Vegetation Specialist

There's never been a better time to be in energy.
And there's never been a more exciting time to be at Endeavour Energy.
More than 2.7 million people across New South Wales rely on us every day for the supply of safe and reliable power to their homes and businesses.
We employ more than 1,700 people across our catchment, making us one of the largest employers in Sydney's Greater West.
We need talented people who care about one another and the work they do.
Why?
Because we're one of Australia's fastest growing networks, connecting 20,000 new customers each year, including the Western Sydney Aerotropolis.
And when we power together, we go further, faster; towards a smarter, more sustainable future for us all.
Position Purpose In this vital role, you will manage the end-to-end process that delivers contract compliance, workflow efficiencies, cost savings in line with budget requirements, customer/stakeholder accountability/improvements, and detailed record keeping that aligns with Vegetation management systems, priorities, and milestones.
Manage all internal and external stakeholders affected by identified hazardous vegetation, including overall coordination of planned suppression and outages on the Network for all hazardous/discretionary vegetation activities Other requirements of the role include meeting key stakeholders such as Councils, National Parks, Rural Fire Service and Endeavour Energy network designers etc, to advise, guide and provide input into their tree planting, tree management plans and network designs etc.
Manage, risk rate, prioritise, quote, measure, and report on identified hazardous vegetation.
Emphasise the importance of safe work practices and adherence to safety policies and procedures in conducting work; and ensure work is planned and conduced with safety as a priority and that adequate resources are available to complete projects in a safe manner.
Evaluate and report on the capability of the contracted service providers to deliver programmed work.
Develop, improve, and implement workplace instructions, processes, and workflows to efficiently and effectively deliver all vegetation management programs.
Establish contracts and specifications for all hazard management works to provide clear direction.
Coordinate and facilitate category tree removals with the contractor and stakeholders to align with the cyclic program within contact budget constraints.
Provide Hazard tree identification course for both internal and external stakeholders as required.
Managing the internal relationship with key stakeholders like TSOs and depots; planning, understanding, implementing and issuing work in the most efficient and effective way so it is in line with the TSO/depot program.
Strategically, (Annually) meet key stakeholders such as Councils, National Parks, Rural Fire Service etc.
to advise, guide and provide input into their tree planting, tree management plans, streetscape design and back burning.
Develop workplace instruction to, coordinate, facilitate, record, and document Endeavour Energy tree planting program within a designated budget.
Manage the sustainability requirements for the Vegetation management group as per the business needs along with any ad-hoc requirements in relation to environment and sustainability.
Maintain all Network competencies and training and keep informed of all Network access requirements or changes.
Write D&R requests and negotiate outages with customers, as required, to meet the organisation's service obligations and reduce SAIDI as much as possible.
Carry out site inspections (as required) of proposed works to assess safety, plant and related resourcing requirements as part of the preparation of job packets.
Qualifications, Certifications and Licences Minimum Qualifications Certificate III/IV or Diploma: Cert 3 in Arboriculture (working towards) Electricity Worker Electrical Safety Rules  Desired Qualifications Project Management/Business course/People Management/Leadership Electricity worker Licenses/Tickets C Vehicle license up to 4.5 tons gross vehicle mass (GVM) Skills and Experience Experience Specialized Professional with 3-10 years experience in a similar/professional role within the Construction, Energy/Electrical, Consulting or Utilities industries For further information, please contact ****** Applications close - 15 Nov 2024 When we power together, we can achieve so much more.
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