Title Division Manager
Type Full-Time/Exempt
Reports to Regional Manager
Please include a cover letter and resume with your application.
Responsibilities
Work with other WTS management to establish overall objectives regarding sales, production, profits, quality, staff development, monitor progress and ensure achievement.
Develop divisional budgets and operate within them.
Make recommendations for equipment or other asset purchases based upon targeted goals and operational needs.
Perpetuate employee compliance with and understanding of all WTS policies and procedures.
Ensure all managers within the division have authority needed to carry out their assigned duties and achieve established goals.
Establish and promote contacts with appropriate local and state agencies, associations, and other prospective customers, to obtain work for the division/company and to enhance good public relations.
Keep abreast of competition, area growth trends, market studies and other circumstances of possible impact on regional operations.
Develop and ensure implementation of Best Practices procedures throughout all areas of the division.
Manage budgets, review and approve sales documents and other material to control costs and increase revenue within guidelines.
Plan and direct personnel management within the division, including recruitment, hiring, discipline, promotions, terminations, setting performance objectives and evaluating progress.
Provide for personnel cross training at all levels within the division to ensure seamless continued operations in the absence of any key or other personnel.
Conduct timely performance reviews of direct reports and takes corrective action when necessary.
Plan and direct staff development, establishing an environment that motivates staff and provides effective training.
Perform periodic work site inspections to ensure work is performed to standards of quality.
Ensure all contract files are set-up properly, contract reporting is timely and accurate and no contract activity goes unbilled.
Respond to customer complaints ensuring proper handling to achieve excellent customer satisfaction.
Other duties as assigned.
Requirements
Bachelor’s degree or 5+ years of experience in utility vegetation management or related field
ISA Certification required
Valid CDL & Med Card required
Basic accounting knowledge and profit orientation
Proficient in Microsoft Office including Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint
Strong verbal and written communication skills – bilingual preferred
Ability to identify, assign, develop and retain key employees
Excellent coaching and mentoring abilities
Self-starter and demonstrates initiative
Results and action oriented
Sales and growth oriented
Excellent organizational skills and time management skills
Profit driven – seeks ways to cut costs and improve efficiency
Effective problem solving skills, ability to handle adversity
Performs and demands excellent quality in work
Able and willing to travel
Wright Tree Service employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

Wright Tree Service, an employee-owned company, offers the entire package of vegetation management services, including utility line clearance, mechanical line clearance, right-of-way mowing, land clearing, herbicide application, and substation restoration and maintenance. Wright Tree Service responds to natural disasters such as hurricanes and winter storms, to assist the utilities in removing and trimming trees away from the power lines to help restore power.
Vegetation management is a complex and multi-faceted industry that affects every one of us economically, environmentally, and aesthetically. In a country that places the very highest premium on electrical power and uninterrupted service, the work performed by Wright Tree Service is essential.
Wright Tree Service has been in continuous operation since 1933. We have a proven record of stability, reliability, and sustained growth. Today, we are among the top vegetation management companies in the country serving the utility industry.
Residential tree care is offered by our sister company, Wright Outdoor Solutions, in Des Moines, Iowa.
As you explore our Web site, you will see how we do our work and why we take such pride in our product. As a company and member of the community, we look forward to meeting your needs efficiently and economically wherever you are located in our service area.