Vegetation Operations Inspector
Pacific Gas and Electric Company
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Office
Location: San Jose • California • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $52 per hour
Job Level
Mid-LevelSenior
About the role
- Perform direct oversight of Vegetation Management work conducted on Electric Distribution or Transmission systems.
- Oversee field safety, work quality, customer relations, public safety, permit compliance, and Contractor performance.
- Liaison to the Contractors to resolve obstacles to the completion of the work in a safe, cost effective, efficient, timely, and productive manner.
- Audit work performed by contractor vegetation crews to correct quality issues and drive an enhanced culture around quality of work.
- Ensure personnel stay focused on the assigned job and the appropriate equipment is used.
- Approve scheduling and scope changes in the field with PG&E management and Contractors as required.
- Encourage public, contractor, and employee safety on site at all times by promoting positive leadership and safety culture.
- Perform and document Safety Observations and Good Catches.
- Audit work performed by VM Inspectors to ensure compliance with applicable standards.
- Assist with the training and onboarding of VM Inspectors and contractors.
Requirements
- High School diploma or GED
- Required to maintain a Class C driver’s license
- Proficient in English
- Five (5) years of experience as a tree crew climber/tree crew foreman with at least two (2) years of Utility Line Clearance Tree Crew experience OR Five (5) years of experience as a VM Inspector or Sr VM Inspector with at least three (3) years of Utility Line Clearance Tree Crew experience OR Five (5) years of experience as a Registered Professional Forester OR Five (5) years of experience as a Utility Inspector or higher classification with at least three (3) years of Utility Line Clearance Tree Crew experience OR Four (4) years of Military Service with honorable discharge and at least one additional year of Utility Line Clearance Tree Crew experience.
- OSHA 30-hour construction safety overview (Must be completed within six months of start date)
- Certified Tree Safety Professional (CTSP) certificate or Consulting Utility Forester Safety Professional (CUFSP) certificate. (Must be completed within six months of test eligibility)
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
Utility Line Clearance Tree Crew experiencetree crew climbertree crew foremanVM InspectorSr VM InspectorRegistered Professional ForesterUtility Inspectorsafety observationsquality auditingcontractor performance oversight
Soft skills
leadershipcustomer relationspublic safetycommunicationproblem-solvingteam collaborationsafety culture promotiontraining and onboardingorganizational skillsfocus on quality
Certifications
Class C driver’s licenseOSHA 30-hour construction safety overviewCertified Tree Safety Professional (CTSP)Consulting Utility Forester Safety Professional (CUFSP)