Provide support to APS Forestry and Special Programs 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 APS's customer-relations brochures while making contacts with customers. Operate in conformance with APS accident prevention manual and the APS Vegetation Management Manual. Work with APS Job Designers to accomplish necessary tree work involving construction work-orders. Environmental factors: Subject to work hours outside of the normal work schedule and outdoors during inclement weather situations. 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.
Location: TEMPE, AZ, US, 85281
Company: APS
Arizona Public Service generates clean, reliable and affordable energy for 2.7 million Arizonans. Our service territory stretches across the state, from the border town of Douglas to the vistas of the Grand Canyon, from the solar fields of Gila Bend to the ponderosa pines of Payson. As the state’s largest and longest-serving energy provider, our more than 6,000 dedicated employees power our vision of creating a sustainable energy future for Arizona.
Since our founding in 1886, APS has demonstrated a strong commitment to our customers in one of the country’s fastest growing states, earning a reputation for customer satisfaction, shareholder value, operational excellence and business integrity.
Our present and future success depends on the creative and dedicated people of our company who demonstrate the principles outlined in the APS Promise: Design for Tomorrow, Empower Each Other and Succeed Together.
Summary
The APS Forestry & Special Program Planner ensures the departments vegetation management program complies with APS Promise, applicable federal and state laws, ANSI and OSHA standards, industry best management practices, and environmental regulations.
You are responsible for:
- Providing direction, monitoring productivity, and ensuring arboricultural standards are met in a cost-effective manner compatible with current regulatory standards.
- Evaluating performance of contract tree trimming crews and conformance to the contract with APS, industry standards and best management practices; applicable federal and state laws; DOT and EPA SPCC regulations; ANSI and OSHA standards; herbicide product labels and MSDS sheets; APS safety standards; and APS Vegetation Management Manual.
- Acting as liaison for customer (internal/external) interactions, educating and working with utility consumers, tree trimming crews and utility personnel.
- Strategic planning and decision making to support the overall department goals and objectives.
Additionally, this position is prone to:
- Driving throughout statewide division territories to various work sites.
- Working hours outside of the normal work schedule including evening / weekend on call, and overnight travel (approximately 25%).
- Working outdoors during inclement weather or extreme heat or cold situations.
- Exposure to dangers inherent to work sites including sharp, high-speed rotating equipment, electrical facilities, and infrastructure, falling and flying debris, difficult terrain, pesticides, insects and wildlife.
Minimum Requirements
- Minimum four-year degree in forestry, arboriculture, horticulture or related field
- OR a Certified Arborist
- Plus four-year's of field experience in arboriculture
- Working knowledge of applicable ANSI and OSHA standards, and DOT regulations.
- Experience working with organized labor workforce.
- Computer experience using windows-based programs including CIS, Maximo, TCMS, Farr, MLIS, MS Outlook, Word and Excel.
- Must have an aptitude for public relations and interpersonal communications.
- Must demonstrate a strong commitment to environmental stewardship.
- Must possess and maintain ISA Certified Arborist and Utility Specialist certifications and/or obtain such certifications within one year of employment.
- Must possess and/or earn Arizona State Pesticide Certification categories III and VII and sub-section Right-of-Way.
Major Accountabilities
1) With general direction and weekly review, responsible for implementing divisional and departmental plans and programs which have a significant impact on the performance of the business unit.
2) Provide support to overall directives and performance expectations in compliance with the company's Accident Prevention Manual and labor contract. Assist the Section Leader in the investigation of personnel injuries, accidents, property damage and any line outages or suspected line outages a crew may have caused.
3) Coordinate the activities and operations of Forestry and Special Programs crews and planners in assigned area to conform to the overall work plan developed by Section Leader.
4) Investigate requests for tree work and address customer complaints.
5) Plan and schedule assigned crews in accordance with specific discussion and consultation with the Section Leader so as to determine actual needs and priorities. Ensure that assigned crews are properly staffed, trained and licensed.
6) Provide technical expertise, instruction and assistance to field personnel. Responsible for crew effectiveness, work productivity, arboricultural quality and safe work practices.
7) Ensure that all equipment is operating properly, all trucks are scheduled for periodic maintenance and repairs to maintain DOT compliance and stocked as required. Required to make certain that all tools are in working order and that cutting tools are sharpened correctly.
8) Participate in training programs and public education programs by preparing and or public speaking.
9) Maintain up to date knowledge of technology and regulations through professional reading, attendance at seminars and participation in professional organizations.
Plant/Field Role:
This position requires work to be performed in the field and/or at the work site, due to the nature of work.
Nearest Major Market: Phoenix
Please apply at: https://careers.aps.com