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Overall Purpose
Ensure Duquesne Light’s (DLC) Vegetation Management (VM) department and program align with industry best management practices to provide safe, reliable, affordable electric service with best-in-class customer service.
Job Responsibilities :
Responsible for ensuring utility line clearing work is performed in accordance with industry best management practices and DLC specifications.
Coordinate and manage project field audits. Ensure that work is performed in full compliance with contractors, the work plan, and executed within budget.
Support DLC VM team’s direction of contractor efforts in accordance with the work plan to maximize contractor efficiency, effectiveness, and end-product quality as per contractual requirements.
Develops and maintains long-term plan, and supporting documentation, for circuit maintenance to ensure annual regulatory (PUC) compliance.
Customer and Community Interaction Manage and track the resolution of customer and / or property owner concerns related to contractor activities, to maintain a high level of customer satisfaction.
Liaison with key community individuals and groups such as special interest groups, local, state, and federal officials and / or agencies, etc.
Supporting the Operations Responsible for DLC VM Storm Response process and schedule. Available 24 / 7 for timely response to emergent situations (storms, callouts, etc.
requiring departmental representation and support. Actively participate in the advancement of the program through completion of special assignments and daily assigned tasks.
Proactively support, and assume when requested, duties of peers. Mentors and develops associates at lower career levels.
Professional accreditations and credentials Obtain and retain personal professional credentials by pursuing available continuing educational opportunities.
Promote continuing educational opportunities for DLC VM Team’s participation. Manage DLC’s continued Tree Line USA accreditation, industry licensure, etc.
Education / Experience Required :
Preferred Qualifications :
Skills and Abilities Utilized in this Role Include :
Must possess a positive attitude and strong values that fit with the Company’s core values :
Work Location
Position works in the office or in the field. Reporting location and frequency may be subject to change based on job role and department needs.
Physical Requirements :
Ability to operate Company or personal vehicles on an extended daily basis. Ability to safely walk rights-of-way, traversing difficult terrain under all weather conditions.
Available 24 / 7 to respond to emergency situations, both single event and longer duration events. Must be cognizant of hazards associated with driving and walking circuits through diverse terrain.
Exposure to chemicals, electrical energy, and noise. When in field must access and evaluate work activities along rights-of-way, in potentially severe weather, over distances which may exceed several miles.
When in field, exposed to line clearance workers operating heavy equipment, working overhead in and around energized high voltage equipment.
Scope
In addition to daily deliverables, outputs and reporting, also considers and recommends longer-term best practices to improve processes based on experience.
Accountable for managing one's own time and workflow and may also lead functional project teams. Works independently, requiring guidance only in only the most complex situations.
Has well established capabilities, acts as a resource to less experienced staff on complex issues.
Decision Impact
Problems and issues faced are vague and require reasoning to identify root cause. Draws on significant past experience on a regular basis to perform role.
Accountable for direct level of reasoning and decision making.
Storm Roles
All Non-Union Employees will serve in storm roles as appropriate to their role and skillset. Please be sure to discuss storm roles with the hiring manager for this position, as duties can vary across the Company.
Examples of storm roles could include but aren't limited to duties such as : working with operations for service center support or with the communications, customer service or government affairs teams to respond to public and customer requests for information, etc.
Data Governance
Utilize data to make business decisions as appropriate for the position, support data stewardship activities and partner with IT on underlying data needs.
Last updated : 2024-05-23
Full Time
Utilities
$73k-92k (estimate)
05/23/2024
05/30/2024
duquesnelight.com
MCKEESPORT, PA
500 - 1,000
1880
Private
$500M - $1B
Utilities
DLC is a Pennsylvania-based utility company that generates, transmits, and distributes electricity to residential, commercial, and industrial sectors.