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Jersey Central Power & Light Company Forestry Specialist - Data Support Vegetation Management - FirstEnergy Operational Footprint. in Morristown, New Jersey

JOB DESCRIPTION FirstEnergy at a GlanceWe are a forward-thinking electric utility powered by a diverse team of employees committed to making customers' lives brighter, the environment better and our communities stronger.FirstEnergy (NYSE: FE) is dedicated to integrity, safety, reliability and operational excellence. Headquartered in Akron, Ohio, FirstEnergy includes one of the nation's largest investor-owned electric systems, more than 24,000 miles of transmission lines that connect the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic regions, and a regulated generating fleet with a total capacity of more than 3,500 megawatts.About the Opportunity This is an an opportunity with FirstEnergy Sevice Co. a division of First Energy Corp. ** This position may require occasional travel across the FirstEnergy footprint. This role is responsible for maintaining and managing all aspects of data integrity for the Geographic Information System (GIS) based Vegetation Management Solution (VMS) and be the subject matter expert of this information to be used by FirstEnergy's Vegetation Management Department.The successful candidate will be a self-motivated individual with demonstrated leadership skills with the ability to function in a fast-paced team environment. Duties include collecting, organizing, protecting, and storing, editing, importing, exporting, transforming, access controls, disseminating, auditing, developing process models, and workflows, technical documentation, data visualizations, testing, migrations, publishing, programing, and configuring software, data, and files. The role provides the opportunity for frequent interaction with Vegetation Management employees and contractors, Information Technology (IT) partners, internal business units and other key stakeholders, which necessitates strong communication and interpersonal skills.Responsibilities: * Promote safety and demonstrate a direct, solid commitment to all aspects of safety as a core value. * Adhere to all compliance rules& regulations. * Assure and maintain systemwide data integrity for the Vegetation Management Solution (VMS). * Coordinate and manage changes and updates for data and software system files acting as a liaison between Vegetation Management, Information Technology (IT) and other key stakeholders. * Facilitate conversations with business and internal technical staff and contractors to define and document processes, workflows, rules, service levels, visualizations, models and define responsibilities. * Ensure Vegetation Management data complies with FirstEnergy's data governance policies. * Maintain and administer system access controls for software applications, FTP sites, cloud platforms, databases, and geodatabases. * Manage software licenses required for Vegetation Management Solution (VMS) users. * Understand, support, articulate solutions, configure, and maintain ArcGIS Enterprise, ArcGIS Pro, ArcGIS Desktop, ArcGIS GeoEvent Server, ArcGIS API for Python, ArcGIS Online, ArcGIS Server portals and related technologies in use. * Provide and assist with architecture for report development, data validation, and end-user testing. * Assist with resolving technical issues related to enterprise GIS servers using Esri tools and other related technologies. * Design, support and edit coding language and stored procedures for relational databases, geodatabases, and data warehouses. * Directly support the GIS Vegetation Management Solution (VMS) Leads ,GIS Business Analysts, GIS Mapping Specialists, and other key stakeholders providing technical and day-to-day support for the Vegetation Management users across FirstEnergy. * Actively participate in a collaborative work environment while educating and directing others on use of Vegetation Management Solution (VMS), reporting and processes. * Troubleshoot and solve problems related to the Vegetation Management Solution (VMS) support. * Investigate and resolve system issues, complete development tasks for defects and enhancements as needed to ensure timely resolution and implement changes as needed. * Participate and assist with review and preparation of presentations, program training materials, written user guides, training and implementation of the Vegetation Management Solution (VMS) for all users. * Collaborate and maintain documentation on proposed enhancements of Vegetation Management Solution (VMS) and its associated applications proposed by the Vegetation Management users group and coordinate their development and implementation with Vegetation Program Management and IT. * Perform testing and participate in pilot programs for Vegetation Management Solution (VMS) as needed. * Assist with development anTo view the full job description, click here

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