Utility Forester: ROW Vegetation & Risk Specialist

Clear Path Utility Solutions LLC; Valdosta (GA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Clear Path Utility Solutions LLC seeks a Utility Forester to inspect, evaluate, and manage forestry/vegetation within utility ROWs, ensuring reliability, regulatory compliance, and safety. The role emphasizes field data collection, hazard tree assessments, and coordination with contractors and landowners in varying weather and terrain.

Strong GIS skills, experience with vegetation management, and the ability to work independently are essential to support project planning, reporting, and

Qualifications

• Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree in Forestry, Arboriculture, Natural Resources, Environmental Science, Horticulture, or a related field; or equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
• Minimum of 2 years of experience in utility vegetation management, utility line clearance, forestry, arboriculture, or related vegetation management operations.
• Experience conducting traditional forestry practices, tree risk assessments, vegetation inspections, or ROW management activities preferred.

Responsibilities

• Conduct vegetation/forestry inspections, tree inventories, and hazard tree assessments along utility transmission and distribution corridors.
• Identify, classify, mark, and prescribe vegetation for pruning, removal, treatment, or protection in accordance with client specifications and standards.
• Evaluate tree health, structure, defects, growth rates, and species characteristics to develop vegetation management recommendations.
• Assess environmentally sensitive areas, endangered species habitats, invasive species concerns, and incompatible vegetation within rights-of-way.
• Investigate vegetation-related outages and document findings and corrective actions.
• Gather and maintain accurate field data including species identification, tree measurements, conductor clearances, growth projections, and work prescriptions.

Skills

Forestry

GIS

Vegetation management

Hazard tree evaluation

Data collection

Contractor oversight

Education

Bachelor's degree in Forestry or related field

ISA Arborist certification

Tools

GIS software

Mobile data collection apps

MS Office

Job description

Clear Path Utility Solutions LLC seeks a Utility Forester to inspect, evaluate, and manage forestry/vegetation within utility ROWs, ensuring reliability, regulatory compliance, and safety. The role emphasizes field data collection, hazard tree assessments, and coordination with contractors and landowners in varying weather and terrain.

Strong GIS skills, experience with vegetation management, and the ability to work independently are essential to support project planning, reporting, and