Natural Resource Specialist II APS : Arizona Category: Specialist

Overview

The Natural Resource Specialist II will provide support to APS Forestry, Environmental and Special Program's vegetation management operations to ensure that the department's projects comply with the company's overall goals and objectives and all applicable laws and regulations. Depending on specialty, will be required to interface with regulatory personnel; environmental permit implementation, regulatory interpretation, conduct field surveys for threatened, endangered and sensitive plant and animal species and address habitat concerns.

This role will research threatened, endangered and sensitive species life history and apply applicable mitigations to projects to protect and preserve these species and their habitats. Perform in-field inspections concerning the effectiveness of field operations which may include evaluating work performance and the company's compliance with applicable laws, industry standards, environmental regulations involving SHPO, USFWS, USFS, NEPA, FERC, DOT, ANSI, OSHA, ADEQ, SPCC, APS safety standards and the APS Vegetation Management Manual.

• Subject to work hours outside of a normal work schedule and outdoors during inclement weather situations.
• Periodically prone to dangers inherent to work sites including exposure to sharp, high-speed rotating equipment, electrical fields, falling and flying debris, difficult terrain, pesticides, and animal, insect, and snake bites.
• Involves driving throughout our APS service territory which may include overnight travel.
• Monitors the operations of facilities for environmental compliance and identifies potential non-compliance issues.
• Additional duties may include evening and weekend on-call duty activities and for Environmental manage an on-call spill phone.