Lead Locate Technician

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Job Description

• Lead a group of employees within the team while maintaining and protecting the area of coverage.
• Accurately locate underground facilities including telephone, electric power, cable television, gas, fiber optic, water, and sewer lines.
• Observe, locate, mark, and document underground and exposed utility locations using multiple methods.
• Dispatch locating technicians to locate and verify for utility customers.
• Oversee daily scheduling of contractors and sub‑contractors and route tickets to ensure optimized efficiency.
• Game plan to achieve daily production targets and provide help if needed.
• Review prior day’s documents and reports and adjust daily expectations and safety messages as needed.
• Audit documents and ensure all documents correctly comply with client regulations.
• Establish client quality assurance and resolve any problems if needed.
• Ensure all team members’ timesheets are correct and team members are accounted for.
• Work in and walk over all types of terrain in and around construction zones, residential, commercial, industrial and rural areas in all weather conditions.
• Interpret job order tickets, blueprints and maps to efficiently route and perform duties.
• Perform locates and emergency/on‑call locates during regular, overtime and holiday hours as necessary to meet customer needs.
• Communicate with management team, contractor and utility customer to ensure a damage‑free environment.
• Communicate effectively with customers, co‑employees and third parties while performing all work in a timely, professional and efficient manner.
• Use knowledge of technology and tools needed for locating operations.
• Work with others and in a supervised team environment.

• High School Diploma or equivalency (GED).
• Multiple years of utility locating experience.
• Documentation of excellent quality ratio within the locating industry.
• Knowledge and experience using multiple types of utility locating equipment.
• Ability to problem‑solve and read, interpret, and decipher multiple types of prints.
• Vacuum truck experience (A+).
• Ability to lift over 50lbs and walk/stand for multiple hours a day.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Pass a background screening (no violations within the last 3 years) and a DOT drug test.

• Health Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Term Life Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Flexible Benefits Plan
• 401(k) Savings Plan (matched by the company)

All employees are eligible to receive a form of company benefits. Full‑time employees who maintain an average of 30 hours worked per week qualify for paid holidays and PTO. Benefits become available the first of the next month following 30 days of employment.

Full‑time

Job Title:

Lead Locate Technician

Company vehicle, laptop and smartphone provided. All personal protective equipment provided. All employees assigned proper technology and work vehicles in order to perform all work‑related duties.

Grid Hawk LLC is an equal opportunity employer. All employees can advance within the company based on satisfactory performance.