Forestry Pre-inspector (Arborist & Tree Care)

  North Wind Resource Consulting

  Phoenix, Arizona, United States

Job Description: 

Provide support to utility crews and planners so that the division's vegetation management program complies with the department's goals and objectives. Make notifications for all line­ clearance activities to affected landowners including private, federal, state, and local municipalities. Compile work assignments for crews and schedule work to accommodate customer's needs. As required, distribute copies of utility’s customer-relations brochures while making contacts with customers. Operate in conformance with utility’s accident prevention manual and the utility’s Vegetation Management Manual. Work with utility’s Job Designers to accomplish necessary tree work involving construction work-orders. Periodically prone to dangers inherent to work sites including exposure to sharp, high-speed rotating equipment, electrical fields, falling and flying debris, difficult terrain, pesticides, and animal, insect, and snake bites. Involves driving throughout service territory and frequent overnight travel.

Minimum of two years of experience in utility arboriculture or an International Society Arboriculture (ISA) Certified Arborist with at least 1 year of field experience in utility arboriculture. Degree in Forestry or related field and ISA Arborist and Utility Specialist certifications preferred.  Computer experience using windows-based programs including CIS, MS Outlook, Word and Excel. Must possess negotiating skills and an aptitude for customer service relations and interpersonal communications. Requires ability to visualize end results of tasks. Ability to apply established policy and practices of the occupation to the resolution of work problems and to identify exceptional cases for referral.

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