Utility Locator - Transportation

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Job Description Summary Department - Transportation Job Description Job Type: Classified

Job Classification: 5800 - Utility Locator

Salary Grade: 6

Pay Range Hiring Range: $21.76 - $25.56 Per Hour  Pay Range: $21.76 - $29.36 Per Hour 

Range Explanation:

• Hiring Range is an estimate of where you can receive an offer. The actual salary offer will carefully consider a wide range of factors, including your skills, qualifications, experience, education, licenses, training, and internal equity.

• Pay Range is the entire compensation range for the position.

The Pima County Department of Transportation is seeking a Utility Locator to accurately identify, mark, and document underground utilities that support the County’s signals, lighting, fiber, and future conduit systems. This position offers an excellent opportunity to further develop technical expertise in a specialized and growing trade.

The selected candidate will work four ten-hour shifts, Monday through Thursday, from 6:00 AM to 4:30 PM. Periodic on‑call and overtime work including nights, weekends, and holidays will be required.

Essential Functions:

As defined under the Americans with Disabilities Act, this classification may include any of the following tasks, knowledge, skills, and other characteristics. This list is ILLUSTRATIVE ONLY and is not a comprehensive listing of all functions and tasks performed by incumbents of this class. Work assignments may vary depending on the department’s need and will be communicated to the applicant or incumbent by the supervisor.

• Reviews engineering maps, utility drawings, construction plans, base maps, electrical schematics, and other computerized, micro-fiche, or printed reference material to determine precise locations of County-owned, -operated, or -maintained underground utilities;

• Identifies and marks the physical location and path of underground utilities owned, operated, or maintained by the County within the time constraints provided by state, federal, or other regulatory agencies;

• Attends and participates in pre-construction meetings and conferences with contractors and private citizens to determine requirements for County utility locator services;

• Observes all County, state and federal safety regulations and requirements while working on public or private roadways;

• Communicates policies, procedures and regulatory requirements to contractors and the public regarding utility locator services;

• Completes appropriate logs, records, work-orders, and tickets to document utility locator services accomplished, as required by County or other regulatory agencies;

• Conducts internal investigations of damaged, County-owned, operated, or maintained underground utilities and identifies sewer line or manhole discrepancies to the appropriate authorities for correction or repair as required;

• Performs operator-level servicing and maintenance of equipment and vehicles used to locate and mark underground utilities and arranges for further vehicle maintenance when required;

• May train or lead other Utility Locators in the procedures and techniques required to locate, identify, record and mark underground utilities.

Minimum Qualifications:

One year of work experience reading and interpreting engineering maps, utility drawings, construction plans, or schematics.

OR:

Six months of experience locating and marking underground utilities.

(18 semester hours of college-level course work from an accredited college, technical trade school or university in engineering, surveying, drafting, blueprint reading, construction, or cartography may substitute for the above work experience requirements.)

Qualifying education and experience must be clearly documented in the "Education" and "Work Experience" sections of the application. Do not substitute a resume for your application or write "see resume" on your application.     Preferred Qualifications : (Be specific in describing your experience in your application. Ensure the descriptions provided illustrate your competencies, specifically addressing the required and preferred qualifications.): 

  • Experience locating and marking underground electrical utilities using Radiodetection or equivalent equipment, including proper operation of transmitters and receivers to accurately trace and mark electric utility lines.

• Experience with reading and interpreting engineering maps, utility drawings, construction plans, base maps, electrical schematics, and related reference materials to determine the locations of underground utilities.

• Experienced using computer-based ticketing platforms such as Utilisphere or similar systems to receive, track, and respond to Blue Stake requests submitted by excavators.

• Experience updating and maintaining as-built redline construction plans and electrical schematics to document field discrepancies identified during inspections or construction activities.

• Experienced accessing underground vaults, pull boxes, poles, and other electrical enclosures to connect and operate locating equipment for identifying and marking underground utilities.

Selection Proce dure :   Pima County Human Resources Department reserves the right to admit to the selection process only those candidates that meet the minimum qualifications. All applications will be assessed based on an evaluation of the listed education and experience. Candidates meeting the minimum qualifications may be further evaluated/scored against any advertised Preferred Qualifications. The hiring authority will interview and select the successful candidate from a referral list provided by Human Resources.   Additional   assessments/testing may be   required   as part of the selection process .         

Supplemental Information:  

Licenses and Certificates :  Valid driver license is   required   at time of application.  Valid  AZ  driver license is   required   at time of appointment. The successful applicant will be subject to a 39-month DOT Mot

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