Certified Damage Prevention Technician

About the role

The OQ Certified Damage Prevention Technician will report to the Operations Lead. The position will play a key role in safety and quality while driving, parking, and performing audits on marked gas lines. This position requires a high level of physical activity and working in a wide variety of weather conditions.

Responsibilities

• Assure compliance with Code Rule 753 and promote safe excavation practices
• Follow strict Utility, State and Federal guidelines relating to damage prevention
• Wear assigned personal protective equipment (PPE) and company uniform
• Follow safety, quality, and operational procedures
• Participate in safety meetings
• Hand out educational materials and public awareness items to excavators
• Follow sketches and diagrams to identify gas line locations
• Utilize line locating equipment to detect gas mains and services for proper auditing
• Visit 3rd party excavation sites and construction zones regularly
• Collect data using handheld tablet or other collection device
• Show courtesy and professionalism when dealing with customers and other employees
• Complete Work Orders on assigned dates
• Travel to visit sites on occasion
• Provide timely reports and documentation to management regularly
• Escalate issues and questions to Supervisor when necessary
• Maintain a satisfactory attendance record
• Keep assigned vehicle clean
• Report equipment and vehicle issues immediately
• Communicate with dispatchers
• Other duties as needed

Requirements

• High School diploma/GED
• Must be at least 21 years of age and have a valid driver’s license
• 1 year of previous utility line locate experience

Qualifications

• 1 year of continuous work with the same employer
• 6 or more months working outdoors

Skills

• Excellent communication skills & professionalism
• Strong organizational skills
• Safety focused
• Customer Service focused
• Excellent critical thinking skills

Benefits

• Health and Safety: Group health plans including medical/prescription, dental, vision and a variety of other coverage options
• Company paid group life insurance, accidental death & dismemberment insurance, short and long term disability
• Flexible Spending Accounts or an option for a Health Saving Account with company match
• Company paid Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for all employees and eligible family members
• Retirement: Automatic enrollment in the Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) at no cost
• Roth or Traditional 401(k) Retirement plan with company match
• Time Off: Paid Vacation and Sick Time
• Paid Holidays
• Veterans Day paid time off for our veterans

Pay

For applicants residing in New York, the salary range for this role is $18 per hour.