Locate Technician

About the role

Locate Technicians are responsible for accurately locating underground facilities including, but not limited to, telephone communication lines, electric power lines, cable television lines, gas lines, fiber optic lines, water lines, and sewer lines. This position is a key component to ensure that the area is complying with client and state requirements.

Responsibilities

• Observe, locate, mark, and document underground and exposed utility locations.
• Work independently or in a team environment, working under assigned supervisor.
• Perform locates and emergency/on-call locates during regular, overtime, and holiday hours as necessary to meet customer needs.
• Interpret job order tickets, blueprints, and maps to efficiently route and perform duties.
• Communicate with management team, contractors, and utility customers to ensure a damage-free environment.
• Problem solve and read, interpret, and decipher multiple types of prints.
• Use technology and tools needed to perform duties.
• Work in and walk over all types of terrain in and around construction zones and residential, commercial, industrial, and rural areas in all types of weather conditions.
• Work 10-hour shifts Monday to Friday, on call, and weekends as needed.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or equivalency (GED)
• State issued driver's license
• Ability to problem solve
• Ability to read, interpret, and decipher multiple types of prints
• Vacuum truck experience

Qualifications

• Able to lift over 50 lbs
• Able to walk/stand for multiple hours a day
• Excellent communication skills
• Pass a Background screening (no violations within the last 5 years)
• Pass a DOT drug test

Skills

• A+

Benefits

• 401(k) Savings Plan (Matched by the company)
• Health Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Term Life Insurance
• Short-Term Disability
• Long-Term Disability
• Vision Insurance
• Flexible Benefits Plan
• Flexible Spending Account
• Paid Time Off
• Health Savings Account

Pay

Details about pay are not specified in the job description.

Schedule

Details about the schedule are not specified in the job description.

Benefits

• 401(k) Savings Plan (Matched by the company)
• Health Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Term Life Insurance
• Short-Term Disability
• Long-Term Disability
• Vision Insurance
• Flexible Benefits Plan
• Flexible Spending Account
• Paid Time Off
• Health Savings Account