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.
• Communicate with management team, contractors, and utility customers to ensure a damage-free environment.
• Interpret job order tickets, blueprints, and maps to efficiently route and perform duties.
• Use multiple methods to locate underground facilities by using a transmitter and hooking up to a buried facility, pedestal, etc.
• 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.
• Perform all work in a timely, professional, and efficient manner while effectively communicating and interacting with customers, co-employees, and third parties.
• Have knowledge of technology and tools needed.
• Be able to work with others and in a supervised team environment.

Qualifications

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

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
• Life Insurance