Safety​/Utilities Locator Officer

Utility Locater

The purpose of this job within the organization is to locate underground utilities to prevent damage to utility lines or injury to citizens, contractors and employees. This job works under close to general supervision according to set procedures, but determines how or when to complete tasks. Responds to requests to locate underground utilities (water, sewer and storm) for the City. Outlines the "Miss Utility" program with new construction and home owners.

Inspects job sites and equipment to ensure they are in compliance with safety standards and regulations. Locates and marks utility lines utilizing locating equipment, maps, and plans. Manages contractors work and assists with setting utility markings to locate underground utilities. Enters daily work into the computer to make records and supplies copies of all work. Provides customer service to assist homeowner's, contractors and citizens with utility issues.

Ensures crews adhere to all OSHA safety requirements. Reads and interprets construction plans, drawings and maps. Performs related work as assigned.

Data Responsibility refers to information, knowledge, and conceptions obtained by observation, investigation, interpretation, visualization, and mental creation. Data are intangible and include numbers, words, symbols, ideas, concepts, and oral verbalizations. Gathers, organizes, analyzes, examines or evaluates data or information and may prescribe action based on these data or information. People include co-workers, workers in other areas or agencies and the general public.

Serves others such as customers, attends to their requests and exchanges information with them. Asset responsibility refers to the responsibility for achieving economies or preventing loss within the organization. Requires minimum responsibility for only small quantities of low cost items or supplies where opportunities for achieving economies or preventing loss are negligible. Mathematics requires the use of symbols, numbers and formulas to solve mathematical problems.

Uses basic addition and subtraction, such as making change or measuring. Communications involves the ability to read, write, and speak. Reads technical instructions, procedures manuals and charts to solve practical problems, such as assembly instruction for tools, routine office equipment operating instructions, and methods and procedures for investigations and in drawing and layout work; composes routine reports and specialized reports, forms, and business letters, with proper format;

speaks compound sentences using normal grammar and word form. Responsible for guiding others, requiring frequent decisions, affecting the individual, co-workers and others who depend on the service or product; works in a somewhat fluid environment with rules and procedures, but many variations from the routine. Performs semi-routine work, following procedures, with occasional problems; requires normal attention for accurate results. The impact of errors is serious – affects most units in organization, and may affect citizens or loss of life and/or damage could occur and probability is likely.

Performs light to medium work that involves walking or standing virtually all of the time and also involves exerting between 20 and 50 pounds of force on a regular and recurring basis or considerable skill, adeptness and speed in the use of the fingers, hands or limbs in tasks involving close tolerances or limits of accuracy. Involves routine and frequent exposure to extreme heat and/or cold;

wet or humid conditions. Requires some responsibility for safety and health of others and/or for occasional enforcement of the standards of public safety or health.

Requires High School graduation or GED equivalent. Requires two years' experience in utility construction and/or surveying. An equivalent combination of training and experience (as approved by the department) may be used to meet the minimum qualifications of the position. Valid Virginia Driver's License.

The City of Petersburg is an Equal Opportunity Employer. ADA requires the City of Petersburg to provide adequate accommodations to qualified persons with disabilities. Prospective and current employees are encouraged to discuss ADA accommodations with management.