Utility Locator

188 Q3 Contracting, Inc; Little Canada (MN); On-site; USD 39,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Weekly pay

On-the-job training

Health, Dental and Vision

Job summary

Primoris Gas Operations in Minnesota is seeking experienced locators to perform safe and accurate gas and electric underground utility locate work. You will maintain quality standards, coordinate workloads, and communicate effectively with customers, crews and supervisors.

A valid driver's license and the ability to pass testing are required. We offer on-the-job training, weekly pay, and union-sponsored benefits including health, dental, and vision coverage.

Qualifications

• 2 years of line locating experience.
• High School diploma or GED.
• Valid driver's license with clean history.
• Solid communication skills and reasoning ability.

Responsibilities

• Perform safe and accurate locates, focusing on Gas and Electric underground utilities.
• Maintains high standards in both the quality and quantity of locating work.
• Coordinate assigned work volumes and communicate with customers and crews.
• Identify elevated danger and inform supervisor as needed.
• Support other divisions when requested.

Skills

Line locating

Communication

Education

High School diploma or GED

Job description

Job Overview:

Primoris Services Corporation is a leading provider of critical infrastructure services to the utility, energy, and renewables markets throughout the United States and Canada. Q3 Contracting (Q3C), a division of Primoris Services Corporation, is a publicly owned and operated construction contracting company that provides both specific and turnkey services for its customers in the gas, oil, electric and telecommunications industry. Make your mark with a growing company!! We are currently hiring experienced LOCATORS for our MN crew! Compensation: $32.97/hr. (Paid weekly) $9.44/hr. towards pension $3.00/hr. vacation fund

Key Responsibilities:

• Perform safe and accurate locates, focusing on Gas and Electric underground utilities.
• Maintains high standards in both the quality and quantity of locating work.
• Works to prevent damage to customer facilities by all reasonable and available means.
• Efficiently manage and coordinate assigned work volumes.
• Ability to make reasonable commitments and ensure they are upheld.
• Represents the company in a courteous and professional manner with respect to conduct and appearance with contractors, vendors and customers.
• Demonstrates respect towards fellow employees at any management or non-management level and honor requests made in relationship to work-related items.
• Ability to identify and Inform supervisor/foreman when unique construction projects present an elevated danger to customer facilities.
• Ability to identify and notifies their supervisor/foreman when inaccuracies or omissions in customer maps and records are discovered.
• Availability to provide work support to other divisions of the company when needed and at supervisor/foreman’s request.
• Willingness to learn new job skills and tasks when the company deems appropriate.
• Performs all work functions in accordance with the QUS field policy and procedure as well as the QUS Safety Policies and Procedures.

Preferred Qualifications:

• 2 years of line locating experience.

Job Requirements:

• High School diploma or GED.
• A valid driver's license with a clean driving history.
• Solid communication skills and reasoning ability.
• Ability to communicate effectively with fellow employees, supervisors/foremen, excavators, contractors and customers.
• Ability to pass drug tests for pre-employment and continuing random tests and possible physicals as required by various state and/or federal agencies and/or QUS for safe operation of equipment.
• Possess a fundamental understanding of basic locating concepts and a basic understanding of utility distribution.
• Ability to read and interpret utility maps and utility records.
• Posses a fundamental understanding of the One Call System rules and regulations.
• Ability to read and interpret locate ticket request.
• Primoris Gas Operations is a drug free environment.
• All positions require participation in federally compliant PHMSA or FMSCA drug and alcohol testing programs.
• This includes both pre-employment and ongoing random testing.
• Other duties as assigned.

Compensation and Benefits:

• Highly competitive, union-contract wages
• Paid on-the-job training
• Union-sponsored benefit packages - Health, Dental and Vision
• Opportunities to advance and build your career
• Weekly pay
• Award-winning safety programs
• Equal Opportunity Employer
• This employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws.
• For further information, please review the Know Your Rights notice from the Department of Labor.
• Equal Opportunity Employer
• This employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws.
• For further information, please review the Know Your Rights notice from the Department of Labor.

Company Overview:

Primoris Gas Operations, which consist of companies such as Q3 Contracting, ARB, Primoris Distribution Services, Snelson and Pipejacking Trenchless, has over 60 years of experience working in the natural gas distribution industry. Over this time, we have maintained numerous customer relationships spanning more than two decades. Providing a safe environment, quality workmanship, and exceptional value to our customers is the foremost focus of our operations.

EEO Statement

We are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Agency Statement

We are not accepting resumes from Third Party Recruiting Firms for this position. If you are an Agency or Search firm representative, contact the Primoris Talent Acquisition Manager directly for consideration. Primoris or its subsidiaries will not be responsible for any fees arising from the use of resumes and online response forms through this source. In addition, Primoris or its subsidiaries will not be responsible for any fees on unsolicited resumes that are submitted to any member of the Staffing or Operations team. Primoris has established an approved vendor program for this service and will only consider accepting submissions from those approved firms. For consideration in becoming an approved vendor, contact HR.

Power Your Potential.

As a premier specialty contractor, we deliver critical infrastructure services to the utility and energy markets throughout the United States and Canada. We’re proud to provide unmatched value to our clients, a safe work environment to our employees, and innovation to our communities. When you’re part of our team, the opportunities are endless. From career advancement to worldclass benefits, we value, safeguard, invest in, and motivate our employees as we build the future, together.