What are the responsibilities and job description for the Forestry Supervisor position at Portland General Electric?
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Forestry Supervisor
Job Function Summary:
Manages vegetation in proximity to electrical facilities to promote resiliency transmission services.
Supervisor, Forestry/7343
Grade 8/EX
M1 - Supervisor
Career Level Summary
Key Responsibilities:
Strategy and Planning Either collaboratively or individually develops and implements strategy and vision for team; collaborates with other departments to ensure teams have tools and equipment needed to deliver services to customers; collaboratively or individually develops performance standards for team; develops and implements plans to facilitate employee engagement.
Safety Observes employees and contractors to ensure they are following all safety rules; conducts field visits to ensure members have the appropriate tools and equipment to perform work safely; resolves safety issues/concerns in an appropriate and timely manner; communicates safety lessons learned and promotes continuous learning of safe work methods, practices and procedures.
Vendor Management Manage vendor relationships, including selecting vendors, establishing metrics and service level agreements, monitoring vendor performance, and working with vendors to resolve issues.
Financial Management Monitors and manages expenditures, ensuring financial targets are met, and examines any areas where budgets/expenditures vary from plan; monitors and optimizes operational effectiveness.
Resourcing May develop resource plans for team; implements resourcing decisions; partners with HR and other leaders in the recruitment, evaluation, and selection processes.
Professional Development Maintains knowledge of skill-development tools/resources; advises on required outcomes for learning or development from knowledge of available tools and organizational development needs; assists employees in creating development plans and monitors progress.
Education
Requires a bachelor’s degree in Forestry, Natural Resources, Horticulture or related field or equivalent experience.
Experience
Prefer five or more years of experience in vegetation management, utility operations, or related field with at least three years of formal or informal leadership experience.
Certifications, Licenses and Training
Licenses: ISA Certified Arborist, ISA Utility Specialist, ISA TRAQ, ODA Pesticide Consultant, and ISA Board Certified Master Arborist.
Any missing licenses shall be required within 6 months of obtaining position.
Functional Competencies
Advanced knowledge of Vegetation processes and procedures.
Advanced knowledge of vegetation clearances related to distribution and transmission.
Advanced knowledge of laws and regulations related to facilities management and commercial and/or industrial real estate
Advanced knowledge of vendor contracts and management.
Intermediate knowledge of employment law
Intermediate knowledge of design and sustainability principles
Intermediate skills in strategy setting
Working knowledge of systems used in department
Advanced skills in reading specifications and drawings
Intermediate knowledge of utility regulations and tariffs
Intermediate skills in project management
Intermediate skills in using data
Intermediate knowledge of budgeting
General Competencies
Advanced skills in customer focus
Advanced skills intact and diplomacy
Advanced interpersonal skills
Intermediate influence skills
Advanced skills in organization and prioritization
Advanced communication skills
Advanced process management skills
Advanced problem-solving skills
Intermediate performance management skills
Leader Practices
Drives Results
Plans and Aligns
Decision Quality
Drives Engagement
Courage
Cognitive Level
Substantial: Consistent use of logic or scientific thinking to define problems, collect information, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions (for example, engineer, HR director, plant manager, etc.).
Cognitive
☒ Ability to adhere to set response times, deadlines, and time-sensitive tasks
☒ Ability to follow accuracy standards
☒ Ability to follow through on decision-making tasks
☒ Ability to interact effectively and collaboratively within a team environment
☒ Ability to communicate and problem solve when under stress
☒ Ability to respond and adapt to frequent change
☒ Ability to accept and demonstrate self-awareness when provided constructive feedback
☒ Ability to discern feedback and acknowledge ownership of areas of improvement
☒ Ability to avoid future mistakes by applying reasonable skills to new but similar work situations or tasks
☒ Ability to successfully collaborate with peers, managers, and others within the organization
☒ Demonstrates sound memory
☒ Ability to process new information to be applied consistently to work tasks
Schedule/ Attendance
☒ Ability to work long hours [typically for exempt positions; if included in nonexempt positions, overtime applies]
☒ Ability to work a variable schedule
☒ Ability to report to work and perform work during periods of severe inclement weather
☒ Ability to consistently meet attendance standards for regular, reliable, predictable, full-time attendance [for part-time positions, change to part-time attendance]
☒ Ability to work shift schedule
☒ Ability to work on-call schedule
Physical Capabilities
☒ Does the job require a valid driver’s license? Yes
Driving/travel/commute
☒ Daily within service territory
☒ Frequently (at least once a week or more)
☒ Computer use (use computer regularly for entire work shift)
Environment
☒ Office environment
☒ Field environment
Compensation Range:
$107,025.00 - $178,375.00
Actual total compensation, including a performance based incentive bonus, is commensurate with experience, skills, qualifications, education, training, and internal equity. While we anticipate the selected candidate for this position will fall towards the middle or entry point of the compensation range, the decision will be made on a case-by-case basis.
PGE believes in rewarding dedicated performance. We provide a total rewards package that is designed to reward your contributions to the company, and, at the same time, support your well-being and professional development, both now and into the future. To find out more, click here.
Forestry Supervisor
Job Function Summary:
Manages vegetation in proximity to electrical facilities to promote resiliency transmission services.
