Consulting Utility Forester​/Utility Arborist

Consulting Utility Forester/ Utility Arborist

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Atlas Field Services is actively scouting for Consulting Utility Foresters/ Utility Arborists to join our team as full‑time employees. We are looking to fill this role in Miami‑Dade county area
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We’re dedicated to the growth of our employees. We truly believe in your development and will do what it takes to get you where you want to go. We’re growing, maintain an entrepreneurial spirit, and encourage accountability and responsibility in the role. Safety is paramount and we provide excellence in vegetation management services to our clients. We support each other and are transparent, respectful, and honest in our communication.

Trust is the foundation to our success with clients and within our team.

You’re energetic, enjoy working outdoors, and understand the demanding space. You have experience in vegetation management and utility space.

• Inspect rights‑of‑way to assess vegetation conditions and determine required maintenance activities.
• High utilization of client systems and applications.
• Assist with developed bid package maps and work manifests.
• Research easement and land rights for widths, rights, and restrictions.
• Meet with landowners to explain vegetation management work.
• Mark work in the field where required.
• Respond to public concerns and questions about the work.
• Assist in the development of public relations materials.
• Respond to contractor questions concerning work specification and requirements.
• Inspect work completed by contractors for compliance to utility specifications.
• Assist in the management of contractors during storm restoration operations.
• Provide support and assistance on special projects as assigned by the utility.

• Degree in Forestry or Geographic Information Systems (GIS) or extensive line cleaning work experience.
• Fully qualified to relieve client arborist.
• At least 3 years’ experience as an inventory arborist (work planner), design arborist or quality arborist.
• Meets all requirements of Utility Arborist II and demonstrates leadership and initiative in the execution of work to support VM program objectives.

• ISA Certified Arborist or Natural Sciences BS Degree.
• Proficient in OM and CM work processes and WMS processes.
• A minimum of 1 year of utility line clearance experience or utility work planning experience.
• Meets all the requirements of a Utility Arborist III.

• Ability to easily learn applicable computer systems with basic understanding of GPS and/or GIS‑based systems.
• Basic tree identification skills.
• Basic knowledge of electric utility systems.
• Basic knowledge of regional tree species, their growth rates, structural characteristics and failure characteristics.

• Operating Systems & Devices:
  Proficiency with Apple operating systems (macOS, iOS, iPadOS) and mobile technology platforms, as well as Linux‑based environments.
• Software & Platforms:
  • Utility & Grid Software: GE GridOS, GE Intelligence, Asset Performance Management (APM), Proficy manufacturing software.
  • Mapping & GIS: ESRI ArcGIS, Survey
    123, and other GIS‑based field data collection tools.
  • Work Management Systems: WMS platforms and workflows, including Operations & Maintenance (OM) and Corrective Maintenance (CM).
  • Microsoft Office Suite:
    Strong proficiency in Excel (pivot tables, formulas), Word, Outlook, and Teams.

• Employee must be able to maintain attention and concentration for extended periods of time.
• 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.

• Walk, stand, sit, and…