activities during unplanned events and outages
- Engage with landowners councils and customers to facilitate vegetation maintenance
- Provide arboricultural advice and support contractor inductions
- Maintain accurate vegetation records and contribute to process improvements
- Promote safety equity diversity and inclusion across all operations
About You
As a Vegetation Officer you will bring strong arboricultural knowledge stakeholder engagement skills and a commitment to safety and compliance. You will be experienced in vegetation management and capable of working both independently and collaboratively.
Mandatory Qualifications:
- General Construction Induction Training (White Card)
- Drivers licence
Required Qualifications/Skills
- Experience in utility vegetation management and arboriculture practices
- Understanding of electricity distribution networks
- Experience with ICT hardware and business systems
- Strong communication negotiation and conflict resolution skills
- Ability to work autonomously and in a team environment
- Organised and pragmatic with good problem-solving skills
- Willingness to undertake further training
Why Essential Energy
Essential Energy provides employees with a broad range of employee benefits through our corporate partnerships with organisations such as Qantas Optus nib and Mildura Health Fund. You will also gain access to our Health and Wellbeing programs including fitness passport. Visit our employee benefits page for more information.
We are proud to be recognised as aWORK180 Endorsed Employer for All Women.
An energy network doesnt just keep the lights on its a living network that needs to adapt to new and emerging energy generation technologies while still meeting the energy needs of customers.
It requires innovation commitment and collaboration to bring people together to solve the energy delivery challenges of the modern world.
Your potential will be realised and youll feel a real sense of purpose and satisfaction knowing you have a pivot role to play in delivering the energy of the future to the people who need it today.
For further information please contact Travis Craig on.
Applications close on Sunday 15 March 2026 at 11:55pm AEST.
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Essential Energy is committed to building a culturally diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourages applicants to apply regardless of gender age ethnicity sexual orientation or disability.
As an organisation our aim is to champion inclusivity in the workplace and celebrate the difference in all our employees.
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