Utility Locator

EX2 Technology•Jackson, GA

7d•Remote

About The Position

eX² Technology is seeking a Utility Locator to support underground facility construction activities, with a focus on damage prevention and protecting multiple utilities’ infrastructure. The role responds to contractor dig-ticket requests by locating, identifying, and marking existing client infrastructure while complying with company, state, and federal processes, procedures, rules, and regulations. This is a remote position involving field work to locate and mark underground facilities using industry tools, standards, methods, locating devices, and utility maps. The ideal candidate is innovative, flexible, process-oriented, dedicated to hard work, takes initiative, and works well in a team environment. The position requires working outdoors year-round in all weather conditions and may involve construction sites, public streets, parkways, excavations, and roadways. The employee must be able to perform the essential functions of the role, with reasonable accommodations available upon request where applicable. Job duties may change, and the employer may modify or assign other duties.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED equivalent.
Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
Strong communication and interpersonal skills to support effective working relationships with citizens, company and contractor representatives, and customers.
Good organizational skills and the ability to handle many varied tasks at once.
Knowledge and understanding of safe worksite practices.
Experience with construction and installation of below-grade infrastructure.
Experience working within and utilizing existing utility standard designs.
Experience with complex urban underground utility infrastructure.
Experience serving as a firm-client liaison.
Experience reviewing design drawings created by others.
Experience using and performing basic maintenance on industry-standard locating equipment.
Experience using basic communication and technical devices.
Minimum 3–5 years of utility locating experience.
Ability to communicate effectively in oral and written English technical language, including interpreting requirements, providing reports, and mentoring.
Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
Capable of moving around construction work sites, public streets, and parkways.
Capable of lifting up to 75 pounds and standing, walking, kneeling, or sitting for extended periods.
Hand-eye coordination necessary to operate computers and measurement, locating, and testing instruments.
Capable of operating a company-provided computer, company-provided vehicle, phone, camera, GPS, tape measure, wheel, and various types of locating equipment; locating receiver/transmitter is not included.

Responsibilities

Compare real-world conditions to record documentation to identify errors and omissions.
Verify the location of all client facilities within specified dig extents.
Examine and investigate damages within the employee’s purview and create all required documentation.
Perform all work safely.
Watch and protect client facilities within a given area as directed by the client.
Understand contractors’ means and methods for subsurface installations.