Carlsbad - The Community: The City of Carlsbad is ideally situated in north San Diego County where a great climate, beautiful beaches and lagoons, and abundant natural open space combine with world-class resorts, family attractions, well planned neighborhoods, excellent schools, and a charming village atmosphere to create the ideal California experience. Covering nearly 40 square miles, the City of Carlsbad is currently home to about 115,000 residents. Thanks to an award-winning growth management plan, the city's infrastructure and services keep pace with development and promote an excellent quality of life.

DEI Statement:
The City of Carlsbad embraces diversity, equity and inclusion in the workplace and recognizes the vital relationship of a culturally diverse, engaged work environment and innovative excellence. A diverse, equitable and inclusive work climate comprises personal experiences, values, and views shaped from differences of culture and circumstance. Our organization appreciates belonging, creativity, recognition and retention of its employees and is committed to hiring and developing motivated, productive and talented employees who provide services and enhance our quality of life. We work to embrace open and equitable access to opportunities for learning and development as our responsibility and goal.  

The Position: 

Under immediate supervision, responds to Dig Alert tickets, researches, identifies, and marks out the location of District and City underground utilities and related appurtenances; Locates utilities for entities and individuals working around critical facilities; Inspects and reports compliance issues related to encroachments on District and City easement boundaries; including horizontal and vertical utility separation requirements related to proposed wet and dry utility installations; identifies types and sizes of underground pipelines; field verify, document and report updated information to the geographic information system (GIS) database.

Completes utility location requests; identifies and marks location of underground facilities for USA mark out program; assists city and Utilities departments with utility locations as necessary.

Inspects and reports compliance issues related to District utility separation requirements and District easement boundaries.

Locates and marks out District underground utilities; prepares updated field data on location of District underground utilities; operates pipe locator and a variety of hand and power tools and equipment related to job duties; meets with contractors regarding the location of utilities; walks the construction area with contractor to examine locations and markings;

Updates, maintains, and organizes location and inspection drawing, files, and records.

Reads and understands maps and other documents to help identify underground utilities. Reports any identified misinformation to the appropriate GIS personnel for corrections.

Utilizes the provided mapping tools and locating equipment, as well as other data and information, to locate underground utilities. Indicates utility locations through the utilization of paint, flags, and communicates other relevant information to excavation personnel or other appropriate authorities.

Investigate and identify water leaks within the potable and recycled water systems and report findings to construction and maintenance supervisor.

Responds within time frames required by law, department protocol or best practices to USA Markouts and emergency calls, including working varying hours, weekends, holidays, and unscheduled days as required.

Knowledge of:

• Basic methods and techniques used in the identification and location of underground utility services.

• Pertinent federal, state, and local laws, codes, and regulations concerning USA mark outs.

• Common Ground Alliance best practices.

• Surveying principles and practices as applied to design and construction surveys, working knowledge of pipe and cable locating equipment.

• Principles and procedures of record keeping.

Ability to:

• Communicate effectively both orally and in writing; Manage time and priorities. 

• Establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with all levels of employees, contractors, and customers.

• Maintains records of work performed, complete and accurate records and documentation.

• Performs other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

• Operate assigned vehicles skillfully and safely; observe safe driving practices.

• Performs standby duty after one year. 

• Observe safe work methods and safety practices related to the work; cone and flag worksites to secure from traffic; use appropriate safety equipment.

• Assist construction and maintenance staff with various tasks, including but not limited to, install, maintain, and repair water distribution and, transmission pipelines, taps, valves, meter services, fire hydrants, manholes and related appurtenances and structures.

A minimum of one (1) year of experience in utility locating preferably in locating water and wastewater infrastructure; including experience in the use of locating equipment.

Education:

High School Diploma or GED equivalent. Training as a competent Utility Locator desired.