Vegetation Management & Forestry, Manager

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

Join the Clean Energy Revolution

Become aVegetation Management & Forestry, Managerat Southern California Edison (SCE) and build a better tomorrow. In this job, you’ll lead a team of approximately 8 Specialists and Senior Specialists responsible for overseeing contractor activities and ensuring vegetation within SCE's service territory remains compliant with regulatory and company standards. You will provide program leadership, governance, and quality assurance oversight for the vegetation management program while ensuring operational excellence, regulatory compliance, and a high level of system reliability.

As a Vegetation Management & Forestry, Manager, your work will help power our planet, reduce carbon emissions and create cleaner air for everyone. Are you ready to take on the challenge to help us build the future?

Responsibilities

• Leads daily management and problem-solving initiatives 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 contractor 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 (Recruitment, Talent Development and Employee Engagement).
• Develops an area vegetation maintenance program, including the 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.
• A material job duty of all positions within the Company is ensuring the protection of all its physical, financial and cybersecurity assets, and properly accessing and managing private customer data, proprietary information, confidential medical records, and other types of highly sensitive information and data with the highest standards of conduct and integrity.

Minimum Qualifications

• Five or more years of combined experience performing vegetation/forestry management or supervising an organization, unit or group.
• Experience in providing safety, environmental compliance, and quality oversight to contract workforce.
• Possess a valid Class C Driver's License.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in forestry, arboriculture, business, or a related field.
• Certification as an International Society of Arboriculture (ISA) Certified Arborist.
• Experience with CPUC General Order 95, Rule 35, Public Resource Code 4292 & 4293 and environmental habitat regulations.

Additional Information

• This position’s work mode ishybrid.The employee will report to an SCE facility for a set number of days with the option to work remotely on the remaining days. Unless otherwise noted, employees are required to work and reside in the state of California. Further details of this work mode will be discussed at the interview stage. The work mode can be changed based on business needs.
• Visit ourCandidate Resourcepage to get meaningful information related to benefits, perks, resources, testing information, hiring process, and more!
• Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.
• The primary work location for this position is Wildomar. However, the successful candidate may also be asked to work for an extended amount of time at.
• Position will require up to 60% traveling and being out in the field throughout theSCE service territory.

About Southern California Edison

The people at SCE don't just keep the lights on. Our mission is so much bigger. We’re fueling the kind of innovation that’s changing an entire industry, and quite possibly the planet. Join us and create a future with cleaner energy, while providing our customers with the safety and reliability they demand. At SCE, you’ll have a chance to grow personally and professionally, making a real impact in Southern California and around the world.

Southern California Edison is a proud Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status.

We are committed to ensuring that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodations at [e-mail] or [phone] and select option 2.