Locate Technician

GridHawk; City of Poughkeepsie (NY); On-site; USD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company vehicle

Laptop

Smartphone

PPE provided

Job summary

GridHawk is seeking a Locate Technician to identify underground facilities and mark locations with precision. The role involves working in varied environments, interpreting prints and maps, and coordinating with management and customers to ensure a damage-free job.

The candidate must pass a DOT drug test, have a valid driver's license, and be able to lift up to 50 lbs. Company vehicle, laptop, smartphone, and PPE are provided.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED is required.
• State issued driver’s license is required.
• Ability to problem solve and read/interprit prints.

Responsibilities

• Locate underground facilities by using transmitter and map utilities.
• Work in various terrains and weather conditions around construction zones.
• Interpret job orders, blueprints and maps to route and perform duties.
• Perform locates during regular, overtime and holiday hours as needed to meet customer needs.

Skills

Reading prints

Blueprint interpretation

Communication skills

Problem solving

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

GPS equipment

Vacuum truck

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.

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 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)