Vegetation Compliance Auditor

Western Power Distribution; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading utility company seeks six Vegetation Compliance Auditors to ensure compliance with their comprehensive vegetation management program across the South West, South Wales, and East Midlands. The role involves conducting audits, assessing vegetation hazards, and providing arboriculture advice. Applicants should have qualifications in arboriculture and experience in surveying, with a focus on safety and quality.

Qualifications

• Experience in utility arboriculture surveying.
• Ability to assess work specifications and create costings.
• Experience with utility arboriculture contractors.

Responsibilities

• Conduct compliance audits on contractor teams.
• Assess vegetation-related outage requests and tree hazards.
• Provide expert arboriculture advice to stakeholders.

Skills

Excellent tree identification skills

Knowledge of tree pathology

Understanding of Visual Tree Assessment (VTA)

Focus on safety and quality

Ability to work as part of a team

Familiarity with IT systems

Education

Level 2 or higher NQF in arboriculture

NPTC UA units 1, 5.1 & 5.2

Job description

Job Introduction

We have opportunities available for Vegetation Compliance Auditors within our South West, South Wales and East Midlands licence area.

National Grid Electricity Distribution's (NGED) vegetation management program employs specialist utility arboriculture contractors to manage vegetation adjacent to its overhead network at all voltages from LV to 132kV. The program follows the principles set out in EREC G136 and is designed to ensure compliance with ESQCR 2006.

As part of developing a more consistent approach to vegetation management across the 4 NGED licence areas, the Vegetation Compliance Team is expanding. Six vacancies are available for Vegetation Compliance Auditors to join the existing team. One vacancy is to cover the East Midlands, two will cover South Wales and three are to cover the South West region.

Main Responsibilities

Reporting to the Vegetation Compliance Manager, the Vegetation Compliance Auditors will primarily be responsible for undertaking a range of safety and quality compliance audits on contractor teams and their work.

From time to time, other duties will include the assessment of vegetation related outage requests, the assessment and interpretation of tree failures in relation to unplanned outages, tree hazard identification & risk assessment, the assessment of one-off quotations for vegetation management works, and provision of expert arboriculture and forestry advice to NGED colleagues and stakeholders as and when required.

Ideal Candidate

• Level 2 or higher NQF in arboriculture and / or forestry
• NPTC UA units 1, 5.1 & 5.2 (or the equivalent new units 0038-30, 0038-31 and 0038-40)) or LANTRA equivalents
• Experience in utility arboriculture surveying
• Excellent tree identification skills
• Excellent knowledge of tree pathology, wood decay fungi and pests & diseases
• A thorough understanding of Visual Tree Assessment (VTA) techniques
• The ability to assess and create clear and appropriate work specifications and costings
• Experience of working with utility arboriculture contractors
• Familiarity in working with IT systems
• A clear and consistent focus on safety, quality and customer service
• The ability to work on your own and as part of a team
• A full UK driving licence

Although not essential, it would be beneficial if the successful candidate had the following qualifications and experience:

• Level 3 or higher NQF in arboriculture and / or forestry
• NPTC 0038-41
• LANTRA Professional Tree Inspection
• Experience with interpretation of LiDAR data and related imagery
• Competency at LV and HV level
• Experience of ground-based and aerial tree work operations

Evidence of your qualification certificates will be required prior to appointment.

National Grid Electricity Distribution is committed to safeguarding the interests of the Company, colleagues and customers. This role is subject to a satisfactory Barring Service, (DBS) check, depending on the role different levels of screening and vetting are required. Some roles require a triannual check. #LI-SC1