Job Description

Our purpose is sustaining energy and water for life, and it is demonstrated in everything we do as a business, and as an employee team. At Liberty, we hire passionate people who care about doing the right thing for our customers. We are entrepreneurial, creative, and outcome-focused. Here, your natural talent and achievements will flourish in an inclusive environment of teamwork, trust and continuous learning. We are always pursuing excellence to exceed our ambitions goals, rewarding both the goal outcome and how we achieve it. 

Purpose

Liberty is dedicated to ensuring the safety and beauty of our service territory through effective vegetation management. We are looking for a passionate and knowledgeable System Arborist to join our team and help us achieve our goals.

Accountabilities

• Assist in the development, implementation, and management of the vegetation management program and related plans and procedures
• Perform tree inspections, maintain data, create reports for agencies, and manage records
• Professionally and effectively work with customers and other stakeholders to educate and/or negotiate our prescribed work, address customer concerns promptly and efficiently
• Work with tree contractors to ensure prescribed vegetation management work is completed efficiently and effectively, this includes project planning, resource management, quality control audits, progress monitoring, and providing additional resources as needed
• Collaborate with contracted pre-inspection arborists to ensure efficient and effective inspection work, conduct work planning, scope management, and quality control audits
• Utilize and implement strategic and emerging technologies to provide optimum productivity
• Prepare required reports for state, local, and federal agencies, including work plans and maps for authorization, contribute to Liberty's Wildfire Mitigation Plan and provide support for quarterly and annual reports
• Assist in procuring contracts for potential vendors and manage these relationships effectively
• Work with internal customers to represent the department and communicate vegetation management requirements, processes, and procedures effectively
• Maintain relationships with local regulatory agencies through regular communication to facilitate timely work completion
• Perform other responsibilities as requested by leadership

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Forestry, Vegetation Management, Natural Resources Management, or related field, or equivalent experience
• 3+ years of experience as a System Arborist
• Experience working with the utility industry required
• Required certification: ISA Certified Arborist
• Preferred certifications: ISA Utility Specialist, ISA Tree Risk Assessment Qualification (TRAQ), and/or Utility Arborist Association (UAA)

What We Offer

As a valued member of our team, you will enjoy competitive pay that reflects your skills and experience. You will also have access to a comprehensive benefits package that includes:

• Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage & a 401K plan with a 5% match, effective day one
• Annual bonus and merit increase eligibility
• Company sponsored pension program, life insurance, and short-term & long-term disability
• Employee Stock Purchase Program 
• Free Employee Assistance Program & Headspace account
• 3 weeks of vacation, 5 sick days, 12 paid company holidays, & 3 paid volunteer days 
• Tuition reimbursement, professional development opportunities, & reimbursement for certification costs
• Reward & recognition programs, service awards, a great company culture, and a collaborative & flexible work environment

Compensation

$34.56 - $51.84 per hour

Expected pay: $34.56 - $43.20 per hour

*Liberty considers several factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to, the role and responsibilities, a candidate's work experience, education, training and skills, and geographic location. Base pay for this role is expected to fall within the mid to mid-point. 

Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp. is a growing renewable energy and utility company with over $15 billion of assets across North America and internationally. For more than 30 years, Algonquin has demonstrated an unwavering commitment to delivering clean energy and water solutions. Our rapid growth has led both our regulated utility services and renewable energy business groups into different geographies and commodities, but our purpose remains unchanged – Sustaining Energy and Water for Life.

Through our operating business (Liberty), we provide regulated electricity, water, and natural gas utility services to over 1 million customer connections, primarily in North America. And, our growing portfolio of clean, renewable wind, solar, hydro and thermal power generation facilities represent over 3 GW of renewable generation capacity in operation and under construction. With our robust, diversified, and growing presence in communities across North America and internationally, we are continually demonstrating our “Think Global, Act Local” business model.

We are focused on building a diverse and inclusive workforce. If you are excited about this role and are not certain you meet the all the qualification requirements, we encourage you to apply to further investigate the opportunity. We are an equal opportunity employer and value each person’s unique background, diversity, experiences, perspectives and talents. Full participation of all employees in a safe, healthy and respectful environment is key to individual and company success. We are committed to fully utilizing the abilities of all of our employees and expect each of our employees to honor this commitment in their daily responsibilities.

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