General Purpose of Job

This position is responsible for planning, quality assessing, and auditing vegetation clearance work needed on SECO’s transmission and distribution system. This includes cycle and non-cycle maintenance trimming/removals, mowing and herbicide application, and debris hauling. This position must ensure that all line-clearing and work planning is performed in accordance with SECO Line Clearance Specifications, Florida Public Service Commission (FPSC) guidelines and adheres to all federal, state, and local laws and regulations. The overall goal of this position is to passionately pursue the elimination of “tree caused” electrical outages in a safe, member focused, efficient, and environmentally responsible way. This position must demonstrate a firm commitment to customer service as they will frequently interact with both internal and external customers.

Minimum Required Qualifications and Competencies

The following includes the minimum job requirements and essential duties for this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.  Some job requirements may exclude individuals that cannot be reasonably accommodated or who pose a direct threat or significant risk to the health and safety of themselves or other employees.

Education

• Minimum: Two (2) year associate degree in horticulture, arboriculture, forestry, or related field of study.
• A high school diploma or GED with four (4) years of vegetation management experience in the electric utility industry or six (6) years of related experience in the electric utility industry may be considered in lieu of an associate degree with two (2) years of vegetation management experience in the electric utility industry or four (4) years of related experience in the electric utility industry. 

Experience

• Minimum: Two (2) years of vegetation management experience in the electric utility industry or four (4) years of related experience in the electric utility industry.
• Preferred: ISA certified Arborist Certification or ability to obtain within 18 months of employment.
• Preferred: ISA certified Utility Specialist or ability to obtain within 30-months of employment.
• Preferred: Possess a “Commercial Applicator License” issued by the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Pesticide Certification Office, or ability to obtain within one (1) year of employment. 

Other Requirements 

• Ability to operate a variety of office equipment, including a personal computer, printers, copy machines and telephone. 
• Ability to work irregular hours for assignment completion and flexibility to change scheduling and report to work on short notice during emergency situations.
• Normal work hours will either be eight (8) or ten (10) hours between 7:00 am and 6:00 pm, Monday through Friday.
• Successful completion of pre-employment background check, physical and drug screen. 

About SECO Energy

SECO Energy is a not-for-profit electric cooperative serving over 230,000 homes and businesses across seven counties in Central Florida, making SECO the third-largest electric co-op in Florida and the seventh largest in the nation. One of the most important distinctions between other types of utilities and SECO is that we are member owned. Our members have a voice in the co-op’s decision-making process. They elect a nine-member Board of Trustees, who meet monthly to monitor the financial status of the Cooperative and make policy decisions in the best interest of the membership. SECO’s wholesale power provider is Seminole Electric Cooperative, Inc., one of the largest generation and transmission cooperatives in the nation, serving 1.9 million consumers in Florida. Seminole is owned by nine electric distribution cooperatives, and SECO Energy is one of those nine member-owners.

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