Job Description
Job Opening: Utility Vegetation Management Planner
Location: Sacramento, CA (1 opening)
Pay: $25–$28/hr. (based on experience)
Type: Full-Time | Field-Based
Kaleidoscope Supply Services is an administrative support services organization supporting a top-tier vegetation management contractor serving the electric utility industry. Our mission is to maintain safety and reliability across utility corridors while supporting wildfire prevention efforts throughout California. We’re hiring a Utility Vegetation Management Planner to support a key customer territory in Sacramento (SMUD service areas).
What You’ll DoAs a Planner, you'll coordinate field operations related to tree trimming and vegetation clearance around power lines, including related traffic control/management. You will interact with property owners, utility partners, and crews to ensure compliance, efficiency, and safety.
Primary Responsibilities:
· Conduct systematic field reviews of issued work for line clearance operations.
· Develop detailed vegetation work plans for tree pruning, removals, and herbicide applications.
· Communicate with landowners to discuss access, schedule work, and gain necessary permissions.
· Ensure all vegetation work complies with safety, regulatory, and utility standards.
· Record and track progress using GIS tools and mobile platforms.
· Liaise with customers, businesses, and government contacts on scope, access, and scheduling.
· Navigate urban and wildland environments in all weather conditions.
Minimum Requirements:· 3+ years in arboriculture, horticulture, or vegetation management OR a degree (2-year or 4-year) in a related field.
· Valid driver’s license and clean driving record.
· Proficiency with GIS, digital mapping, mobile apps, and Microsoft Excel.
· Strong communication skills and professionalism with customer interactions.
· Able to work independently in varied terrain and environmental conditions.
· Reliable transportation to assigned reporting location.
Preferred Qualifications:· Experience with utility vegetation management, GO95 compliance, or wildfire mitigation.
· Certification(s): ISA Certified Arborist, Utility Specialist, TRAQ, CTSP, or OSHA-30.
· Familiarity with PG&E or SMUD vegetation clearance standards.
· Experience with Traffic Control permitting and setups.
· Experience with MUTCD application.
· Experience with State and Local Municipalities for Traffic Control Permitting.
· Experience with supervising Traffic Control Crews
Why Join Us?· Competitive pay with advancement potential.
· Work indoors and outdoors with autonomy and impact.
· Contribute to essential public safety and utility reliability.
· Competitive health benefits and SIMPLE IRA (with company match).
Join us in making a visible impact on environmental and vegetation management projects in California!
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