Vegetation Management Inspector | San Francisco

ACRT Pacific, LLC.

Description :

Enjoy working outdoors? Would you like to gain some experience in Forestry? ACRT Pacific is currently seeking energetic entry-level professionals who enjoy working outdoors. This is a full-time opportunity for individuals who are looking to gain some Forestry experience. Our Vegetation Management Inspectors are ideal for professionals with an educational background in forestry, horticulture, arboriculture, biology, environmental studies, conservation, or related disciplines and who would like to gain experience in these fields and line of work.

Contingent at the approval of our clients, our Vegetation Management Inspectors patrol for hazard trees, perform identification, inspection, and evaluation of trees and brush along utility lines. They also assist in the submitting inspection results to clients with recommendations; Plan, direct, and coordinate the activities of assigned tree clearance crews; Discuss and negotiate line-clearance crew access issues; Serve as a liaison between clients, tree crews, and client customers.

Note : This position is designated as a safety-sensitive role.

Duties & Responsibilities :

• The VMI must perform circuit patrols in accordance with the annual VM plan, VM patrol standards and processes.
• The VMI shall identify required tree work along the existing PG&E rights-of- way; prescribing tree work to be performed; document inspection.
• The VMI shall understand the associated scope and ensure their inspection is meeting the appliable standard.
• The VMI will notify property owners / agencies when tree work will occur and will obtain any necessary authorizations from the property owners / agencies to perform the tree work.
• The VMI may act as the VM contact for new business and re-construction work requested by the energy delivery organization.
• The VMI may perform work verification inspections, verifying applicable inspection and tree work completion and quality.
• The VMI may perform investigation and documentation of tree-related outages and attend outage meetings as requested.
• The VMI may be assigned a variety of VM tags. When assigned perform tracking, field checking, prescribing of work, and notifying of customers associated with non-routine locations. These locations may come from Electric Corrective
• EC / LC) notifications, Gas OCW notifications, Customer Care & Billing (CC&B) cases, or as assigned. The VMI will need to assist in close out CC&B cases in the field after fielding the case.
• The VMI may support emergency response such as directed by OEC, or level one operations, such as dispatching tree crews, field checking sites, first responder and-by agreements.
• The VMI shall independently complete tasks assigned by the supervisor.
• The VMI shall support oversight of vegetation projects, including field operations such as tree assessment, tree trimming, and other work as required.
• The VMI shall participate in Contractor safety and tailboard meetings.
• The VMI shall act as a customer relations representative on behalf of PG&E.
• The VMI shall provide support and coordination between contractors, communities, agencies, first responders, and all other PG&E workgroups and stakeholders that may be involved in the successful completion of the vegetation project.
• The VMI shall ensure compliance with all applicable regulations which may include, but are not limited to : Annual permits, Encroachment permits, Traffic Control Plans, railroad permits, Caltrans permits, and environmental protection measures as documented on Environmental Release to Construction.
• The VMI shall be proficient in electronic devices and documentation proficiency. As assigned, completes electronic and paper- based documentation and reporting.

Basic Responsibility :

Equipment, Environmental and Safety Requirements :

Qualifications :

Must meet the general requirements below :

Experience / Education Requirements (must meet one) :

You must reside within 50 miles of  San Francisco, CA.

Required Skills :

Position Title : Vegetation Management Inspector

Alternate Title : VMI

Position Reports to : Operations Manager

Division : Operations

Department : Operations

Base Compensation : $

FLSA : Non-Exempt

Bargaining Role : Yes

Salary Range Disclaimer

The base salary represents the wage ACRT Pacific pays for this position per the CBA. The base hourly amount for this role is $ per hour. In addition, you will receive an in lieu of benefits amount of $ per hour that is paid to you for every eligible hour worked. This means you will be compensated at $ per hour in total. In addition to hourly wage payments, union members receive a $ daily subsistence payment for each day worked in excess of 4 hours. Other factors may impact overall total compensation including but not limited to medical, dental, or vision insurance, per-diems, or other region-specific benefits as eligible.

Salary Range Transparency

For applicants residing in California, the hourly rate for this role is $

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR