SUE Crew Lead

About the role

The SUE Crew Lead is responsible for planning, coordinating, and leading daily field operations for Subsurface Utility Engineering (SUE) investigations. This position oversees utility designation, locating, mapping, and data collection activities while ensuring work is performed safely, accurately, efficiently, and in accordance with project requirements and industry standards. The SUE Crew Lead serves as the primary field representative, providing leadership to field technicians, maintaining quality control, and ensuring the successful delivery of utility engineering projects.

Responsibilities

• Lead and direct daily SUE field activities including utility designation, utility locating, and data collection.
• Interpret engineering plans, utility records, surveys, and project specifications.
• Perform and oversee the use of electromagnetic utility locating equipment, ground penetrating radar (GPR), GPS units, and other utility investigation technologies.
• Verify, document, and mark underground utility locations in accordance with project requirements and industry standards.
• Coordinate field activities with project managers, survey crews, clients, utility owners, contractors, and other stakeholders.
• Ensure project schedules, production goals, and quality standards are achieved.
• Track field progress and communicate project updates, challenges, and recommendations to management.
• Supervise and mentor SUE Technicians and Field Technicians.
• Assign daily work tasks and provide technical guidance to crew members.
• Conduct on-site training and promote professional development within the field team.
• Foster a positive, safety-focused team culture.
• Assist with performance evaluations and recommendations for advancement.
• Promote and enforce company safety policies and procedures.
• Conduct daily safety briefings and job hazard analyses.
• Ensure compliance with OSHA regulations, traffic control requirements, and client-specific safety standards.
• Monitor field operations to reduce risks and maintain a safe work environment.
• Report and document incidents, near misses, and safety concerns promptly.
• Review field data for completeness, accuracy, and consistency.
• Maintain documentation of utility findings, field sketches, photographs, GPS data, and project notes.
• Ensure deliverables meet company quality standards and client expectations.
• Identify discrepancies between field observations and utility records and communicate findings to project teams.
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