Forester II — Vegetation Management & IVM Lead

Southern Co.; Savannah (GA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Georgia Power Company is seeking a Forester to administer the integrated vegetation management (IVM) plan for powerline rights of way in the Savannah, Springfield, and Statesboro area. Some overnight travel is expected and relocation assistance may be available.

The role requires residency within a reasonable commuting distance to the territory. Responsibilities include implementing the IVM plan, budgeting, coordinating contractor resources, and maintaining relationships with federal, state, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science Degree in Forestry or related field preferred.
• Must possess, or obtain within industry guidelines, ISA Certified Arborist certification
• ISA Utility Specialist desired
• Must possess, or obtain within industry guidelines, appropriate herbicide application license
• Knowledge of distribution and transmission utility electrical systems desired
• Familiarity with ANSI Z-133, A-300 standards desired
• Knowledge of NERC Standard for vegetation management, FAC 003-5, preferred
• Utility integrated vegetation management experience desired
• Contractor management experience desired

Responsibilities

• Implementation and management of an integrated vegetation management (IVM) plan across the assigned territory
• Perform on-going quality control inspections of completed work as well as work in progress to ensure compliance with contract specifications
• Manage an annual IVM budget to complete the scheduled work plan
• Manage contractor resource levels to complete funded work plan
• Manage and coordinate the daily work-plans of multiple contractor resources to ensure work practices are performed safely, productively, and within schedule
• Establish and maintain relationships with various federal, state, municipal, and local government agencies and departments related to vegetation management.
• Represent Georgia Power to various organizations such as local tree boards, neighborhood associations, professional organizations, company or industry committees, etc.
• Effectively communicate vegetation maintenance objectives and practices to both internal and external customers
• Ensure all compliance and regulatory obligations are met
• Ensure compliance with requirements of FAC-003-5 always
• Work outside normal business hours in support of emergency restoration efforts is expected

Skills

Safety focus

Budgeting

Communication

GIS/GPS applications

Bilingual English/Spanish

Independent work

Team coordination

Education

B.S. Forestry

ISA Certified Arborist

Herbicide application license

ISA Utility Specialist

State Registered Forester

Tools

MS Word

MS Outlook

MS Access

MS Excel

GIS

GPS

Job description

Georgia Power Company is seeking a Forester to administer the integrated vegetation management (IVM) plan for powerline rights of way in the Savannah, Springfield, and Statesboro area. Some overnight travel is expected and relocation assistance may be available.

The role requires residency within a reasonable commuting distance to the territory. Responsibilities include implementing the IVM plan, budgeting, coordinating contractor resources, and maintaining relationships with federal, state, and