Safety/Utilities Locator Officer

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Safety/Utilities Locator Officer Salary $36,099.15 - $57,709.91 Annually Location VA 23803, VA Job Type Full-Time Job Number 01027 Department Public Utilities Opening Date 01/02/2026

Description 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.

Duties and Responsibilities The functions listed below are those that represent the majority of the time spent working in this job. Management may assign additional functions related to the type of work of the job as necessary.

• Essential Functions
• 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 homeowners, contractors, and citizens with utility issues.
• Additional Duties
• Ensures crews adhere to all OSHA safety requirements.
• Reads and interprets construction plans, drawings, and maps.
• Performs related work as assigned.

Responsibilities, Requirements, and Impacts

• Data Responsibility
• Gathers, organizes, analyzes, examines, or evaluates data or information and may prescribe action based on these data or information.
• People Responsibility
• Serves others, such as customers, attends to their requests, and exchanges information with them.
• Asset Responsibility
• Requires minimum responsibility for only small quantities of low-cost items or supplies where opportunities for achieving economies or preventing loss are negligible.
• Mathematical Requirements
• Uses basic addition and subtraction, such as making change or measuring.
• Communications Requirements
• Reads technical instructions, procedures manuals, and charts to solve practical problems.
• Composes routine reports and specialized reports, forms, and business letters, with proper format.
• Speaks compound sentences using normal grammar and word form.
• Judgment Requirements
• Responsible for guiding others, requiring frequent decisions, affecting the individual, co-workers, and others who depend on the service or product.
• Complexity of Work
• Performs semi-routine work, following procedures, with occasional problems; requires normal attention for accurate results.
• Impact of Errors
• Consequences such as damage to equipment and property, loss of data, exposure of the organization to legal liability, and injury or death for individuals.
• Physical Demands
• 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.
• Equipment Usage
• Handles or uses computers, tools, equipment, or work aids involving little or no latitude for judgment regarding attainment of a standard or in selecting appropriate items.
• Unavoidable Hazards
• Involves routine and frequent exposure to extreme heat and/or cold; wet or humid conditions.
• Safety of Others
• Requires some responsibility for safety and health of others and/or for occasional enforcement of the standards of public safety or health.

Qualifications

• Minimum Education and Experience Requirements
• Requires High School graduation or GED equivalent.
• Requires two years of experience in utility construction and/or surveying.
• Special Certifications and Licenses
• Valid Virginia Drivers License.
• Additional Requirements
• Americans with Disabilities Act Compliance: The City of Petersburg is an Equal Opportunity Employer. ADA requires the City of Petersburg to provide adequate accommodations to qualified persons with disabilities.

Benefits For a summary of Benefits currently being offered by the City of Petersburg for Full-Time Employees Only, please click the following link: http://www.petersburgva.gov/index.aspx?NID=518

10-Point Compensable Veteran You must have an existing compensable service-connected disability of 10 percent or more. Other 10-point veterans include disabled veterans or a veteran who was awarded the Purple Heart for wound or injuries received in action, veterans widow or widower who has not remarried, wife or husband of a veteran who has a service-connected disability, widowed, divorced, or separated mother of an ex-service son or daughter who died in action, or who is totally and permanently disabled. Do any of these apply? Yes No

5-Point Veterans Must have been discharged under honorable conditions and had one of the following:

• Active duty in the Armed Forces of the United States, in a war, or during the period 4/28/52 - 7/1/55 or active duty for more than 180 consecutive days other than for training, any part of which occurred during the period beginning 2/1/55 and 10/14/76 or active duty during the Gulf War sometime between 8/2/90 - 1/2/92 or active duty in a campaign or expedition for which a campaign badge has been authorized or active duty for which more than 180 consecutive days other than for training, any part of which occurred during the period beginning 9/11/2001 and ending on the date prescribed by the Presidential proclamation or by the law as the last date of operation Iraqi Freedom. Do any of these apply? Yes No

Do You Possess a Valid Drivers License? Yes No

Are You a City of Petersburg Employee? Yes, I am a City of Petersburg employee. No, I am not a City of Petersburg employee.

Are You a City of Petersburg Employee (Full-Time or Part-Time/Temporary)? Yes, I am a City of Petersburg employee. No, I am not a City of Petersburg employee.

Do You Have Working Knowledge of the American with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Its Applications? Yes, I do have the ability to perform the physical requirements of the position. No, I am unable to perform the physical requirements of the position.

Were You Referred by US Army PaYS or Virginia Values Veterans V3? If so, please specify which program.

Have You Previously Worked for the City of Petersburg? If so, what department?

Required Question Employer: City of Petersburg Address: 135 No. Union Street Petersburg, Virginia, 23803 Phone: 804-733-2381 Website: http://www.petersburgva.gov