Locates Maintenance Technician I (87650)

Join our team and play a vital role in protecting and maintaining the community’s underground utility infrastructure. This hands-on position primarily supports the Utilities Vulnerability team, with opportunities for cross-training and additional duties. We offer hands-on training to help you develop the skills needed to succeed and advance in your career—no prior experience is required.

About the role

As a Locates Maintenance Technician, you’ll use advanced locating equipment, utility maps, engineering plans, and aerial imagery to accurately identify and mark buried fiber, water, sewer, reclaimed water, and stormwater assets. This position is 100% in-person and not eligible for remote work.

Responsibilities

• Identify and mark buried fiber, water, sewer, reclaimed water, and stormwater infrastructures by referencing utility prints and using specialized locating equipment.
• Operate and maintain specialized equipment and tools used to locate underground utilities.
• Read, understand, and interpret utility maps, engineering design plans, prints, and aerial imagery to assist in identifying Town-owned underground utility assets.
• Prioritize work activities by reviewing locate requests to determine travel routes and timelines.
• Conduct field meetings with contractors, customers, and representatives from outside agencies to identify utility line locations.
• Operate handheld detection equipment and mark underground utility assets on roadways, private property, and other surfaces using spray paint, flags, or other marking devices.
• Maintain and update records and construction drawings to comply with state accuracy requirements.
• Manage, inspect, and maintain permanent marking posts for Town-owned underground utilities outside roadways.
• Operate computers, tablets, and portable GPS units.
• Ensure problems are corrected in a timely and effective manner.
• Work in all types of terrain and weather conditions while maintaining professionalism under stressful situations.
• Perform snow removal activities by hand, small equipment, or heavy equipment as assigned.
• Complete documentation for each utility locate ticket.
• Stay current with new utility locating equipment, GIS and mapping systems, and GPS technology.
• Update staff on field discrepancies to improve Town of Erie Utility GIS mapping.
• Perform data entry for maintenance logs and related software.
• Respond to customer and contractor inquiries and complaints.
• Prepare necessary records and reports.
• Use and maintain Personal Protective Equipment (PPE).
• Perform routine safety checks and minor maintenance on vehicles and equipment.
• Maintain a safe working environment, including traffic control, ditches, and confined spaces.
• Assist in cleaning and organizing the shop area.
• Support Meters with reading, maintenance, service orders, and water service turn-ons/turn-offs for residential and commercial properties.
• Assist Streets with roadway and signage maintenance.
• Support Distribution, Collections, and Storm Operations with maintenance and inspection of sanitary sewer, manholes, lift stations, CCTV, water, sewer, storm lines, hydrants, valves, and PRVs.
• Assist in Town event preparation, operation, and breakdown.

Requirements

• High School diploma or GED required.
• One (1) year of laboring, heavy maintenance, equipment operations, or related experience.
• Valid Driver’s License and satisfactory driving record.
• Colorado Commercial Driver's License (CDL) Class B required within one (1) year.
• Flagger Certification required within one (1) year.
• Confined Space Certification required within one (1) year.

Pre-employment Screenings

• Interview process.
• Reference checks.
• Background checks, including:
  • National and County Criminal Scan.
  • Sex-Offender Registry check.
  • Motor Vehicle Report through DMV.
• DOT 5 Panel Expanded Drug Test.
• Commercial Driver's License Information System (CDLIS) Check.

Pay

Locates Maintenance Technician I

• Hiring Range: $23.15/hr – $26.73/hr.
• Full Range: $23.15/hr – $30.32/hr.

Schedule

• Monday – Friday, 7:00 AM – 3:30 PM.
• Must be available for on-call assignments outside normal working hours.

Work Location

Leon A Wurl Service Center
150 Bonnell Ave, Erie, CO 80516

Benefits

Full-time employees (averaging 30+ hours per week) are eligible for the following benefits, with coverage beginning the 1st of the month following hire:

• Robust Medical, Dental, and Vision plans, including options for spouse, domestic partner, and family coverage.
• Supplemental Accident, Critical Illness, and Hospital Indemnity Plans.
• Employer-paid Basic Life/Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D) Insurance.
• Employer-paid Short- and Long-Term Disability.
• Voluntary Supplemental Life/AD&D Insurance.
• Lifestyle Spending Account (LSA) reimbursement up to $750/year for health/wellness purchases.
• Employer-paid Employee Assistance Program.
• Extended Sick Leave (ESL) and family sick leave program.
• 48 hours of Colorado Sick Leave preloaded annually (pro-rated at hire).
• 3 ½ weeks of Paid Time Off (PTO) per year (increases with tenure).
• 40 hours of PTO preloaded upon hire.
• 15 Paid Holidays.
• 24 hours of Paid Volunteer Leave.
• Up to 12 weeks of paid Parental Leave for bonding with a new child.
• Option to “sell back” PTO after two years of continuous employment.
• 457 Retirement Plan with a 5% employer match and immediate 100% vesting.
• Education reimbursement up to $3,000 per year.
• Free individual membership to the Erie Community Center; discounts on couple/family memberships.
• Employer-sponsored wellness program, including fitness classes.
• Childcare benefits: 10% discount at any KinderCare location in Colorado.
• Half-off charging at Town-owned EV charging stations.
• Pet Insurance.
• Employee Discount Program through Benefits Hub.
• Discount Dell Computer program.
• Onsite/virtual trainings for growth and development.
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF)-qualified employer.