Utility Locator - Transportation

Pima County • Tucson, AZ

14h • $22 - $29 • Onsite

About The Position

The Pima County Department of Transportation is seeking a Utility Locator to accurately identify, mark, and document underground utilities that support the County’s signals, lighting, fiber, and future conduit systems. This position offers an excellent opportunity to further develop technical expertise in a specialized and growing trade. The selected candidate will work four ten-hour shifts, Monday through Thursday, from 6:00 AM to 4:30 PM. Periodic on‑call and overtime work including nights, weekends, and holidays will be required.

Requirements

• One year of work experience reading and interpreting engineering maps, utility drawings, construction plans, or schematics.
• Six months of experience locating and marking underground utilities.
• Valid driver license is required at time of application. Valid AZ driver license is required at time of appointment.
• The successful applicant will be subject to a 39-month DOT Motor Vehicle Record review to determine applicant’s suitability to operate county vehicles in accordance with Pima County administrative procedures.
• Employees in this classification are routinely required to work at, near, or in busy automotive traffic patterns.
• Employees in this classification may encounter wildlife such as reptiles (snakes, lizards, etc.) and insects that may pose safety hazards.
• Constantly operates and inspects Blue Stake equipment.
• Occasionally positions self to use, inspect, clean or repair tools.
• Constantly observes details at close range.
• Frequently required to exchange and obtain accurate information.
• Occasionally moves tools and equipment weighing up to 50 pounds.
• Frequently operates a motor vehicle safely and legally, in accordance with applicable state and federal transportation laws.
• Must have valid driver license and clean driving record.
• Action Activity - bending, climbing, kneeling, reaching, squatting and stooping; Motion Activity - simple and firm grasping, fine movement; Hearing Activity - in noisy areas, on a radio, behind themselves and equipment alarms; Speaking Activity - in person, on the phone, and on a radio; Vision - operate a motor vehicle, operate machinery, operate a forklift/power industrial equipment, distinguish colors, have depth perception, have peripheral vision.

Nice To Haves

• Experience locating and marking underground electrical utilities using Radiodetection or equivalent equipment, including proper operation of transmitters and receivers to accurately trace and mark electric utility lines.
• Experience with reading and interpreting engineering maps, utility drawings, construction plans, base maps, electrical schematics, and related reference materials to determine the locations of underground utilities.
• Experienced using computer-based ticketing platforms such as Utilisphere or similar systems to receive, track, and respond to Blue Stake requests submitted by excavators.
• Experience updating and maintaining as-built redline construction plans and electrical schematics to document field discrepancies identified during inspections or construction activities.
• Experienced accessing underground vaults, pull boxes, poles, and other electrical enclosures to connect and operate locating equipment for identifying and marking underground utilities.
• (18 semester hours of college-level course work from an accredited college, technical trade school or university in engineering, surveying, drafting, blueprint reading, construction, or cartography may substitute for the above work experience requirements.)

Responsibilities

• Reviews engineering maps, utility drawings, construction plans, base maps, electrical schematics, and other computerized, micro-fiche, or printed reference material to determine precise locations of County-owned, -operated, or -maintained underground utilities;
• Identifies and marks the physical location and path of underground utilities owned, operated, or maintained by the County within the time constraints provided by state, federal, or other regulatory agencies;
• Attends and participates in pre-construction meetings and conferences with contractors and private citizens to determine requirements for County utility locator services;
• Observes all County, state and federal safety regulations and requirements while working on public or private roadways;
• Communicates policies, procedures and regulatory requirements to contractors and the public regarding utility locator services;
• Completes appropriate logs, records, work-orders, and tickets to document utility locator services accomplished, as required by County or other regulatory agencies;
• Conducts internal investigations of damaged, County-owned, operated, or maintained underground utilities and identifies sewer line or manhole discrepancies to the appropriate authorities for correction or repair as required;
• Performs operator-level servicing and maintenance of equipment and vehicles used to locate and mark underground utilities and arranges for further vehicle maintenance when required;
• May train or lead other Utility Locators in the procedures and techniques required to locate, identify, record and mark underground utilities.

Benefits

• The Pima County Department of Transportation offers an excellent opportunity to further develop technical expertise in a specialized and growing trade.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed