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Coalesce Management Consulting ยท 22 hours ago

Arborist

Coalesce Management Consulting is focused on supporting utility vegetation management programs. The Utility Arborist role involves inspecting vegetation near electrical infrastructure, prioritizing hazard trees, and supervising clearance activities to ensure safety and compliance with fire-prevention standards.

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Hiring Manager
Sadie Svitenko
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Responsibilities

Conduct vegetation inspections around energized transmission and distribution lines to identify hazard trees, clearance issues, and wildfire ignition risks
Perform tree risk assessments using TRAQ methodology, with specific attention to failure potential, strike risk, and fire exposure
Support wildfire prevention and mitigation initiatives by identifying high-risk vegetation, prioritizing corrective actions, and recommending appropriate treatments
Supervise and oversee pruning, trimming, and removal activities near energized lines to ensure work is completed safely and to established utility and fire-prevention standards
Perform QA/QC inspections of vegetation work completed by contractors or crews, ensuring consistency, safety, and compliance
Accurately document inspection findings, including creating reports and recording latitude and longitude coordinates of hazard trees
Maintain detailed inspection and risk-assessment records to support reliability programs, audits, and wildfire mitigation reporting
Collaborate with operations, safety, and vegetation teams to align on priorities related to grid reliability and wildfire risk reduction
Work independently in the field across varied terrain and weather conditions while maintaining a strong safety and situational-awareness focus

Qualification

ISA Certified ArboristTRAQ CertificationVegetation Risk AssessmentHazard Tree IdentificationWildfire Prevention PrinciplesSupervising Clearance ActivitiesField InspectionsEffective CommunicationDetail-OrientedSelf-Starter

Required

ISA Certified Arborist (required)
TRAQ (Tree Risk Assessment Qualification) (required)
Strong knowledge of arboriculture, hazard tree identification, vegetation risk assessment, and wildfire prevention principles
Experience working around energized electrical lines or within utility environments
Ability to safely supervise vegetation clearance activities near electrical infrastructure
Comfortable performing field inspections and working outdoors for extended periods
Proficient in creating written reports and documenting inspection data, including GPS coordinates

Preferred

5+ years of arborist or utility vegetation management experience
Prior experience supporting electric utilities, vegetation management programs, or wildfire mitigation efforts
Familiarity with transmission and distribution right-of-way (ROW) environments
Experience performing inspection-based or QA/QC roles

Company

Coalesce Management Consulting

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Coalesce Management Consulting provides project management, applications engineering, enterprise systems, and quality management services.

Funding

Current Stage
Growth Stage
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