Fiber Network Locator

Position Summary

The Internet is now the heartbeat of our home, but too often internet service is frustrating and unreliable. IQ Fiber was created to offer 100% fiber-optic fast internet, transparent pricing, and attentive customer service to deliver a Smarter internet experience. As part of the rapidly growing IQ Fiber team, your contributions will directly affect our success. Your work matters here.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

- Utilize electronic locating equipment to accurately find and mark the location of underground fiber optic cables and utilities; use probe rods, shovels, posthole diggers, and other excavation tools to expose and verify infrastructure as needed. - Provide accurate, safe, and efficient locates in accordance with established procedures, regulatory requirements, and traffic maintenance standards. - Work closely with the design team to review and update as-built records; prepare accurate time and material records, as-built reports, and diagrams to provide reliable updates to key maps. - Communicate directly with customers, internal departments, regulatory agencies, governmental agencies, and the general public verbally and in writing as needed. - Assist Construction Technicians with cabinet certifications and other related field duties as requested. - Participate in announced or unannounced overtime and respond reliably to emergency callouts during non-working hours as required. - Maintain full compliance with all applicable safety rules, regulations, and occupational hazard protocols, including procedures for working near energized electrical equipment, water, and sewer utilities.

Required Qualifications

- High school diploma or equivalent and 2 years of experience operating utility locating equipment, or an equivalent combination of education and experience. - Knowledge of underground and overhead utility systems, including occupational hazards and proper safety precautions when working near energized electrical, water, and sewer infrastructure. - Ability to accurately read and interpret as-builts, blueprints, diagrams, sketches, construction plans, and key maps of underground utility systems. - Must have and maintain a valid driver's license with a clear driving record for the past two years, current auto insurance, and a satisfactory MVR; must be able to pass a background check and driving record screening. - Proficiency with personal computers and laptops; ability to accurately prepare reports and maintain records. - Strong situational awareness and judgment with the ability to efficiently handle emergencies, manage multiple tasks simultaneously, and follow both brief oral and written instructions accurately. - Ability to communicate clearly in written and verbal formats and establish professional working relationships with employees, officials, contractors, and the general public. - Ability to exert up to 50 pounds of force occasionally and perform physical tasks including balancing, crouching, lifting, pulling, pushing, reaching, standing, and stooping; must be able to work outdoors in varying weather conditions with exposure to dirt, noise, odors, and fumes.