ACRT, Inc. Full time Regular ACRT is currently seeking energetic experienced professionals who enjoy working outdoors. Our Utility Capital Forester position is ideal for seasoned professionals with an educational background in forestry, horticulture, arboriculture, environmental studies, conservation or related disciplines and with experience in these fields and line of work. Our Foresters perform identification, inspection, and evaluation of trees and brush along utility lines; Submit 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.
Minimum Requirements:
- Two or four year forestry, Environmental Science, Natural Resources degree or related field OR high school diploma plus two years of UVM experience.
- High school diploma requirement can be waived for 5 years of UVM experience.
- Previous Vegetation management experience preferred.
- Competent computer skills including Microsoft Office Suite.
- Experience working with GIS integrated data collection software/hardware preferred but not required.
- Candidate must be self-motivated, organized, production oriented.
- Candidate must be comfortable working in an independent environment and managing a geographical area for all vegetation related activities.
- Candidate must be able to work with stakeholders, utility customers and line clearance vendors and have excellent interpersonal skills.
- Must demonstrate strong verbal and written communication skills.
- Multi-tasking and strong time management skills required.
- Ability to work in varied terrain and inclement weather with flexible schedules (available nights and weekends as needed).
- Valid driver's license required.
- ISA Arborist certification preferred.
Additional Information:
- Medical Dental Vision
- Group life insurance
- Optional life insurance
- Short- and long-term disability
- Vacation Holidays
- 401(k)
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Company vehicle/fuel card for work-related and commuting purposes
- Boot allowance program
- ESOP (Employee Stock Ownership Plan) with a great vesting schedule
- Pre-employment drug screening and background check required.
Salary Range Disclaimer
The base salary range represents the low and high end of the ACRT salary range for this position. Actual salaries will vary depending on factors including but not limited to customer contact terms, location, experience, and performance. Other rewards may include Paid Time Off, 401(k) retirement savings plan with company match, ESOP contributions, medical, dental, and vision insurance, and other region-specific benefits as eligible.
Salary Range Transparency
For applicants residing in Ohio, the salary range for this role is from $18 min to $24 max.
We are an Equal Employment/Affirmative Action employer. We do not discriminate in hiring on the basis of sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religious creed, national origin, physical or mental disability, protected Veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.
If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please contact us by email at and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Requests for accommodation will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Please note that only inquiries concerning a request for reasonable accommodation will be responded to from this e-mail address. 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.
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Company: ACRT, Inc.
From coast to coast and everywhere in between, ACRT Services and its family of companies is looking to hire the industry’s best talent. We’re looking for independent, self-driven people who turn challenges into solutions. People who want to use their careers to help utilities keep their customers in power. People who want to help us sustain our world.
Accountable to self and others Customer and company fairness Responsibility of ownership Trustworthy in all things Mission: To engage the best people and make them better to foster resiliency, environmental stewardship, compliance, stakeholder partnerships, and safer communities. Vision: To be the leader for innovation and industry-shaping solutions within the infrastructure and environmental space. ACRT Services and our family of companies are fully committed to the principles of equal employment opportunity and affirmative action. We seek to hire and empower the best people, providing exceptional service no matter where and when duty calls. We also believe in our people and invest in them through continuing education and believe in a positive, active workplace culture.
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