Asset Inspector
Utilities Service, LLC
ECI is looking to add an **Asset Inspector** to our team! If you are an energetic professional who enjoys working outdoors, values the freedom of working independently, enjoys a fast-paced environment and the challenges of a rewarding profession, consider a career in vegetation management with ECI.
Some of the most important characteristics of an ECI Asset Inspector 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. **This** **project is anticipated to be a six-to-eight-week** **temporary role with the potential for longer-term employment. Per diem available.**
**Pay Range for this role is** **$18.00 - $27.00,** **depending on relevant education, experience, and industry-specific certifications.**
**WHAT WE OFFER:**
+ Industry competitive pay.
+ Company vehicle with a fuel card for work purposes.
+ Weekly Pay Cycle.
**WHAT YOU WILL DO:**
+ Monitoring and inspecting OG&E Transmission ROW's in the OK & AR area.
+ Identify utility and communication equipment on poles and document them within the client database/software.
+ Identifying encroachments that impede clear ROW specifications and cause potential risk to facilities and equipment, such as barns, garages, pools, sheds, non-mobile equipment, trash, flagpoles, fences, construction operations, logging operations, etc.
+ Responsible for ensuring reliability and clear ROW specifications on OG&E Transmission Assets and facilities for all encroachments besides vegetation.
+ Perform duties in a manner that will promote and maintain good public relations and work safety practices.
+ Assume other duties and responsibilities as assigned.
**WHAT YOU NEED TO HAVE:**
+ Must be able to read maps.
+ 1+ years of experience-preferably on transmission ROW.
+ Must be able to work alone, and outdoors in various weather conditions and terrain.
+ Must be a superior communicator and have the ability to build trust and diffuse uncomfortable situations with property owners, as well as communicate effectively with internal stakeholders.
+ Strong organizational skills and a self-starter.
+ Must be able to adapt to change.
+ Must be tech-savvy and have basic computer skills.
**WHAT WOULD BE AMAZING TO HAVE:**
+ Associate or Bachelor’s Degree in Forestry, Environmental Science, or related field preferred.
+ 2 to 5 years utility experience-preferably on transmissions ROW.
+ Prior experience with GIS software/technology preferred.
+ 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 accommodations, if available, may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions.
**Physical**
The team member must have 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 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, and traffic cone.
**Company Overview**
Environmental Consultants (ECI) is a leading provider of vegetation and asset management consulting services to the utility industry. Successful professionals at ECI 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.eci-consulting.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.**
**ECI is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. EOE/AA: Minority/Female/ Vets/ Disabled.**
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