Utility Line Locator

Uniti•Baton Rouge, LA

3d•Remote

About The Position

The Utility Line Locator / Locate Technician is responsible for protecting underground and aerial fiber optic infrastructure by identifying, locating, and marking existing telecommunications facilities before excavation or construction begins. This role supports damage prevention, service continuity, and regulatory compliance by responding to locate requests, reviewing excavation notices, traveling to job sites, and marking fiber routes in the field for contractors, municipalities, utilities, and private parties performing work near carrier facilities. Daily travel to field locations across multiple parishes, municipalities, roads, intersections, and private or commercial sites. Outdoor work in varying weather and site conditions, including roadways, ditches, utility corridors, construction sites, industrial areas, residential neighborhoods, and commercial developments. Work may include after-hours, emergency, and time-sensitive response requirements.

Requirements

Knowledge of underground utility locating practices and damage prevention processes.
Working knowledge of fiber optic plant, telecom route structures, and field marking requirements.
Ability to read ticket information, addresses, intersections, and route descriptions accurately.
Ability to manage high ticket volume across varied work types and geographies.
Strong attention to detail, documentation discipline, and time management.
Ability to communicate clearly with excavators, contractors, utilities, and internal staff.
Ability to work independently in the field with limited supervision.
High school diploma or equivalent.
Valid driver’s license and acceptable driving record.

Nice To Haves

Experience in utility locating, telecom construction, outside plant, or damage prevention preferred.
Ability to operate standard locating and field documentation tools.

Responsibilities

Receive and respond to utility locate tickets involving excavation, boring, trenching, drainage work, road construction, utility pole replacement, gas installation, water repairs, sewer work, traffic signal work, and fiber installation activities near fiber facilities.
Locate and mark underground fiber optic routes and related telecom infrastructure in accordance with ticket requirements and applicable damage prevention standards.
Interpret one-call tickets and field descriptions to determine work scope, address ranges, intersections, and potential conflict points affecting carrier facilities.
Use locating equipment, route knowledge, maps, prints, and field evidence to identify existing facilities and verify path continuity.
Document locate completion details, including request number, date of work, time on site, work code, and billing or invoice references where applicable.
Support construction and maintenance activity around Uniti fiber routes for third-party work such as roadway construction, drainage improvements, utility pole and anchor replacement, gas main installation, guardrail installation, sign installation, boring, and excavation.
Respond to emergency tickets involving damaged or threatened infrastructure, including emergency repair situations related to water, gas, electric, and fiber conflicts.
Coordinate professionally with contractors, municipalities, utility companies, state agencies, private property owners, and internal operations personnel.
Help protect network reliability by ensuring fiber facilities are accurately identified before excavation and by supporting repair or restoration efforts when facilities are impacted.
IFN is described as responsible for continual monitoring, fault location, and repair/restoration of cable infrastructure, which aligns with the damage-prevention purpose of field locating activity.