Utility Locator

Company Overview

Mas Tec Utility Services delivers critical infrastructure construction and engineering services for power delivery, gas, and water customers. Backed by decades of experience, we provide safe, innovative, and environmentally responsible services that deliver extraordinary value to clients.

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 each foreman has the appropriate locate request before 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.

• 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.

• 4 or more years working as a utility locator.

This role operates in a field environment. The job requires extended periods of bending, squatting, climbing, kneeling, pushing, pulling, lifting, and twisting. Work is performed in inclement weather conditions such as extreme heat, extreme cold, rain, ice, snow, and wind. Lifting up to 50 pounds, clear vision at 20 feet, hand‑eye coordination, and color discrimination are required.

Medical, Dental, Vision, Disability and Life insurance, a 401(k) plan, and Employee Stock Purchase plan.

Mas Tec Utility Services Company is a certification Minority‑Controlled Company by the National Minority Supplier Development Council (NMSDC). The Company’s policy is not to unlawfully discriminate against any applicant or employee based on race, color, national origin, ethnicity, sex, gender, sexual orientation, religion, marital status, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other basis protected by applicable law and EEOC regulations.

The Company also prohibits harassment of applicants or employees based on any of these protected categories.