Utility Locator - Water & Sewer

Full Salary Range: $24.16 - $35.03 Hourly

Anticipated Hiring Range: $24.16 - $30.41 Hourly

Why do I see two salary ranges?

The City of Greeley in compliance with Colorado state law, includes a salary range for all positions posted. This law is intended to improve wage transparency. The City of Greeley, in support of wage transparency, posts both the full salary range for each position (what you might anticipate your earnings could be if you work for the City of Greeley for some time), as well as the anticipated hiring range (the range within which the City anticipates making an offer).

The actual offer extended will be based on your years of relevant experience, education, certifications and potentially other factors.

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The City of Greeley is committed to providing a comprehensive total rewards program that supports employees in their work by encouraging excellence and investing in employee development and recognition. This philosophy is grounded in fiscal responsibility, organizational effectiveness, and employee safety and well-being, ensuring the responsible stewardship of public resources while offering meaningful and comparable rewards. This approach ensures that the city remains an attractive, inclusive, and rewarding work environment, while also effectively serving the community.

Benefits: This position is benefits eligible. Please view our benefits guide here.

The City of Greeley is seeking a Utility Locator in the Transmission/Distribution Division of the Water and Sewer Department. This position reports to the Utility Locator Supervisor and will assist with locating and maintaining Water & Sewer utilities/facilities throughout the City of Greeley. Identifying the location for all utilities helps protect the City’s assets from damage during excavations, utility pot-holing, and directional boring projects.

The utility locator is the contact person responsible for providing information to City employees, contractors, other utility companies, and homeowners regarding the City of Greeley policies, procedures, and underground construction standards.

• Specialized training beyond high school diploma or equivalent.
• Six (6) months to one (1) year of experience in locating, maintaining, and inspecting Water & Sewer facilities and infrastructure.
• Six (6) months to one (1) year of demonstrated experience using GIS and GPS mapping.

OR

A combination of related education, experience, certifications, and licensure that will result in a candidate successfully performing the essential functions of the job may be considered by the hiring authority.

AND

A valid, unrestricted Colorado driver's license

• Class A Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) preferred, or the ability to obtain within two (2) years of hire.
• Traffic Control and Flagger certified.
• Current Colorado State Water Distribution I certification, or the ability to obtain within one (1) year of hire
• Current Wastewater Collections I certification preferred, or the ability to obtain within two (2) years of hire.
• Previous knowledge of City of Greeley Water & Sewer infrastructure.
• Three (3) to six (6) months of experience utilizing locating equipment.
• Six (6) months to one (1) year of previous experience working with fiber locating devices and portable cameras.
• Beginner level knowledge of directional boring.

• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
• Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organizations.
  Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
• Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
• Knowledge of the business and organizational structure of Colorado municipalities.
• Collaboration skills, including the ability to work with others from different areas and backgrounds…