Hiring: Utility Forester Assoc - Sr. Company: American Electric Power Location: Canton, OH Job Posted Time: 2026-09-12 10:35:41 Employment Type: Contract About the job Required Skills: •Investigate and resolve landowner issues and concerns. •With assistance, estimate vegetation management requirements and costs for construction and rebuilding of new and existing facilities. •With assistance, determine future utility vegetation management requirements and recommend short and long-term vegetation management work plans and best management practices. •Contact governmental agencies, other utilities, landowners and others to arrange and coordinate right-of-way vegetation management work plans required. •Inspect vegetation management and work planning contractors for contract compliance, recommending acceptance or corrective action. •With assistance, recommend work plans, priorities, schedules and contractor requirements in accordance with the vegetation management program. •Maintain records and prepare reports on costs, production and work quality. Operate the forestry computer programs and records systems. •Guide and train others involved with the vegetation management program in proper work practices and utility vegetation management procedures. Qualifications: •Must act as a professional, employing a great deal of diplomacy to "sell" the Company's necessary right-of-way maintenance projects to the public. •Courses in horticulture and/or vegetation management desirable. •Competency in GIS systems and Microsoft Office components such as Access, Excel, PowerPoint and Word in addition to other analytical tools is required. •Extensive travel is required to inspect and plan for the Company's right-of-way maintenance program. •In addition to base salary, AEP offers competitive total rewards including: discretionary annual/long-term incentives, 401(k), pension, health insurance, vacation, educational assistance, etc. Compensation: •$54,063 - $93,188 / year Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!