Supervisor, Vegetation Management - Oahu

Hawaiian Electric•Honolulu, HI

7d•Onsite

About The Position

The P MV VEGETATION MANAGEMENT Department of the P OPERATIONS PLANNING & CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT Division at Hawaiian Electric Company has 1 Management vacancy available. This role is a Professional Supervisor. The job function is to plan, direct, manage, and control the functions and activities of HECO's system-wide vegetation management program to ensure cost-effective and safe service reliability.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) in engineering, business, forestry, horticulture, arboriculture, or related fields.
Knowledge of the principles and practices of construction contract administration, planning, management and negotiations, normally acquired through college-level courses or equivalent experience.
Good working knowledge of budgeting and forecasting.
Thorough knowledge of electric utility transmission and distribution construction, maintenance and operations.
Good working knowledge of federal, state, and local statutes and regulations related to construction and vegetation management activities.
Knowledge of personal computers and/or mainframe systems and related software applications such as spreadsheets, word processing, etc.
Ability to handle difficult and/or sensitive issues while using tact, courtesy and discretion.
Good interpersonal skills to influence, motivate, and persuade various groups or individuals.
Supervisory/leadership skills and abilities to work with a variety of individuals occasionally dealing with sensitive, difficult or confrontational issue.
In-depth analytical and computational skills.
Ability to remain flexible in a demanding work environment and adapt to rapidly changing priorities.
Ability to conceptualize new ideas quickly.
Must have or be able to qualify for State of Hawaii driver’s license and HECO driver’s license in order to travel to various field sites to inspect and monitor operations.
Must be willing and able to be transported by helicopter.
Several (3-5) years experience in vegetation management functions, preferably utility vegetation management.
Several (3-5) years experience of supervisory experience.

Nice To Haves

Few years (1-2) of active, hands-on experience in tree trimming and care, preferred.

Responsibilities

Supervises, directs and monitors the functions and activities of the Vegetation Management Program and its personnel in the contracting and management of vegetation contract services and management of system-wide Vegetation Management Program (S/VMP).
Includes administrative functions such as preparing performance appraisals, conducting interviews, reviewing time cards, employee recognition, disciplinary action, and safety.
Implements the priorities for the program.
Helps develop, implements and administers program policies and procedures to support departmental and corporate policies/strategies.
Provides the internal and external communications leadership and is responsible for achieving Company goals and objectives for the program.
Helps develop and implements processes to measure and improve productivity of the VM program.
Assists in the development, monitoring and analyzing program’s annual operating budget and data.
Implements processes, controls and audit trails to control contractor invoicing and forecasting of monthly/annual costs.
Serves as the Company’s representative in developing and maintaining relationships with community and government groups (Outdoor Circle, DLNR, City Parks, BWS, Community Associations, etc.).
Helps to provide oral and written testimony for legislative, PUC and other hearings.
Helps develops, implements, and conducts informational programs relating to HECO’s S/VMP for company employees, customers, the general public, and government.
Performs the duties of the System Arborist position as required.
Assists in the facilitation of communications between Departments and Company work groups to foster teamwork and coordination.
Helps to research, maintain and analyze economic and productivity data and develops, implements and evaluates alternative methods for line clearance and vegetation management.
Responds to callouts and/or other emergencies.
Participates in Company emergency response activities as assigned, including any activities required to prepare for such emergency response.