System Arborist Auditor: Quality & Compliance Lead

Liberty Utilities; Joplin (MO); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage

401K with 5% match

Annual bonus

Life insurance

Stock Purchase Program

Headspace access

Collaborative & flexible work environ.

Job summary

LU Service Corp. in Joplin, MO is seeking a System Arborist - Auditor to perform independent quality-control audits of vegetation management planning and completed work, validating classifications, resource assignments, invoice accuracy, and field execution against Liberty standards.

The role emphasizes documenting audit findings, supporting process improvements, and strengthening governance, with ISA certification preferred and experience with SAP, Fieldnote, GIS, and Microsoft tools.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience in utility vegetation management, field auditing, quality control, or related operations.
• ISA Certified Arborist or ability to obtain within 1 year; ISA Utility Specialist preferred.
• Experience with SAP, Fieldnotes, GIS or similar systems is beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Perform independent quality-control audits of vegetation management planning and completed work.
• Validate classifications, resource assignments, invoice accuracy, and field execution against Liberty standards.
• Identify rework, add-on work, and planning discrepancies; document findings and trends.
• Support governance, contractor accountability, and process improvement initiatives.
• Provide internal oversight to reduce vendor self-validation reliance.

Education

ISA Certified Arborist

ISA Utility Specialist (preferred)

Tools

SAP

Fieldnotes

Microsoft applications

GIS

Job description

LU Service Corp. in Joplin, MO is seeking a System Arborist - Auditor to perform independent quality-control audits of vegetation management planning and completed work, validating classifications, resource assignments, invoice accuracy, and field execution against Liberty standards.

The role emphasizes documenting audit findings, supporting process improvements, and strengthening governance, with ISA certification preferred and experience with SAP, Fieldnote, GIS, and Microsoft tools.