General Foreman

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supervises vegetation management crews, ensures proper administration of training, pay practices, employee hiring, promotion and termination. Assigns works, enforces safety practices,

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We are seeking a General Foreman in Atlanta, Georgia, for our Forestry team!

Some responsibilities of this role includes: supervises vegetation management crews, ensures proper administration of training, pay practices, employee hiring, promotion and termination. Assigns works, enforces safety practices, and investigates injury and damage claims and company disciplinary policy. Assumes responsibility for maintenance and accuracy of records. Receives and interprets orders by utility personnel. Directs emergency crew operations confers with customers, property owners, general public, other contractors and representatives of utilities and governmental agencies. Meets with Region Supervisor, Region Manager, System Line Clearance Coordinators, Safety Representatives and others. Ensure Priority determination and time management while planning projects. Has clear understanding of project objective, short and long term goals and objectives

Supervises vegetation management crews.

Ensures utility specifications are followed.

Coordinate with Superintendent and Program Coordinator.

Pre-inspect projects and develop recommended management plans, matching labor and equipment resources to work and cost estimates.

Maintain accurate project circuit maps noting project status, crew locations and estimated completion dates.

Inspect crews, start/stop times and identification of project shop locations.

Audit time sheets for accuracy.

Assist with customer notifications and customer complaints.

Preview work assignments and conduct post work critiques for each crew.

Maintain an adequate inventory of tools and supplies to sufficiently support the compliment of assigned crews.

Coordinate activities with other General Forepersons working with the utility to ensure customer’s requirements are achieved.

This is a minimum 40 hour work week

Performs other duties as required.

Due to the inherently dangerous nature of the industry and the requirements to work with or around hazardous equipment, employees must be able to maintain attention and concentration for extended periods of time.

Must be able to communicate and handle confrontations professionally.

Must be able to work long hours and overtime during emergencies (including holidays, weekends, etc. Subject to call out work).

Must have a valid driver’s license.

Must be able to communicate with various levels of field and management personnel and write reports.

Must have the ability to evaluate circuit conditions and hours required to complete required clearances to utility specifications.

Must have computer knowledge

Must be a Certified Arborist, International Society of Arboriculture

Must have field experience as vegetation management crew member.

Milhouse Engineering and Construction, Inc. was founded in 2001 with the goal of building the best engineering company in the country. It was based on the belief that if we hired great people, fueled their passion while challenging them to excel, and maintained a laser focus on the needs of your clients, success would come- and so it has. Our portfolio of successful projects continues to grow, our family of highly satisfied clients continues to expand, and our staff just gets better and better.

We are a unique, Chicago-based firm whose collective passion, vision and expertise has led to phenomenal growth! With more than 500+ talented professionals and offices across the globe, Milhouse offers a dynamic work environment where there is no limit to what you can achieve if you are willing to go after it.

Our people are the cornerstone of our organization, and key to our success. Join a remarkably talented team that shares a passion for what they do and a vision for improving communities around the world through innovative engineering and construction. Click here to see who we are, and how our people drive our culture each & every day.

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Important Notice to US Applicants

Milhouse Engineering and Construction, Inc. is an at-will employer.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer.