System Arborist

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

The System Arborist / Vegetation Specialist supports the Vegetation Management program by conducting both field and office activities that ensure safe, reliable, and compliant utility operations. This role bridges administrative and field functions, providing technical expertise in arboriculture and vegetation management, and is designed as a developmental position for succession planning, preparing the incumbent for advancement to Coordinator and Supervisor roles.

Accountabilities

- Support the development, implementation, and monitoring of vegetation management programs, plans, and procedures, ensuring regulatory compliance and service reliability.

- Oversee contract compliance and coordination for vegetation work, including tree pruning, removal, herbicide, tree growth regulators, mechanical clearing, and utility arborist activities.

- Prepare, manage, and submit required reports and documentation for state, local, and federal agencies; maintain positive relationships with regulatory bodies and stakeholders.

- Monitor area plans, budgets, schedules, resource allocation, and special projects, leveraging strategic and emerging technologies for productivity.

- Act as liaison with city, county, state, and federal agencies, green industry groups, electric operations, and customers; address inquiries, complaints, and property owner refusals, escalating as needed.

- Conduct inspections for system reliability, compliance, and customer requests; assist crews and facilitate line related work.

- Manage data collection software, reporting, and troubleshooting; train new employees and contractors.

- Lead or assist in emergency response for storm.

- Support ongoing maintenance schedule and priority monitoring for vegetation management activities

Education and Experience

- Bachelor’s degree in Forestry, Vegetation Management, Natural Resources Management, or related field, or equivalent experience.

- Work requires broad knowledge in a general professional or technical field. Knowledge is normally acquired through college resulting in a degree or equivalent as well as industry specific knowledge. Public interaction and presentation skills are recommended. Must be familiar with ANSI Z133.1 and ANSI A300 Standards.

- Minimum two years’ experience in Utility Operations with responsibilities in line clearance vegetation management. Experience in urban forestry, forestry, botany, ecology, environmental science, or a comparable area.

- Valid Operator’s Driver’s License, Arborist Certification from the International Society of Arboriculture preferred.

- Work requires the ability to read technical information and data, policies, laws, guidelines, and procedures at a college level.

- Work requires the ability to perform general math calculations such as addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios and proportions to practical situation.

- Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.

- Job may have responsibility for the direction or supervision of others, both direct and indirect.

- Assist in Budget Management

- Knowledge of Internet software and the Microsoft Office Suite of products. Knowledge of basic office equipment should include: Internet and email, copy and fax machines, postage meter and telephone. Experience with Inventory Systems and Software. Independent judgment and decision-making abilities are necessary to apply technical skills effectively.

- Focuses on solving conflict, not blaming; Maintains confidentiality; Listens to others without interrupting; Keeps emotions under control; Remains open to others' ideas and tries new things. Includes staff in planning, decision-making, facilitating and process improvement; Continually works to improve supervisory skills. Position interacts with both internal and external parties on a regular basis.

What We Offer

- 401k with Company match

- Full insurance benefits starting day 1 (health/dental/vision/life)

- Collaborative environment with a genuine flexible working policy

- Share purchase/match plan

- Defined Contribution savings plan

- Top Talent Program

- Volunteer paid days off

- Employee Assistance Program

- Achievement fund

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.