Locate Technician

GridHawk; Cape May (NJ); On-site; USD 28,000 - 41,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Term life Insurance

Short-Term Disability

Long-Term Disability

Vision Insurance

Flexible Benefits Plan

401(k) Savings Plan (Matched by the公司)

Job summary

GridHawk LLC in New Jersey is seeking Locate Technicians to accurately locate underground utilities and document findings for client and state compliance. You will work independently or with a team, using multiple methods to locate and verify utilities while following safety and company procedures.

Candidates must pass a background check and DOT drug test. GridHawk provides a company vehicle, laptop, smartphone, and PPE to allowed full-time staff, with benefits eligibility after meeting

Qualifications

• Ability to read, interpret, and decipher multiple types of prints.
• Excellent communication and customer interaction skills.
• Must be able to lift over 50 lbs and work outdoors in varying conditions.
• Background check required with no violations in last 5 years.
• DOT drug test required before employment.

Responsibilities

• Locate underground facilities using transmitter and connections to buried assets.
• Work in construction zones and various terrains including residential areas.
• Interpret job orders, blueprints, and maps to guide duties.
• Perform locates during regular, overtime, and holiday hours as needed.
• Maintain professional communication with customers, coworkers, and supervisors.

Skills

Problem solving

Reading prints

Communication skills

Physical stamina

Teamwork

Education

High School Diploma or GED

State driver's license

Job description

Job Description:

Locate Technicians are responsible for accurately locating underground facilities including, but not limited to, telephone communication lines, electric power lines, cable television lines, gas lines, fiber optic lines, water lines, and sewer lines. This position is a key component to ensure that the area is complying with client and state requirements. Service duties include observing, locating, marking, and documenting underground and exposed utility locations. Understanding of doing so, using multiple methods is required. Locating technician will be dispatched to locate and verify for utility customer. Technician can work independently or in a team environment, in both circumstances’ technician will work under assigned supervisor. Ability to perform this job takes focus, skill, and the use of machinery and/or tools. GridHawk LLC is an equal opportunity employer. All employees can advance within the company, based on performance and satisfactory.

***In order to obtain employment with GridHawk LLC, candidate MUST complete a background check. Company policy requires no violations within the last 5 years.***

Candidates MUST also take and pass a DOT drug test. ***

All employees of GridHawk LLC, are assigned proper technology and work vehicles in order to perform all work-related duties.

We will provide you the tools you need to achieve including:

• Company vehicle, laptop and smartphone
• All personal protective equipment provided

Duties will include, but are not limited to:

• Locates underground facilities by using a transmitter and hooking up to a buried facility, pedestal etc.
• Works in and walks over all types of terrain in and around construction zones and residential, commercial, industrial and rural areas in all types of weather conditions.
• Interprets job order tickets, blueprints and maps to efficiently route and perform duties.
• Performs locates and emergency/on-call locates during regular, overtime and holiday hours as necessary to meet customer needs.
• Performs all work in a timely, professional and efficient manner while effectively communicating and interacting with customers, co-employees and third parties
• Communication with management team, contractor and utility customer to ensure a damage free environment
• Knowledge of technology and tools needed
• Ability to work with others and in a supervised team environment

Qualifications:

• High School Diploma or equivalency (GED)
• State issued driver's license
• Ability to problem solve
• Ability to read, interpret, and decipher multiple types of prints
• Vacuum truck experience A+
• Ability to lift over 50lbs
• Ability to walk/stand for multiple hours a day
• Excellent communication skills needed
• Ability to read and interrupt prints at a high level
• Pass a Background screening (no violations within the last 5 years)
• Pass a DOT drug test

All employees are eligible to receive some form of company benefits. Some benefits (including health insurance) are available to regular, full-time employees who maintain an average of 30 hours worked per week. Qualifying employees can enjoy paid holidays and PTO. All benefits will be available the first of the next month following 30 days of employment.

Benefits for full-time employees include:

• Health Insurance
• Term life Insurance
• Short-Term Disability
• Long-Term Disability
• Vision Insurance
• Flexible Benefits Plan
• 401(k) Savings Plan (Matched by the company)