Locate Technician

Mainstream Fiber Networks•Corydon, IN

1d•$21

About The Position

The role of Locate Technician is responsible for correctly, safely, and efficiently locating underground utilities including telecommunications, electric, and gas. locate Technician's will be responsible for managing their daily route and schedule within certain parameters, in this role one must be committed to high quality and accuracy of ones work to ensure that clients and contractors can operate in complete safety and with full knowledge of the location of any underground utility lines they may encounter.

Requirements

HSD, or equivalent education, is required
1-2 years' experience in utility location or similar work
Ability to efficiently manage your daily schedule
Strong analytic and problem-solving skills
Flexibility and temperament to adapt to sudden challenges and changing work conditions
Willingness to change schedule at short notice to respond to emergency calls

Responsibilities

Identify and map location and depth of utilities such as water, sewer, gas, cable, oil and electric lines
Document interactions, site information and utilities in organizational software
Use a variety of techniques (electrical, magnetic, GPS, blueprint analysis, and/or radar) to measure utilities
Maintaining daily contact with utility managers, crews, homeowners and contractors, discussing locate issues
Receiving daily jobs via computer/device
Prioritizing your daily work by going through all locate requests to determine routing
Reading and understanding utility-provided maps to assist in identification of underground utilities
Ensuring that clients and contractors suffer no damages or injuries due to mis-located utilities