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 compliance with client and state requirements.

Responsibilities

• Observe, locate, mark, and document underground and exposed utility locations using multiple methods.
• Dispatched to locate and verify for utility customers.
• Works independently or in a team environment, working under assigned supervisors.
• Performs locates and emergency/on-call locates during regular, overtime, and holiday hours as necessary to meet customer needs.
• Communicates with management team, contractors, and utility customers to ensure a damage-free environment.
• Interprets job order tickets, blueprints, and maps to efficiently route and perform duties.
• Works in and walks over all types of terrain in and around construction zones and residential, commercial, industrial, and rural areas in various weather conditions.
• Uses a transmitter and hooks up to buried facilities, pedestals, etc., to locate underground facilities.
• Communicates with management team, contractors, and utility customers to ensure a damage-free environment.
• Performs all work in a timely, professional, and efficient manner while effectively communicating and interacting with customers, co-employees, and third parties.
• Has knowledge of technology and tools needed for the job.
• Can 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
• Ability to read and interpret prints at a high level
• 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