Utility Locator

Summary:

Our Utility Locator employees spend their workday on the go, working independently and with the use of a company provided vehicle. 
 

Benefits:

• 100% paid training – We are ready to invest in you on day one!
• Company vehicle – No adding mileage to your own personal vehicle or worrying about reimbursement for gas.
• Company provided laptop, phone, and equipment – All the tools you will need to be successful!
• Company provided uniform – No need to buy work clothes! 
• $100 Boot allowance – up to $100 reimbursement on approved boot purchases annually.
• Comprehensive insurance package including – Medical, dental, vision and life.
• 401k with company matching – To help you invest in and save for your future!
• PTO and Holiday pay
• Share the Care Program – Paid time off that allows you the employee to give back to your community twice a calendar year.
• Discounted Point Broadband Services – For those in our service area.

Essential Duties/Responsibilities:

• Receive utility tickets daily, schedule, locate and mark Point Broadband Underground Facilities.
• Notify vendor, via internet, daily, that facilities have been marked or located.
• Respond quickly to Emergency Locates.
• Assist Point Broadband crews in locating underground facilities.
• Meet with excavators, as required, to assist with facilities marking, identification and location/depth.
• Read and understand utility maps, prints, and aerial imagery to assist in identification of underground facilities.
• Prioritize work activities by reviewing all locate requests to determine travel route and timelines.
• Operate handheld detection equipment in the designed manner.
• Periodically remove and replace manhole lids, weighing between 100- and 300-pounds, using a manhole cover removal tool.
• Mark the location of underground facilities on roadways, private property, and other locations, as appropriate and needed, using required spray paints, flags and other equipment.
• Accurately and consistently wear safety gear, and operate safety equipment, provided.
• Daily contact with utility managers, crews, homeowners, and contractors discussing locate issues.
• Review existing or incoming data for currency, accuracy, usefulness, quality, and completeness of documentation.
• Convert data collected from field operations into GIS database with proper and accurate spatial location.
• Operate handheld GPS units in the designed manner.

Qualifications:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.  The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
 

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:

• Must be able to distinguish between utility color codes (American Public Works Association Uniform Color Codes for temporary marking of underground utilities) used to identify existing underground utilities.
• Demonstrate understanding of local utility system.
• Demonstrate good time management skills to plan and accomplish assigned workload.
• Must have solid verbal and written communication skills, and the ability to work independently and professionally in a diverse and stressful environment.
• Complete and document work activities using laptop computer and transmit completed tickets on a timely basis to the company's mainframe.
• Good communications skills with managers, contractors, utility representatives and homeowners.

Education/Experience:

• Minimum of one year experience in operating underground locating equipment *preferred but not necessary.
• Must have a valid drivers’ license, drive extensively, and get in-and-out of vehicle repeatedly.
• Any state required training.
• High school diploma or equivalent is required.

Work Environment/Physical Demands:

• Duties are performed both indoors and outdoors in varying weather conditions.
• Must be able to bend, stoop, lift, climb and perform all other physical movements necessary to the essential functions of the job.
• Must be able to work in all types of terrain and hazards (grass, gravel, ditches, etc.), all types of environments (construction sites, highways, industrial, private property, etc.) and all types of weather conditions.
• Ability to periodically lift items up to 100 pounds.
• Work on-call hours and some overnight travel, as needed.