Senior Vegetation Management & Forestry Leader (Hybrid)

Thomson Reuters Markets Espana SL.; Wildomar (CA); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work arrangement

Job summary

Southern California Edison (SCE) is seeking a Vegetation Management & Forestry Manager to lead a team responsible for overseeing contractor activities and maintaining vegetation within SCE's service territory in compliance with regulatory and company standards.

You will provide program leadership, governance, and quality assurance for the vegetation management program, ensuring operational excellence, regulatory compliance, and high system reliability.

Qualifications

• Five+ years in vegetation/forestry management or supervising a team.
• Experience overseeing safety, environmental compliance, and quality for contractors.
• Valid Class C driver’s license.

Responsibilities

• Leads daily management and problem-solving to ensure adherence to standardized processes, identifies gaps in procedures, facilitates innovative solutions, and directs emergency storm work response efforts as needed on a 24/7 basis.
• Acts as the Authorized Edison Representative (AER) for Safety Tier 1 High Risk contractors and manages contractor performance through scorecard metrics, control stage process, review of corrective action plans, and evaluation of safety/environmental incidents.
• Leads the development, testing and implementation of new technologies accordingly to the vegetation management program.
• Manages the program work scope planning and scheduling, collaborating with vegetation services providers to ensure budget, schedule and quality performance objectives are met.
• Provides program management, oversight and quality control of the vegetation management program to ensure a high level of system reliability.
• Develops organizational capabilities through talent planning, mentorship and coaching that support diversity and inclusion.
• Develops an area vegetation maintenance program, including development of processes and resources, and trains operations personnel on its implementation.
• Creates and manages project budgets, reforecasting monthly, and standardizes contract and vendor performance management to ensure consistent evaluation and engagement across all suppliers.
• Serves as a primary point of contact and subject matter expert on utility vegetation management programs and regulations and represents SCE VM to OU partners, the public/homeowners and County, City, and state/federal agencies.
• Creates and maintains a physically and psychologically safe work environment.

Skills

Vegetation management

Contractor oversight

Regulatory compliance

Safety leadership

Project management

Education

Bachelor's degree in forestry or related field

ISA Certified Arborist (preferred)

Job description

Southern California Edison (SCE) is seeking a Vegetation Management & Forestry Manager to lead a team responsible for overseeing contractor activities and maintaining vegetation within SCE's service territory in compliance with regulatory and company standards.

You will provide program leadership, governance, and quality assurance for the vegetation management program, ensuring operational excellence, regulatory compliance, and high system reliability.