Job Location : Rochester NY, Buffalo, NY

Work Hours : Monday thru Friday : 7 : 00 am - 3 : 30 pm

Rate of Pay : $24 - $30 / hr.; $1500 new hire bonus available

Travel : Up to 20-35% travel (based on job requirement)

On The Mark Utility Locating Services, Inc., is hiring people like you! If you are a quality conscious, safety oriented, hard working individual who enjoys working outdoors, then consider a long term career at OTM! We are looking for individuals who consider themselves problem solvers, are confident in their abilities, and take pride in public safety to join our OTM family!

Position Summary

Perform work that involves using Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) and / or a variety of Radio Frequency (RF) or Electromagnetic (EM) locating equipment to locate various customer owned and maintained (private) underground facilities such as private gas, electric, cable / tv, street lighting, telecommunications, sanitary sewer, water, etc.

Includes visual inspection of predefined construction areas, and reading and interpretation of utility maps, if provided, to determine the presence of underground utilities.

In many instances, as-builts or utility maps do not exist, so technician should be very familiar with underground infrastructure and how to use work site datums such as meter sets, pole drops, transformers, valve boxes, pedestals, manholes / handholes, etc.

to locate underground facilities.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

The essential functions include, but are not limited to the following :

Efficiently operate Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) equipment and various types of Radio Frequency (RF) detection equipment to locate and customer owned & maintained (private) underground utilities (e.

g., gas, electric, cable, fiber, water, sanitary / sewer, etc.) within prescribed accuracy limits.

• Ability to recognize fixed datums such as electric drops, manholes, handholes, etc. for underground utilities and locate the run of the utility when maps are not provided.
• Use a tablet or other devices to receive document, and close out excavation notices
• Read and interpret utility maps / prints, if provided, to identify the type and size of underground utilities.
• Perform light excavation with a shovel, to expose buried manholes, sanitary sewer cleanouts, valve boxes, etc. when necessary.
• Provide accurate documentation, pictures / video and / or sketches related to all locates completed.
• Operate a company vehicle in a safe manner and maintain a professional appearance.
• Able to remove manhole covers, when needed, using assigned equipment to verify the location of the electric or communication lines.
• Perform work in all weather conditions, during normal and after hours.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Essential Requirements

• 3-5 years of GPR experience in locating and marking various types of underground facilities (e.g., gas, electric, cable / fiber, etc.)
• Pass a pre-employment Drug & Alcohol Test.

Minimum Qualifications (Incl. Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities)

• Ability to lift moderately heavy objects, properly use basic equipment and tools properly and safely, walk and stand for long periods of time, and perform manual labor under adverse field conditions.
• Ability to work independently and complete daily activities per daily work schedule.
• Ability to communicate orally and in writing.
• Ability to meet attendance schedule with dependability and consistency.

Physical Demands and Work Environment

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these functions. The employee regularly works near moving mechanical parts and in outside conditions that include inclement weather, heat, and humidity.

While performing the duties of this position, the employee is regularly required to talk or listen. The employee frequently is required to use hands or finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls as well as the use of can spray paint.

The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk; sit; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.

Specific vision abilities required by this position include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, and the ability to adjust focus.

The employee must be able to lift, push, pull or carry objects, use abdominal and lower back muscles to provide support over time without fatigue.

Good physical stamina is required.

Note :

This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee(s) incumbent in this position.

Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by any person authorized to give instructions or assignments.

All duties and responsibilities are essential functions and requirements and are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities.

To perform this job successfully, the incumbents will possess the skills, aptitudes, and abilities to perform each duty proficiently.

Some requirements may exclude individuals who pose a direct threat or significant risk to the health or safety of themselves or others.

The requirements listed in this document are the minimum levels of knowledge, skills, or abilities. This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, other than an "at will" relationship.

Last updated : 2024-06-10