ECI is looking to add Temporary Roaming Work Planners to our team! If you are an energetic professional who enjoys working outdoors, values the freedom of working independently, enjoys a fast-paced environment and the challenges of a rewarding profession, consider a career in vegetation management with ECI.
Some of the most important characteristics of an ECI Temporary Roaming Work Planner are a desire to learn, an ability to adapt, and a commitment to engage in safe, constructive interactions with the public. You are accountable for advancing a culture of safety and excellence while providing quality and value to our customers and clients.
This is a temporary role with work expected to last until November 2024. Work will be based in Sacramento and Chico, CA areas.
WHAT WE OFFER:
- Hourly Pay Rate of $48.50 with all overtime paid at 2X hourly rate.
- $50/day per diem (taxable).
- Lodging or lodging stipend.
- Mobilization/Demobilization costs.
- Company vehicle with fuel card for work purposes.
- Weekly Pay Cycle.
WHAT YOU WILL DO:
- Reassess hazard trees that were previously recorded, but not mitigated.
- Prescribe, record, organize, and document associated vegetation work for later trimming and removal by a tree crew.
- Notify landowners of prescribed work on their property to occur at a later date.
- Perform danger tree assessments.
- Provide identified access routes onto and in ROW.
- Operate system forestry computer programs and record systems.
- Assist in storm and emergency situations and other miscellaneous line clearance projects.
- Communicate daily with the utility client, contractors, landowners, and the general public.
- Patrol utility right of ways independently or in teams, and able to work well on a crew with other planners.
- Perform duties in a manner that will promote and maintain good public relations.
- Assume other duties and responsibilities as assigned.
WHAT YOU MUST HAVE:
- Must be certified as a TRAQ Arborist OR certify as a TRAQ Arborist with training and exam offered by the company.
- 5+ years of UVM, Forestry or related outdoor experience.
- Would need to join the IBEW.
- Solid, local tree identification skills.
- Experience dealing with disgruntled property owners.
- Willingness to work 13 days on, one off/12 hours per day, 8 hours on Sunday.
- Willingness to work overtime hours as needed.
- Ability to read maps.
- Willingness and ability to work alone in hot/dry and challenging terrain. Candidates must be physically fit and ideally have experience working in the west and terrain where wildfires are likely.
- Superb written and verbal communication skills.
- Strong computer/smartphone ability to perform digital tree assessments.
WHAT WOULD BE AMAZING TO HAVE:
- Bachelor’s or Associate's degree in Forestry, Environmental Science, Natural Resource Management or related discipline.
- Prior experience using GIS software is preferred.
- Bi-lingual speaking (English and Spanish).
Working Environment
Work alone in an outdoor field environment; vehicle and foot patrol of utility power lines; remote locations as well as urban, city environment; physical demands and travel from site to site, including walking/hiking on various surfaces including flat, dry, wet, slippery, uneven, rough, steep terrain, hills, and slopes; exposure to noise, dust, grease, and all types of weather and temperature conditions; exposure to hazardous traffic conditions. Reasonable accommodations, if available, may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions.
Physical
The team member must have sufficient physical ability and mobility to work in a field environment; to walk up to 10 miles per day, stand, sit, and operate a motor vehicle for prolonged periods of time; to frequently stoop, bend, kneel, crouch, run, crawl, climb, reach, twist, grasp and make repetitive hand, arm and shoulder movement in the performance of daily duties (e.g., forcefully beat down brush); carry, push and/or pull light to heavy amounts of weight, frequently lift up to 10 lbs. and occasionally lift up to 60 lbs. (sandbags); to operate assigned equipment and vehicles; ability to verbally communicate to exchange information with public; ability to see and hear in normal range with or without correction; operate assigned field equipment, including handheld computer, range finder, fyrake, water backpack, shovel, and traffic cone.
Company Overview
Environmental Consultants (ECI) is a leading provider of vegetation and asset management consulting services to the utility industry. Successful professionals at ECI have come from a variety of backgrounds, including: forestry, arboriculture, natural resource management, biology, landscape maintenance, horticulture, nursery management, environmental sciences, geology, agriculture, parks & recreation management, urban forestry, geography, and more. For more information visit our website www.eci-consulting.com
Applicants must pass a pre-employment drug test and a criminal background check.
All candidates must possess a valid driver's license and have a good driving record.
ECI is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. EOE/AA: Minority/Female/ Vets/ Disabled.
