Position Summary
The Trouble Locate Technician specializes in difficult, congested, or high-risk underground utility investigations where standard locating methods are insufficient. This role requires advanced troubleshooting expertise, critical thinking, and extensive field experience.
Key Responsibilities:
- Investigate complex utility locating issues and unmarked facilities.
- Perform advanced electromagnetic and signal analysis.
- Locate utilities in congested urban environments and major infrastructure corridors.
- Verify utility depth, direction, and continuity.
- Support excavation crews during high-risk digs and emergency work.
- Utilize advanced locating technologies including:
- GPR
- Induction locating
- Passive sweeps
- Sonde locating
- Signal tracing
- Diagnose bleed-over, distorted signals, and abandoned utilities.
- Create detailed field documentation and sketches.
- Support damage investigations and root-cause analysis.
- Provide technical guidance to field locators and supervisors.
Qualifications:
- 5+ years advanced locating experience strongly preferred.
- Extensive knowledge of underground utility infrastructure.
- Experience in high-density utility environments.
- Ability to interpret complex utility prints and as-builts.
- Strong troubleshooting and analytical skills.
- Experience with major electric transmission or distribution systems preferred.
Preferred Experience:
- Utility locating on large-scale infrastructure projects
- Strip, resort, airport, or metropolitan utility environments
- HDD support and vacuum excavation coordination
- Advanced fault locating and tracing
Certifications Preferred:
- OSHA 30
- Confined space awareness
- CPR/First Aid
- Advanced locating manufacturer training
Physical & Environmental Requirements:
- Outdoor work in all weather conditions.
- Night work and emergency response capability.
- Ability to safely work near active construction and traffic zones.