Utility Contract Specialist

GAI Consultants, Inc.•Fort Lauderdale, FL

10d•Onsite

About The Position

Eland Engineering, a GAI Consultants company, is seeking a Utility Contract Specialist to join our Ft. Lauderdale, FL office. This role is crucial for identifying, delineating, and marking existing underground utilities, particularly those related to Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS). The specialist will work closely with various stakeholders, including Sunshine State One Call, Vendor Project Supervisors, and FDOT Project Managers, to ensure accurate utility location and support maintenance and repair efforts. The position also requires meticulous documentation of all work performed.

Requirements

2-4 years of related experience
High school diploma from an accredited high school.
Oral and written communication skills
Ability to work as part of a team
Commitment to perform tasks in a safe manner
Maintain high quality standards

Nice To Haves

Technical coursework in related field is preferred.

Responsibilities

Identifying the underground location and delineating and marking on the ground of existing utilities, per the requests from Sunshine State One Call, Vendor Project Supervisor, or FDOT Project Manager or designer.
The utility locates shall include, but not limited to, fiber optic cables, power cables, composite cables that constitute Department ITS underground utilities.
The utility locator shall also meet with Utility Locates Requesting Party as necessary in the field to supplement marking ITS utilities.
Whenever available, the utility locator shall assist the ITS Maintenance technician and electrician in performing the installing, maintaining, and repairing ITS devices.
The utility locator shall be able to respond to emergency utility locate ticket(s) as per requested by Vendor Project Supervisor and/or Department’s Project Manager or designer.
The utility locator shall document and photograph the work performed on all utility locating and daily activities.