Supervisor, Forestry/7343
Grade 8/EX
M1 - Supervisor
Career Level Summary
- Supervises the daily activities of business support, technicians, and/or production teams
- Sets priorities for the team to ensure task completion; coordinates work activities with other supervisors
- Decisions are guided by policies, procedures, and the local business plan; receives guidance and oversight from manager
- Typically does not perform the work supervised
Key Responsibilities:
Strategy and Planning Either collaboratively or individually develops and implements strategy and vision for team; collaborates with other departments to ensure teams have tools and equipment needed to deliver services to customers; collaboratively or individually develops performance standards for team; develops and implements plans to facilitate employee engagement.
Safety Observes employees and contractors to ensure they are following all safety rules; conducts field visits to ensure members have the appropriate tools and equipment to perform work safely; resolves safety issues/concerns in an appropriate and timely manner; communicates safety lessons learned and promotes continuous learning of safe work methods, practices and procedures.
Vendor Management Manage vendor relationships, including selecting vendors, establishing metrics and service level agreements, monitoring vendor performance, and working with vendors to resolve issues.
Financial Management Monitors and manages expenditures, ensuring financial targets are met, and examines any areas where budgets/expenditures vary from plan; monitors and optimizes operational effectiveness.
Resourcing May develop resource plans for team; implements resourcing decisions; partners with HR and other leaders in the recruitment, evaluation, and selection processes.
Professional Development Maintains knowledge of skill-development tools/resources; advises on required outcomes for learning or development from knowledge of available tools and organizational development needs; assists employees in creating development plans and monitors progress.
Education
Requires a bachelor’s degree in Forestry, Natural Resources, Horticulture or related field or equivalent experience.
Experience
Prefer five or more years of experience in vegetation management, utility operations, or related field with at least three years of formal or informal leadership experience.
Certifications, Licenses and Training
Licenses: ISA Certified Arborist, ISA Utility Specialist, ISA TRAQ, ODA Pesticide Consultant, and ISA Board Certified Master Arborist.
Any missing licenses shall be required within 6 months of obtaining position.
Functional Competencies
Advanced knowledge of Vegetation processes and procedures.
Advanced knowledge of vegetation clearances related to distribution and transmission.
Advanced knowledge of laws and regulations related to facilities management and commercial and/or industrial real estate
Advanced knowledge of vendor contracts and management.
Intermediate knowledge of employment law
Intermediate knowledge of design and sustainability principles
Intermediate skills in strategy setting
Working knowledge of systems used in department
Advanced skills in reading specifications and drawings
Intermediate knowledge of utility regulations and tariffs
Intermediate skills in project management
Intermediate skills in using data
Intermediate knowledge of budgeting
General Competencies
Advanced skills in customer focus
Advanced skills intact and diplomacy
Advanced interpersonal skills
Intermediate influence skills
Advanced skills in organization and prioritization
Advanced communication skills
Advanced process management skills
Advanced problem-solving skills
Intermediate performance management skills
Leader Practices
Drives Results
Plans and Aligns
Decision Quality
Drives Engagement
Courage
Cognitive Level
Substantial: Consistent use of logic or scientific thinking to define problems, collect information, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions (for example, engineer, HR director, plant manager, etc.).
Cognitive
☒ Ability to adhere to set response times, deadlines, and time-sensitive tasks
☒ Ability to follow accuracy standards
☒ Ability to follow through on decision-making tasks
☒ Ability to interact effectively and collaboratively within a team environment
☒ Ability to communicate and problem solve when under stress
☒ Ability to respond and adapt to frequent change
☒ Ability to accept and demonstrate self-awareness when provided constructive feedback
☒ Ability to discern feedback and acknowledge ownership of areas of improvement
☒ Ability to avoid future mistakes by applying reasonable skills to new but similar work situations or tasks
☒ Ability to successfully collaborate with peers, managers, and others within the organization
☒ Demonstrates sound memory
☒ Ability to process new information to be applied consistently to work tasks
Schedule/ Attendance
☒ Ability to work long hours [typically for exempt positions; if included in nonexempt positions, overtime applies]
☒ Ability to work a variable schedule
☒ Ability to report to work and perform work during periods of severe inclement weather
☒ Ability to consistently meet attendance standards for regular, reliable, predictable, full-time attendance [for part-time positions, change to part-time attendance]
☒ Ability to work shift schedule
☒ Ability to work on-call schedule
Physical Capabilities
☒ Does the job require a valid driver’s license? Yes
Driving/travel/commute
☒ Daily within service territory
☒ Frequently (at least once a week or more)
☒ Computer use (use computer regularly for entire work shift)
Environment
☒ Office environment
☒ Field environment
Compensation Range:
$107,025.00 - $178,375.00
Actual total compensation, including a performance based incentive bonus, is commensurate with experience, skills, qualifications, education, training, and internal equity. While we anticipate the selected candidate for this position will fall towards the middle or entry point of the compensation range, the decision will be made on a case-by-case basis.
PGE believes in rewarding dedicated performance. We provide a total rewards package that is designed to reward your contributions to the company, and, at the same time, support your well-being and professional development, both now and into the future. To find out more, click here.
Salary : $107,025 - $178,375
