Division Manager

At Lewis, we provide the stability of a long-standing, employee-owned company with the progressive nature of a growing, improvement-minded future. We’re the second-largest utility vegetation management company in North America and always growing. We’re in the people success business, we just happen to trim trees.

We Believe…

• Here everyone matters.
• Creating a safety environment; we persuade our employees to do things right.
• At Lewis, our employees are our strength, never our weakness.
• Through Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, we build strength.
• Being an employee-owned company (ESOP), provides you with financial stability.
• When you are part of Lewis Tree Team, your potential is unlimited.
• Our commitment; Job Done Right.

Who you are:

Empowering Leader: enables people to make decisions and solve problems while promoting and ensuring a psychologically safe work environment.

Integrity: Acts as an example of the company values and objectives in their actions and in their relationships with others.

Accountable: Highly committed to accomplishing their team goals, high standards, and productivity.

Sound Judgement: Remains calm under stressful circumstances, uses critical thinking and deals with setbacks successfully.

Business Acumen: Understands the core business principles to drive ideas forward to execution and accomplish strategic objectives.

Diverse and Inclusive Leadership: Understands the potential in a diverse talent from different backgrounds, encourages engagement, and creates a work environment where all talent can thrive, grow, and be heard.

What you’ll do as Division Manager:

Customer Actions & Utility/Non-Utility Relationships

· Participate in trade associations and organizations involved in vegetation management.

· Market appropriate vegetation management services to utilities in conjunction with the Regional Vice President.

· Research and identify potential business opportunities for vegetation management in existing and emerging work locations.

· Act as role model to become a key change champion for the designated area.

· Build excellent relationships with our utility and non-utility customers, labor sources, local communities, and other strategic entities.

· Develop long term contract strategies including work scheduling, weight of risks, financial impact, and overall benefits and detriments for Lewis.

· Understand and analyze in detail contracts, prepare bids, and secure contracts to obtain the best deals for our company.

Team Direction and Leadership

· Promote an excellent understanding and acceptance of responsibilities and authorities described in the job description of your team.

· Build effective working relationships to create a trustful work environment while developing the needed skills to increase retention, efficiency, safety, and high employee moral towards work.

· Set training goals for your team, coach, execute performance reviews, and conduct team meetings where accident reports and property damage can be assessed within a psychologically safe work environment.

· Partner with Lewis Human Resources department on talent management, performance initiatives, retention, discipline, and compliance of the Corporate Safety Program.

Day-to-day

· Respond timely to customers.

· Maintain open lines of communication and good working relationship with all members of the Operational Management Group and other Lewis departments.

· Promote Lewis values, operating principles and objectives.

· Verify strict adherence to safety policies and procedures.

· Is up to date with the latest utility vegetation management equipment and procedures.

What you’ll need:

· At least ten years’ experience and/or some combination of vegetation management experience, working in positions as Supervisor or Area Management, and/or personnel management.

· High school Diploma or GED, bachelor’s degree preferred.

· ISA Certified Arborist, Degree in Forestry, Arboriculture, or a closely related field is preferred.

· Strong leadership and organizational skills.

· Ability to read and understand contracts, plan driven and implementation, and strong customer service.

· Bid background preferred but not required.

· Talent and personnel Management.

· Able to compose and complete necessary reports executive level management.

· Have a valid driver’s license.

· Willing and able to work extended hours and travel by air or ground.

· Computer savvy and vegetation software programs knowledge.

· Lift under 50 lbs.; repetitive and set motions (keystroking, sitting at length).

Why you’ll love being part of the Lewis Family:

We are empowered to share our talents. We care deeply. We conquer challenges. We respect our differences. We trust each other. We keep each other safe. Together, we do great things, we have the Job Done Right.

We offer:

o Competitive pay [insert pay here if within Salary disclosure States]

o Specialized paid training & certifications

o Career opportunities

o Health insurance plans including Dental, Vision and Health Savings Accounts

o Retirement plans including Employee stock ownership and 401(k)

o Paid time off

o Employee Assistance Program

Our DEI Promise:

Our commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) is key to the success of our business. We respect the differences among us, and we leverage those differences to create an environment where all employees feel welcome and fairly treated. We seek the best solutions possible by attracting and engaging a diverse workforce where all perspectives are sought and valued.

Lewis Tree Service is an equal employment opportunity employer committed to providing equal opportunity for both applicants and employees. Lewis Tree Service prohibits unlawful discrimination or harassment of employees and applicants on the basis of race, creed, color, national origin, sex, age (40+), religion, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, genetic information, citizenship status, veteran status, or any other legally protected characteristic, all employment decisions, including but not limited to recruitment, hiring, compensation, training, apprenticeship, promotion, demotion, transfer, lay-off and termination, and all other terms and conditions of employment. Lewis Tree Service’s practices and policies are administered in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws.

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee discount
• Flexible schedule
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Experience level:

• 10 years

Shift:

• Day shift

Weekly day range:

• Monday to Friday
• Weekends as needed

Work Location: Remote