MI- Utility Locate Technician

Utility Locate Technician

Utility Locate Technicians are responsible for accurately locating underground facilities, including electric power lines, gas lines, and fiber optic lines (minimal). This position ensures compliance with client and state requirements. Service duties include observing, locating, marking, and documenting underground and exposed utility locations. The technician will use multiple methods and may work independently or as part of a team under a supervisor.

Ability to focus, skill, and use of tools are required. Grid Hawk LLC is an equal opportunity employer. All employees can advance within the company, based on performance.

• 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
• Ability to lift over 50 lbs and walk/stand for multiple hours a day
• Excellent communication skills
• Pass a background screening (no violations within the last five years)
• Pass a DOT drug test
• Completed background check

• Computer skills: 1 year (preferred)
• Utility locating experience: 1 year (preferred)
• Driver’s license (required)

• Locate underground facilities using transmitter and other equipment
• Work in and walk over all types of terrain in construction zones and residential, commercial, industrial, and rural areas, in all weather conditions
• Interpret job order tickets, blueprints, and maps to route and perform duties efficiently
• Perform locates and emergency/on‑call locations during regular, overtime, and holiday hours as needed to meet customer requirements
• Perform all work in a timely, professional, and efficient manner while effectively communicating with customers, co‑employees, and third parties
• Communicate with management, contractors, and utility customers to ensure a damage‑free environment
• Work with others and in a supervised team environment

• Company vehicle, laptop, and smartphone
• Personal protective equipment provided
• All employees are assigned proper technology and work vehicles to perform duties

• Health Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Term Life Insurance
• Short‑Term Disability
• Long‑Term Disability
• Flexible Benefits Plan
• 401(k) savings plan (matched by company)
• Paid holidays and PTO (eligible for full‑time employees after 30 days of employment and maintaining an average of 30 hours per week)
• 401(k) matching
• Flexible spending account
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off

• 10‑hour shift, Monday to Friday, on call, weekends as needed

Full‑time

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