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Western Power Corporation's 3,700 employees take pride in supplying
electricity, safely and efficiently to 700,000 customers within Western
Australia's competitive energy market.

By focusing on customer service, business performance, cost management,
employee development and environmental excellence, we aim to be the
leading energy business in Australia by 1998.

VEGETATION MANAGEMENT OFFICER


An Environmental Champion
Western Power  seeks a suitably experienced person to fill a new
position of Vegetation Management Officer. The job is to establish,
progress and champion some exciting  vegetation management initiatives
for the maintenance of sustainable clearances between vegetation and
powerlines. The person will contribute to providing a safe and reliable
power supply with minimum impact on the environment.

Specifically, the position will require you to progress initiatives
already commenced, including legislative regulations, a Code of Practice
and a Vegetation Management Manual. Other issues requiring attention
will include community awareness campaigns, fire mitigation strategies
and general environmental guidelines promoting vegetation related issues
in the organisation.

You will have environmental management experience, specifically in tree
maintenance and arboriculture, with a demonstrated ability to
effectively communicate policies and procedures on vegetation management
issues. 

The position requires you to be innovative, to promote vegetation
management initiatives in line with Western Power's interests and
policies and to have the ability to foster environmental responsibility
in others.

You will be a skilled negotiator and have excellent oral and written
communication skills.

This challenging position, based in Perth, will offer the successful
applicant an excellent salary (to be discussed at interview) and an
opportunity to become part of a Corporation team committed to achieving
environmental excellence.


For further information please telephone: Mr Adrian Chegwidden, Manager
Environment (09) 326 4902. 

Applications should be addressed to: 
Mrs Natalie Moore
Human Resource Officer, 
Western Power, 
GPO Box L921
Perth, WA 6001. 

Applications close at 5.00pm on Friday 15 March.