Groundsperson

This role is essential for maintaining the safety and reliability of utility services by ensuring clearances are free from vegetation interference. As a Groundsperson, you will play a critical role in our team, working on the ground to clear undergrowth, cut brush and trees, and perform site clean-up after work completion.

Duties

• Keep work area clear of debris.

• Work from the ground and clear undergrowth from right-of-way by using handsaws, pole saws and pruners, hand pruners, loppers and gas-powered chain saws to cut brush and trees.

• Load and unload trucks with logs, brush and debris; feed brush into brush chipper.

• Use hand lines to lower limbs and equipment.

• Perform general clean-up of job sites following completion of work.

• Carry, prepare, and store materials, tools and equipment at work site.

• Set up and break down road signs as directed.

• Flag traffic to protect employees and the public from potential harm or injury.

• Drive truck or operate other equipment as assigned.

• Always follow and help enforce safe practices and rules.

Experience

• Prior experience in sectors such as electric utility vegetation management, construction, logging, or landscaping is preferred, though not mandatory.

Skills

• Keep the work area clear of debris.

• Cut brush and trees from the ground and clear undergrowth using handsaws, pole saws, pruners, loppers, and gas-powered chainsaws.

• Load and unload trucks with logs, brush, and debris; feed brush into a chipper.

• Use hand lines to lower limbs and equipment.

• Perform general cleanup of job sites upon completion of work.

• Carry, prepare, and store materials, tools, and equipment at the work site.

• Set up and break down road signs as directed.

• Flag traffic to protect employees and the public.

• Drive trucks or operate other equipment as assigned.

• Always follow and help enforce safety practices and rules