Utility Locator

Overview

Mas Tec Utility Services delivers critical infrastructure construction and engineering services for power delivery, gas, and water customers, specializing in overhead and underground electric distribution for power delivery systems, gas distribution construction for gas systems, and turnkey solutions for water, sewer, and civil infrastructure projects. Backed by decades of experience, unrivaled industry skills, and a deep commitment to core values, MUS delivers safe, innovative, and environmentally responsible services that provide extraordinary value to clients.

Mas Tec Utility Services is a purpose-driven company. Our core values guide our strategy, performance, and culture. We believe in maintaining an environment where team members can make an impact, grow, and thrive. A place where they find meaning and purpose in doing the important work of ensuring communities have the vital energy, light, and communications to prosper. Our culture is inclusive and welcoming.

Our teams are empowered with abundant training, tools, and opportunities to follow their curiosity and ambitions. Everyone has an equal chance to advance. Everyone is supported, respected, and challenged to be their best. We’re always looking for talented and dedicated people to join us and love where they work.

Mas Tec Utility Services is a proud subsidiary of Mas Tec (NYSE: MTZ), a Fortune 500 Company ranked by Energy News-Record as one of the leading contractors in the country. MUS is part of the Mas Tec Power Delivery segment. We are certified as a minority-controlled company by the National Minority Suppliers Development Council (NMSDC). Our rich diversity of people and ideas makes us a stronger, more innovative organization.

The Utility Locator identifies, locates, and marks the location of subsurface utilities to minimize accidental damage or disruption of service due to construction excavation activities. Must be familiar with industry standards, policies, guidelines, and procedures.

• Maintain daily contact with GAS Foremen and General Foremen.
• Submit locate requests in a timely manner.
• Ensure that each foreman has the appropriate locate request in their possession prior to beginning excavation.
• Check positive response for all locate requests.
• Provide standby information for high profile facilities to foremen as needed for each job.
• Conduct pre-excavation inspections of all PVREA job sites to ensure the area to be located is pre-marked if not easily identifiable.
• Conduct spot checks to verify locate marks by facility owner and contracted locators.
• Assist facility owner and contracted locators as needed to narrow down unlocatable facilities.
• Locate privately owned facilities and those still owned by the developer on all oh and ug job sites.
• Coordinate with third party contractors for the locating of privately owned sewer services.
• Maintain copies of all locate requests indefinitely.
• Ensure the safety of the public and other underground utility facilities.
• Read utility locates and coordinate the day based on the needs of current projects.
• Responsible for locating underground utilities and verification in accordance with blueprints and designated plans.
• Maintain company equipment per service requirements and safety guidelines.
• Any other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Minimum

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Valid driver’s license.
• 3 years of utility locating experience.
• Knowledge of reading and understanding blueprints, electronic quarter section, and plat maps.
• Experience scanning for underground utilities.
• General knowledge of construction practices.
• Familiarity with utility infrastructure industry standards, policies, guidelines, and procedures.
• Computer skills. Able to use Outlook, Excel, Word and PowerPoint.
• Ability to work in all weather conditions.
• Time management skills. Work is 70% field and driving, 30% office.
• Must be able to lift up to 100 pounds with pull hooks.

Preferred

• 4 or more years working as a utility locator.

This job operates in a field environment. This role routinely requires extended periods of bending, squatting, climbing, kneeling,…