Natural Resource Specialist, Integrated Vegetation Management - Grow With Trees

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Understand & ensure compliance with relevant environmental laws, policies, & regulations governing utility vegetation management
• Employ Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to construct & analyze complex utility footprints
• Develop & manage GIS databases, maps, reports, & presentations to share with clients
• Design & enhance IVM monitoring schema, data collection protocols, & deploy field collection using GIS/GPS applications (ESRI Field Maps & Survey123)
• Utilize IVM standards to perform gap analyses of utility vegetation management programs to support continuous improvement of policies, procedures, & practices
• Collaborate with teams to ensure that project activities are completed on time & within budget, & that deliverables meet quality standards & client expectations

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE

• (Minimum) Bachelor of Science in natural resource management (forestry, range management, wildlife biology, or another related field) [REQUIRED]
• (Minimum) 9 credits of collegiate-level GIS courses [REQUIRED]; GIS certificate [DESIRED]
• (Minimum) two years natural resource management field experience (vegetation monitoring & planning preferred) [DESIRED]
• (Minimum) two years natural resource management administrative experience (project management) [DESIRED]

SKILLS & KNOWLEDGE EVALUATION (APPLICATION MATERIALS & INTERVIEWS)

• Project planning & management
• GIS analysis, modeling, & cartography
• Technical writing & editing
• IVM & vegetation maintenance techniques
• Vegetation monitoring practices
• Communications

REQUIRED APPLICATION MATERIALS

APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS

Successful applicants will submit all required application materials outlined within the Application Materials section of this job description. Applicants who do not submit the required application requirements in full will not be considered.

APPLICATION MATERIALS

1. RESUME
   1. 1-page resume (0.75" margins, 10-point Calibri font) containing the following section headings:
      • Education,
      • Experience,
      • Key Skills,
      • Publications (if applicable),
      • Presentations (if applicable).
   2. 1-page cover letter addressed to Grow With Trees (0.75" margins, 10-point Calibri font).
2. BIODIVERSITY EXPOSURE EVALUATION PROJECT PLAN

(A biodiversity exposure evaluation is a desktop geospatial evaluation of a company's geographical footprint for overlap and adjacency to protected areas, biologically important areas outside of protected areas, & potential habitat for rare, threatened, & endangered species.)

1. The plan must describe a desktop GIS evaluation of a mock utility with the following infrastructure:
   • 5 owned natural gas generation facilities
   • 80 owned substations
   • 700 miles of overhead electric transmission circuits (easements [rights-of-way])
2. The desktop GIS evaluation must meet the requirements of sections 304-1 and 304-4 of the "Global Reporting Initiative 304: Biodiversity 2016" (resource available for download free of charge online),
3. The project plan must be submitted in Gantt Chart format and include the following elements:
   • Tasks (high-level project objectives)
   • Activities (project activities that combine to satisfy tasks)
     • Activities must include a general geoprocessing outline and recommendations for GIS datasets required to complete the evaluation
     • (It is recommended that applicants integrate project management activities, like internal and external communications with expected user groups, into the project plan)
   • Activity plan starts and durations (time divisions in weeks)
   • Estimated hourly requirements to complete each activity

(A note on Gantt Charts: Excel's Gantt Project Planner & Simple Gantt Chart templates can be modified to accommodate all project plan elements.)

SUBMISSION OF APPLICATION MATERIALS

Application materials are to be submitted to John Steelman, Program Manager of GWT's Boardroom Branch, via email: scion@growwithtrees.com

Questions about the vacancy may also be submitted to John Steelman

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