Position Overview

At Davey Resource Group, Inc., a Davey Company, our job is to help our clients provide a safe and reliable power source through proper vegetation management practices. 

Do you want a career working outdoors? 

Do you care about sustainability? 

Do you want a career with stability and growth opportunities? 

The Davey Resource Group (DRG) is currently hiring certified arborists, professional foresters, horticulturalists, natural resource specialists, environmental scientists, GIS technicians, and plant and outdoor enthusiasts to join our workforce.

Job Duties

• Work with a major electric/gas utility provider and address its natural resource management and forestry needs, including daily coordination with client representatives

• Perform audits around utility infrastructure to verify hazardous vegetation and conditions otherwise incompatible with utility standards and state and federal regulations are properly identified and mitigated

• Compile, analyze, and distribute statistically valid reports concerning work audited

• Collect and enter data on handheld devices, follow maps and GPS navigation, and utilize GIS applications

• Communicate with public and private stakeholders regarding vegetation and other natural resource-related utility operations

• Assess all terrain, habitat, and environmental conditions

• Coordinate with project managers, planners, and vegetation crews, including crew oversight and supervision

• Identify, document, track, and help resolve environmental and other project-specific constraints

• Follow all safety protocols and maintain a clean, organized work site

Qualifications

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS: 

• Embraces an outdoor and independent work environment

• Thrives on adaptation, continual learning and training and is detail oriented

• Possess knowledge of local tree species and species specific growth rates

• Has ability to work and hike in rugged terrain and inclement weather

• Is a great communicator and team player

• Has the ability to become an International Society of Arboriculture certified arborist within 6 months

• ISA Certified Arborist

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS: 

• Two or four year degree in horticulture, forestry, urban forestry, environmental science or a related discipline 

• Clean DMV driving record and ability to drive and operate a 4x4 vehicle on rough roads 

• More than 1 year of utility vegetation management experience or similar experience in a related field (tree work industry, landscape professional) 

Additional Information

What We Offer:*

• Paid time off and paid holidays.
• Opportunities for advancement.
• All job specific equipment and safety gear provided.
• 401(k) retirement savings plan with a company match.
• Employee-owned company and discounted stock purchase options.
• Group Health Plan.
• Employee Referral Bonus Program:  Send-A-Friend.
• Locations throughout the United States in major cities and desirable areas.
• Career Development Program supported by industry expert safety specialists and skilled trainers.
• The Davey Tree Family Scholarship for children of employees.
• Charitable matching gift program.

*All listed benefits available to eligible employees.

Company Overview

DAVEY RESOURCE GROUP, a division of The Davey Tree Expert Company, is a leader in the natural resource, environmental, and forestry consulting industries throughout the United States.

Divisional Overview