Consulting Utility Forester

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🐊 Florida – Remote

🐊 Florida – Remote

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🟡 Mid-level

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ACRT Services

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1001 - 5000 employees

💼 Consulting

Consulting

ACRT Services is the parent company of four wholly-owned subsidiaries: ACRT, ACRT Pacific, Bermex, and EnviroScience. The company offers expert independent consulting solutions to utilities and associated organizations throughout the United States, specializing in vegetation management, metering services, damage prevention, environmental services, customized safety courses, technology solutions, and arborist training. As an employee-owned company, ACRT Services is committed to fostering resiliency, environmental stewardship, compliance, stakeholder partnerships, and safer communities through engagement with its employees and customers.

📋 Description

• Identify and inspect trees and brush along utility lines • Map circuits using client continuity lists • Patrol and investigate distribution and transmission circuits • Enter tree-trimming and removal prescriptions into handheld computers and software systems • Notify property owners about planned vegetation work • Issue work and track work progress • Perform outage investigations • Negotiate line-clearance crew access issues • Lead storm restoration efforts and special initiatives • Participate in helicopter vegetation-observer patrols when requested • Audit tree-trimming and tree-removal work for compliance • Determine when subsequent tree trimming is required • Complete and forward post-audit forms • Conduct training, safety and productivity audits, quality assurance, and quality control assessments • Obtain permits and document work • Perform emergency-response duties as requested • Serve as liaison among clients, tree crews, and client customers • Maintain relationships with client personnel and governmental agencies • Participate in public presentations and meetings as required

🎯 Requirements

• Associate degree in Forestry, Natural Resources, Biology, or related field, or high school diploma/GED with 5 years of experience in lieu of the diploma/GED • 2 years of utility vegetation management experience • ISA Utility Specialist Credential required • State-issued pesticide license required • Valid driver’s license and clean driving record • Ability to learn and use company or job-specific software systems • Proficiency with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook) or similar software suite • Ability to identify local trees and knowledge of growth rates • Ability to work in rugged terrain and inclement weather • Ability to drive and operate a 4x4 vehicle • Ability to multitask and work independently and as part of a team • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills • Critical-thinking and sound-judgment skills • Strong understanding of FAC-003 • Project-management knowledge • Drug testing required

🏖️ Benefits

• Qualified training opportunities • Company-provided vehicle • Safety-related equipment such as hard hat, safety vest, and safety glasses • Continuing education • Reasonable accommodations during the employment process