Pipeline Locator (St Pete)

TECO Peoples Gas; Saint Petersburg (FL); On-site; USD 42,000 - 66,000; Full time

Job summary

Peoples Gas System in Florida's St. Petersburg area is seeking a Pipeline Locator to accurately locate and mark underground facilities, ensuring public safety and compliance with Sunshine 811 standards.

You will work with the Damage Prevention team and contractors to prevent damages during excavation. Requirements include a high school diploma or GED, a valid Florida driver's license, and 1 year of underground utility locating experience or ASME B31Q qualifications.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED is required.
• Valid Florida Driver’s License with clean record.
• 1 year underground utility locating experience or ASME B31Q qualifications.
• Ability to read GIS utility maps.
• Proficient computer skills and experience with electronic ticket systems.
• Experience operating electronic locating equipment.
• Knowledge of state one-call requirements and excavation practices.
• Ability to follow complex instructions and communicate clearly.
• Ability to work independently and exercise judgement.
• Willingness to learn excavation best practices and PHMSA/FPSC rules.

Responsibilities

• Receive and respond to excavation notices using an electronic locate system.
• Accurately locate and mark underground assets in various locations with spray paints and flags.
• Operate locating equipment within prescribed accuracy limits.
• Provide GIS map updates and facility record corrections to GIS team.
• Assist with damaged facility investigations and documentation.
• Build relationships with excavation contractors to reduce damages.
• Be available for emergency locate response on a rotating basis.

Skills

GIS map reading

Electronic locating equipment

One-call knowledge

Independent judgement

Computer literacy

Ticket management systems

Clear communication

Instruction following

Safety awareness

Learning mindset

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

Electronic locate equipment

GIS software

Ticket management system

Job description

Peoples Gas System

State and City: St. Petersburg

Shift: 8 Hr. X 5 Days

Who We Are

Peoples Gas is the fastest growing natural gas utility in the Southeast with career opportunities that fit your future. Our organization is diverse – in people, opportunities, and careers. We foster a dynamic and inclusive workplace where safety, innovation and collaboration are at the heart of everything we do.

Title: Pipeline Locator (St Pete)

Company: Peoples Gas System

State and City: Florida - St. Petersburg

Shift: 8 Hr. X 5 Days

Who We Are

Peoples Gas is the fastest growing natural gas utility in the Southeast with career opportunities that fit your future. Our organization is diverse – in people, opportunities, and careers. We foster a dynamic and inclusive workplace where safety, innovation and collaboration are at the heart of everything we do.

HOW WILL YOU HELP DRIVE THE FUTURE OF NATURAL GAS?

Our Pipeline Locators accurately locate and mark PGS underground facilities to ensure public safety and prevent pipeline damages resulting from excavation work. Support the PGS Damage Prevention Program by ensuring compliance with Sunshine 811 statutes, standards, and best practices through collaboration with PGS Damage Prevention team, internal and external business partners, and the public in protecting gas pipeline facilities from second- and third-party damages. Assist damage prevention efforts by providing education and influence to PGS team members, excavators, and the public regarding the importance of safe and responsible excavation practices in order to prevent pipeline damages.

What You Need To Succeed

• High School Diploma or equivalent (GED).
• Valid Florida Driver’s License with an acceptable driving record.
• Minimum of 1 year of underground utility locating experience (In lieu of experience, may hold all Operator Qualifications under the ASME B31Q Pipeline Personnel Qualification).
• Must have the ability to learn all job-related skills; Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of GIS utility map reading.
• Must be proficient in operating a computer and familiar with electronic ticket management systems.
• Must have proven competency in operating electronic locating equipment.
• Good working knowledge of state one-call requirements and underground construction practices.
• Must have the ability to follow complex oral and written instructions, and clearly express ideas verbally and in writing.
• Must regularly use independent judgement in work assignments and decision making that affects company operations.
• Ability to learn and understand excavation best practices, PHMSA and FPSC rules and regulations, and company safe work practices.

WHAT WILL GIVE YOU A COMPETITIVE EDGE?

• Minimum of 2 years of pipeline locating work experience.
• Knowledge of the geographic area.

Primary Duties & Responsibilities

• Receive and respond to excavation notices, as appropriate, adhering to company policies, and state one-call requirements utilizing an electronic locate ticket management system. Accurately locate and mark the location of underground assets on roadways, private property, easements, and other locations, using required spray paints, flags, and other related equipment. Operate electronic detection equipment to locate and mark underground pipeline facilities within prescribed accuracy limits.
• Perform light excavation with hand tools to expose buried utilities when necessary.
• Provide electronic map updates and facility record corrections to GIS team as needed.
• Assist with damaged facility investigations, root cause evaluations, data gathering, and completion of required documentation related to excavation damages.
• Build and maintain relationships with excavation contractors to reduce damages.
• Assist other employees as needed and is available for emergency locate response call-out on a rotating or as-needed basis, perform additional duties and responsibilities as assigned.

How You’ll Contribute

• Builds Strong Collaborative Relationships.
• Cultivates Innovation and Embraces Change.
• Takes Ownership and Acts with Integrity.
• Think strategically and exercises sound judgement.
• Speaks up on Safety, Health, and the Environment.

Where And How You Will Work

• Must be physically capable of indoor/outdoor manual labor.
• Must be able to work overtime including call-out duty as business needs dictate.
• Overtime work includes weekends, holidays and call-out/stand-by schedule on a rotating basis.
• Must be able to respond to emergency locate requests and/or other business needs within divisional guidelines and work outdoors for extended periods of time.

Physical Demands/ Requirements

• Must be able to wear appropriate personal protective equipment for work assigned.
• Must be able to ascend/descend ladders, stairs and the like using feet, legs, hands, and arms.
• Must be able to maintain balance when walking, standing, or crouching, on/in narrow or slippery surfaces and/or spaces.
• Must be able to independently operate a motor vehicle in a safe manner.
• Must be able to independently enter/exit a motor vehicle as required during an eight-hour shift.
• Must be able to bend and/or stoop requiring full use of the lower extremities and back muscles.
• Must be able to kneel and or crouch by bending legs at knees to come to rest at knees and bending body downward and forward by bending legs and spine.
• Must be able to walk, stand or sit for extended periods of time.
• Must be able to grasp/handle small hand tools and other objects by applying pressure with fingers and palms.
• Must be able to work primarily with fingers (pinching, picking, etc.) rather than using the whole hand or arm.
• Must be able to pull, push, lift and carry objects weighing up to 100 lbs.
• Must have vision correctable to 20/40.
• Must not have an average hearing loss greater than 40 decibels in the better ear at frequencies of 500, 1000 and 2000 with or without a hearing aid.
• Must be able to smell gas odorant in normal concentrations.
• Must be able to perform repetitive motions by extending arms and hands in any direction with substantial movement of wrists, hands, and fingers.
• Must be able to rotate and revolve body (twist) as to face in another direction.
• Must be physically capable of indoor/outdoor manual labor.

A pre-employment drug screening, as well as a background check (including education, employment, criminal and motor vehicle) will also be conducted as part of the pre-employment screening. A physical may be conducted if required for the role.

Whether you’re launching your career or looking to advance it, Peoples Gas is the perfect place for you, offering exciting opportunities for a long-term career with a dynamic, growing company.

Incident Response Assignment

Our community relies on Peoples Gas to respond swiftly and effectively to all types of incidents, including but not limited to major storm events (e.g., extreme cold, tropical storms, hurricanes), gas leaks, equipment failures, environmental hazards, and other emergencies that may impact public safety or service continuity.