Utility Locate Technician Austin, Texas

Utility Locate Technician – Austin, Texas

ELM Utility Services, with a team of over 1,700 employees nationwide, is offering a great opportunity for a Utility Locate Technician in the Austin, Texas area. ELM Technicians are essential in their communities, ensuring that gas, electric, and communication systems are dependable and well‑maintained. They perform high‑quality utility marking to avoid damage during excavation of these vital facilities. Our technicians use the advanced LaunchPoint software system, which incorporates the latest technology to create efficiencies.

• Company vehicle, fuel card, and cell phone provided for you to take home each day.
• Optional benefits:
  Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Disability, FSA, H.S.A., and Teladoc.
• Company Paid Life Insurance.
• Paid‑Time Off (PTO) for vacation and sick time (accrues up to 80 hours per full year and increases with years of service).
• 6 Paid Holidays.
• 401(k) plan.
• Boot Reimbursement Program.
• Elite Performance incentives.
• Bonuses for milestone anniversaries.

• Work independently outdoors with company‑provided vehicle as a mobile office, completing a route of locate requests each day.
• Accurately, safely, and efficiently locate and mark underground utilities using marking paint, flags, and sometimes whiskers.
• Use the mobile work system to receive daily tasks.

• Ability to pass a pre‑employment drug test, Motor Vehicle Record check, and background check.
• High School Diploma or GED and at least 18 years of age.
• Valid driver’s license.

Please note:

This is a Safety‑Sensitive DOT position that must comply with all Federal Department of Transportation regulations. The use of marijuana remains a drug listed in Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act, and the use of marijuana (medical or recreational) is prohibited.

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