Vegetation Officer

Enjoy work-life balance, and training opportunities for development in a wider range of careers than you might expect Permanent full-time position based in Murwillumbah.

**We are unique**

Join an organisation that values your voice, empowers your autonomy, recognises the strength in diversity, and prioritises your well-being while offering attractive remuneration and benefits. Take pride in having a meaningful impact on regional, rural and remote communities while being a pivotal player in the energy industry's future.

**About the role**

We are currently recruiting for a Vegetation Officer, Murwillumbah.

As a Vegetation Officer, you'll support our Vegetation Management program by conducting audits, ensuring compliance with safety and quality standards, and engaging with stakeholders to achieve positive outcomes. Your expertise in arboriculture and utility vegetation management will be essential in maintaining our network and meeting customer needs.

The Vegetation Officer will provide dedicated support and assistance to the Senior Program Supervisor and the Senior Vegetation Program Officer roles in delivering the Vegetation Management program across assigned geographical areas in a timely, quality and compliant manner.

**_Some key responsibilities of the Vegetation Officer position will include: _**
- Responsible for assigned routine audits of completed vegetation inspections, treatment and works in progress to verify performance against agreed work plans and ensure compliance with contractual, safety, environmental, customer and quality standard (e.g. AS4373)
- Responsible for initiating applicable reporting of work that does not comply with contractual, safety, environmental, customer and quality obligations
- Provide assistance to the Senior Program Supervisor Vegetation Operations and Senior Vegetation Program Officers in monitoring performance against agreed work plans and actively assist in the incident investigation process as requested

**About You**
- You are an experienced professional in utility vegetation management and arboriculture practices, with a solid understanding of electricity distribution networks.
- Your strong interpersonal and communication skills enable you to effectively engage with customers and stakeholders.
- You are detail-oriented, capable of conducting accurate assessments, and committed to safety and quality standards.

**Required Qualifications**
- Certificate III in Arboriculture (Works Coordinator specialisation) or demonstrated capability through past employment experience and/or relevant qualifications.Driver’s Licence

**Why Essential Energy**

We offer competitive remuneration commensurate with skills and experience and 16% superannuation.

Essential Energy offers a broad range of employee benefits, providing you access to product discounts, including Qantas Club, Optus and Health Insurance, Health Programs including fitness passport and other benefits such as 26 weeks parental leave. For more information on our benefits, please visit the employee benefits page.

Essential Energy provides employees with a broad range of employee benefits through our corporate partnerships with organisations such as Qantas, Optus, nib and Mildura Health Fund. You will also gain access to our Health and Wellbeing programs including fitness passport. Visit our employee benefits page for more information.

**We are proud to be recognised as a **WORK180 Endorsed Employer for All Women **.**

An energy network doesn’t just keep the lights onit’s a living network that needs to adapt to new and emerging energy generation technologies while still meeting the energy needs of customers.

It requires innovation, commitment, and collaboration to bring people together to solve the energy delivery challenges of the modern world.

Your potential will be realised, and you’ll feel a real sense of purpose and satisfaction knowing you have a pivot role to play in delivering the energy of the future to the people who need it today.

**For further information **please contact **Glenn Hargrave, Senior Program Supervisor - Vegetation Operations on 0408 256 924.**

Applications close on **Tuesday 12 November 2024 at 11:55pm AEST.
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