Natural Resource Specialist

Natural Resource Specialist

As a Natural Resource Specialist, you will:

• Plan and carry out vegetation management activities in support of Rights-of-Way (ROW) and access road projects.
• Develop and implement short-term and long-term regional (multi-district) management plan for vegetation control.
• Develop and prioritize annual, out-year, and special project schedules, budgets, and requests for the vegetation management and access road programs, coordinating planned activities with affected departments (e.g., Transmission Line Maintenance, Realty, Environment, Contracting) to identify and resolve critical issues, avoid regional and system conflicts, and insure project success.
• Prepare site-specific vegetation management prescriptions and related Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) checklists (or ROW management plans) consistent with guidance provided by the BPA Transmission System Vegetation Management Program FEIS and related National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) requirements.
• Serve as a project manager on ROW and access road projects.
• Review transmission line corridors and construction projects for compliance with line maintenance standards for ROW clearing, access road erosion control, and structure site vegetation.
• Serve as a Contracting Office Representative (COR) and monitor performance and compliance with contract specifications.