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Are you a new grad or student looking for an opportunity to get into Forestry?

AMS is looking to add a **Utility Forester Intern** to our team! If you are an energetic professional who enjoys working outdoors, values the freedom of working independently, and enjoys a fast-paced environment and the challenges of a rewarding profession, consider a career in vegetation management with AMS.

Some of the most important characteristics of an AMS Utility Forester Intern are a desire to learn, an ability to adapt, and a commitment to engage in safe, constructive interactions with the public. You are accountable for advancing a culture of safety and excellence while providing quality and value to our customers and clients.

WHAT YOU WILL DO:

• Work with biologist to identify compliant and non-compliant vegetation based on utility specifications from May - September

• -Be able to prescribe most effective treatments to noncompliant vegetation using integrated vegetation management practices

• Provide identified access routes onto and in ROW

• Operate system forestry computer programs and record systems.

• Communicate daily with the utility client, contractors, and biologist

• Perform duties in a manner that will promote and maintain good public relations.

• Assume other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

WHAT YOU NEED TO HAVE:

• Must be able to identify tree species.

• Must be able to identify required removal and trimming work based off utility specifications.

• Must be able to work in a team outdoors in various weather conditions and terrain.

• Must have exceptional interpersonal and communication skills, strong problem solving and multi-tasking abilities and show attention to detail.

• Must be able to adapt to change.

• Must have basic computer skills.

• Must be willing to work overtime up to 60 hours per week

• Willingness to travel throughout the service territory

• Ability to enter data in a GIS tool

**WHAT WOULD BE AMAZING TO HAVE** :

• Prior UVM and utility experience on transmissions ROW preferred.

• Familiarity with vegetation removal, utility line clearance, and utility vegetation methods and equipment.

• Prior experience with GIS technology/software a plus.

• Certified ISA Arborist a plus.

• Being Bi-Lingual (Spanish) is a plus.

**Working Environment** :

Work alone in an outdoor field environment; vehicle and foot patrol of utility power lines; remote locations as well as urban, city environment; physical demands and travel from site to site, including walking/hiking on various surfaces including flat, dry, wet, slippery, uneven, rough, steep terrain, hills, and slopes; exposure to noise, dust, grease, and all types of weather and temperature conditions; exposure to hazardous traffic conditions. Reasonable accommodation, if available, may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions.

**Physical** :

The team member must have the sufficient physical ability and mobility to work in a field environment; to walk up to 10 miles per day, stand, sit, and operate a motor vehicle for prolonged periods of time; to frequently stoop, bend, kneel, crouch, run, crawl, climb, reach, twist, grasp and make a repetitive hand, arm and shoulder movement in the performance of daily duties (e.g., forcefully beat down brush); carry, push and/or pull light to heavy amounts of weight, frequently lift up to 10 lbs. and occasionally lift up to 60 lbs. (sandbags); to operate assigned equipment and vehicles; ability to verbally communicate to exchange information with public; ability to see and hear in normal range with or without correction; operate assigned field equipment, including handheld computer, range finder, fyrake, water backpack, shovel, and traffic cone.

ArborMetrics Solutions (AMS) is a trusted advisor and collaborative partner, providing expertise and innovative solutions for environmental and construction oversight and vegetation management. Successful professionals at AMS have come from a variety of backgrounds, including forestry, arboriculture, natural resource management, biology, landscape maintenance, horticulture, nursery management, environmental sciences, geology, agriculture, parks & recreation management, urban forestry, geography, and more. For more information visit our website www.arbormetrics.com

Applicants must pass a pre-employment drug test and a criminal background check.

All candidates must possess a valid driver's license and have a good driving record.

AMS is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. EOE/AA: Minority/Female/ Vets/ Disabled.

Benefits

We offer a competitive range of benefits to support our employees’ health, well-being, and financial security. Medical, dental, and vision benefits are available to all eligible employees on the first day of employment. For more information on the benefits available for this role, please contact the recruiter or hiring manager.

Individuals with a disability who desire a reasonable accommodation can contact the ADA Coordinator by calling 1-833-222-3066. We partner with the Department of Homeland Security/U.S. Customs and Immigration Service to e-Verify all newly hired employees.

An Equal Opportunity Employer.

Please note:

+ _All job offers are subject to pre-employment drug screening and a background check._

+ _Unless otherwise noted, we do not sponsor employees for work authorization in the U.S. for this position._

**Notice to Agencies:** We only accept resumes from recruiters, employment agencies, or staffing services if a Service Agreement has been signed and we have requested recruitment/staffing services for the specific position. Any unsolicited resumes will become the property of the company, and no fees or compensation will be paid to the recruiter, employment agency, or staffing service.