Jr./Sr. Private Utility Locating Technician Rochester, Buffalo, or Syracuse, NY - Hiring Bonus

No Experience Required / Paid Training Available

Up to $1500 Hiring Bonus Available!

Job Location : Rochester, Buffalo, & Syracuse, NY

Work Hours : Monday - Friday : 7 : 00 am - 3 : 30 pm

Rate of Pay : $22-$30 / hr

Travel : Up to 20-35% travel (based on job requirement)

Position Summary

Perform work that involves using a variety of both Electromagnetic (EM) locating equipment and / or Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) to locate various customer owned and maintained (private) underground facilities such as private gas, electric, cable / tv, street lighting, telecommunications, sanitary sewer, water, etc.

Includes visual inspection of predefined construction areas, and reading and interpretation of utility maps, if provided, to determine the presence of underground utilities.

In many instances, as-builts or utility maps do not exist, so technician should be very familiar with underground infrastructure and how to use work site datums such as meter sets, pole drops, transformers, valve boxes, pedestals, manholes / handholes, etc.

to locate underground facilities. If a technician has experience with 811 mark-out services for multiple vendors for multiple facilities and using multiple types of locating equipment, he / she may have solid foundation for doing private utility locating.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

The essential functions include, but are not limited to the following :

• Efficiently operate various types of RF & GPR equipment, to locate and customer owned & maintained (private) underground utilities
• Ability to recognize fixed datums such as electric drops, manholes, handholes, etc. for underground utilities and locate the run of the utility when maps are not provided
• Use a tablet or other devices to receive document, and close out excavation notices
• Read and interpret utility maps / prints, if provided, to identify the type and size of underground utilities
• Perform light excavation with a shovel, to expose buried manholes, sanitary sewer cleanouts, valve boxes, etc. when necessary.
• Provide accurate documentation, pictures / video and / or sketches related to all locates completed
• Operate a company vehicle in a safe manner and maintain a professional appearance
• Able to remove manhole covers, when needed, using assigned equipment to verify the location of the electric or communication lines
• Perform work in all weather conditions, during normal and after hours
• Perform other duties as assigned

Essential Requirements

5+ years of experience in locating and marking various types of underground facilities (e.g., gas, electric, cable / fiber, etc.

including private underground utilities using multiple types of RF and GPR equipment

• Pass a pre-employment Drug & Alcohol Test
• Must possess a valid New York State (NYS) driver's license and clean Dept. of Motor Vehicle (DMV) record
• Knowledge and full understanding of NYS Code Rule 753
• Interpersonal communication skills

Minimum Qualifications (Incl. Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities)

• Ability to lift moderately heavy objects, properly use basic equipment and tools properly and safely, walk and stand for long periods of time, and perform manual labor under adverse field conditions.
• Willingness and ability to perform manual work following verbal and written instructions.
• Ability to work independently and complete daily activities per daily work schedule.
• Ability to communicate orally and in writing.
• Ability to meet attendance schedule with dependability and consistency.

Physical Demands and Work Environment

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these functions. The employee regularly works near moving mechanical parts and in outside conditions that include inclement weather, heat, and humidity.

While performing the duties of this position, the employee is regularly required to talk or listen. The employee frequently is required to use hands or finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls as well as the use of can spray paint.

The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk; sit; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.

Specific vision abilities required by this position include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, and the ability to adjust focus.

The employee must be able to lift, push, pull or carry objects, use abdominal and lower back muscles to provide support over time without fatigue.

Good physical stamina is required.