Manager - Vegetation Management

Job Title: Manager - Vegetation Management

Location: Mechanicville, NY; Ithaca, NY; Kirkwood, NY; Liberty, NY; Brester, NY; Oneonta, NY; Plattsburgh, NY.

Work type: Office

The salary range for this position is dependent upon experience, ranging from $114,332 to $157,208.

Job Summary

The Manager - Vegetation Management manages the development, direction and coordination of all corporate vegetation management programs to ensure they are cost effective, environmentally acceptable and customer-focused. Acts as Company contact with state or federal agencies for issues related to vegetation management. Responsible for program planning and budget management.

Responsibilities:

• Develops corporate policies, procedures, and specifications for all vegetation management programs to ensure uniform practices and regulatory compliance. Audits a wide variety of field operations to ensure corporate standards are met and contribute to corporate goals.

• Creates contract specifications and negotiates contracts related to vegetation management. Manages contract specifications.

• Maintains and oversees a system of records to measure line clearance and vegetation management costs, productivity, and effectiveness. Coordinates training of line clearance personnel.

• Reviews all local, state, and federal laws and regulations that impact the company’s vegetation management program and ensures compliance. Testifies at hearings or in court cases as required.

• Recommends, justifies, tracks, and administers vegetation management budgets and develops revenue enhancement opportunities.

• Promotes community forestry to address utility line clearance within the service territory and develops programs to promote a positive environmental image.

• Coordinates movements of tree crews during power restoration efforts and provides presentations on utility vegetation management.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Forestry or a related applied environmental discipline.

• 7-10 years of related experience in forest management.

• Extensive knowledge of current utility arboriculture practices and herbicide technology, including bare ground work, mode of action, and application methods.

• Knowledge of proper pruning techniques and national standards.

• Knowledge of company circuits, protection devices, power delivery systems, corporate policies, and construction standards.

• Ability to travel to the other NY locations.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master’s degree is preferred.

Skills / Abilities:

• Excellent communication skills, both written and oral.

• Ability to develop and manage software applications.

• Ability to budget, allocate resources, and monitor spending for diverse programs at remote locations.

• Strong managerial skills.

• Ability to communicate with internal and external customers.

Behavioral Competencies:

• Develop self & others

• Empower to grow

• Collaborate and share

• Be a role model

• Focus to achieve results

• Be agile

#LI-NB1
#LI-office

Company:

Mobility Information

Please note that any applicant who is not a citizen of the country of the vacancy will be subject to compliance with the applicable immigration requirements to legally work in that country.

At Avangrid we provide fair and equal employment and advancement opportunities for all employees and candidates regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, protected veteran status or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law.
If you are an individual with a disability or a disabled veteran who is unable to use our online tool to search for or to apply for jobs, you may request a reasonable accommodation by contacting our People and Organization department at [email protected].

Avangrid employees may be assigned a system emergency role and in the event of a system emergency, may be required to work outside of their regular schedule/job duties. This is applicable to employees that will work in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, and New York within Avangrid Network and Corporate functions.  This does not include those that will work for Avangrid Power.

Job Posting End Date: