Vegetation Officer

Support our Vegetation Management program, ensuring compliance, safety, and quality across dispersed geographical areas.

**We are unique**

Essential Energy is 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, based in Queanbeyan.

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.

**About Queanbeyan**

Queanbeyan is a vibrant city located in southeastern New South Wales. It offers a blend of natural beauty and urban convenience, with a rich history and a strong sense of community. Known for its picturesque landscapes, including the Queanbeyan River and surrounding bushland, it provides ample opportunities for outdoor activities such as hiking, fishing, and picnicking. The city boasts a variety of cultural and recreational amenities, including parks, galleries, and sports facilities, making it an attractive place to live and work. Proximity to Canberra adds to its appeal, offering access to additional services.

**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.

**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 Bradley Cole, Senior Program Supervisor Vegetation Operations on 0419 513 427.

Applications close on Wednesday 20 November 2024 at 11:55pm

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