Utility Locator

About the role

At UtiliQuest, as a Utility Locator, you'll learn safety rules and techniques to find underground utility lines. You'll work with experienced utility locators, use special tools, and record findings to ensure construction projects are safe and efficient. UtiliQuest supports utility operators throughout America to prevent damages to their infrastructure, completing millions of locate requests each year to assist project owners and managers in achieving safer excavations and reducing damages to underground infrastructure. The company uses modern technologies and skilled professionals to deliver timely, reliable, and accurate locate services, and is committed to conducting business with the highest standards of integrity, ethics, and respect for corporate citizenship and sustainability. Your career here is more than just a job — it's a pathway to opportunity, with hands‑on training, a supportive environment, responsive leadership, and a safety‑first culture that lets you do your best work with peace of mind.

Responsibilities

• Learn utility locating techniques, safety protocols and how to operate utility locating equipment
• Develop an understanding of local utility infrastructure and regulations
• Partner with experienced Utility Locators to mark underground utility lines
• Document findings using digital mapping tools
• Operate company vehicle in a safe manner
• Participate in classroom and field training sessions
• Completes and maintains all training
• Drive safely and follow company safe driving policies
• Maintain punctuality and attendance at all shifts and training sessions
• Be able to perform manhole entry using assigned equipment and safety devices
• Perform work in all weather conditions, during normal and after hours
• Regular use of hands and fingers to operate specialized equipment and tools
• Reaching overhead above the shoulders and horizontally; bending at the waist; standing and or walking for extended periods of time
• Ability to carry 3-5 lbs electronic locating equipment for extended periods of time; lifting objects up to 50 pounds or lifting in excess of 50 lbs with tool aids
• Hearing and speaking to exchange information
• The employee shall follow all safety rules at all times

Requirements

• Be 18 years of age or older
• Authorization to work in the United States for this company
• High School Diploma, GED equivalent, or relevant work experience
• Valid State driver's license (cannot be Provisional), including an acceptable MVR record
• Physical Abilities & Exposures:
  • Routinely: work alone in remote locations with arms above shoulder level, operate vehicle, squeeze, fine hand motion, bend, stoop, stand, walk, lift up to 55 pounds, use keyboard and mouse
  • Occasionally: use portable ladder, work in confined spaces and climb stairs, carry 3-5 lb electronic locating equipment for extended periods of time, perform work in all weather conditions
  • Occasionally: work in