Utility Field Technician
Summary
A Utility Field Technician locates underground utilities like pipes and cables using excavation, hand tools, and vacuum excavation technologies. You will assist the SUE Crew Chief, read utility maps and blueprints, document findings in CAD formats, and safely expose subsurface utilities in various land conditions while maintaining equipment and following safety protocols.
POSITION SUMMARY
As a Utility Field Technician, you will be responsible for identifying utility pathways, cables, pipes, and other conduits that carry utilities underground. The field tech’s primary goal is to locate projected utilities using a variety of techniques, excavation, and physical digging in a variety of land conditions.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
- Assists SUE Crew Chief in underground utility location performing designating and excavating tasks.
- Load, unload and maintain SUE equipment daily.
- Safely excavate to expose subsurface utilities using hand tools and vacuum excavation technologies.
- Provide accurate measurements for utilities in project limits.
- Read and interpret utility records, as built and survey drawings and highway design plans.
- Organize field work, while accurately and efficiently collecting field data, locating features, and deliver data to the office, while maintaining accurate records of work and expenses.
- Drives, operates, and helps maintain SSMC vehicles.
- Assists in providing Temporary Traffic Control (TTC) setup, as well as all related safety and other field tasks.
- Mark utilities with flags and/or paint and produce a sketch of results for future use by the client.
- Record and document the underground utility field data in accordance with Drafting and CAD standard formats.
- Read maps and blueprints to determine where utilities are located.
- Responsible for care and maintenance of equipment.
- Coordinate survey work in relation with SUE.
- During periods when locate activity is slow, this individual will assist in mapping, record keeping and information gathering and research for SSMC.
- May work on Survey projects as needed.
- Attend and participate in scheduled meetings.
- Must wear Personal Protective Equipment Required: (i.e., Safety Boots).
- Requires a valid driver’s license and must maintain eligibility to drive as per the Company Vehicle policy.
- Continually strive to maintain technical knowledge of industry standards.
- May perform light office duties including but not limited to filing, making copies, and scanning.
- May carry out other duties as assigned by management.