Utility Locator

About the Department

ABOUT CEDAR PARK 
As the third largest city in the Austin metropolitan area, Cedar Park is an integral part of the rapid growth and burgeoning prosperity of Central Texas and Williamson County.  Cedar Park is widely known for its excellent schools and a pro-business environment. We are consistently named by multiple outlets one of the top places in the U.S. to raise a family – due to our abundance of amenities, relaxed lifestyle, and our commitment to community and effective government. Just 17 miles from downtown Austin and on the edge of the Texas Hill Country, Cedar Park offers the best of both worlds: the energy of an innovative and booming metropolis, yet the best of small community life with parks, nature trails, and comfortable neighborhoods. It all adds up to a great place for families and businesses to call home.

Position Duties

• Locate and mark underground utilities such as water, sewer, storm sewer, fiber optic, data, and electric lines.
• Document interactions, site information, and utilities in organizational software.
• Communicate with clients, engineers, and management.
• Use a variety of techniques (electrical, magnetic, GPS, blueprint analysis, and/or radar) to locate utilities.
• Responds to Texas 811 tickets by reviewing and prioritizing locate tickets using maps and plans, coordinating with excavators to confirm limits of excavation, utilizing specialized detection equipment and measuring devices, spray painting or marking the area with flags, locating valves and mains, tracing service lines, troubleshooting problems, and repainting destroyed or faded locate markings.
• Electronically files completed locate work orders and logs activities. Ensures that work conforms to local, state and federal government regulations and worker safety and other applicable rules and regulations.
• Assists and coordinates with other utilities and agencies regarding locating and marking underground facilities.
• Cleans and maintains tools and equipment.
• Subject to after-hours call out for emergency situations on call rotation 
• Performs such other related duties as may be required.

Minimum Qualifications

• Must have physical strength, balance, hand-eye coordination, and stamina necessary to complete jobs in various areas.
• Must be able to lift/maneuver standard 32” Wastewater/Storm Drain manhole lid approximately 210lbs. (using lid pick and/or crow bar)
• Must be able to stand and walk up to eight hours per day 
• Must be able to work in different temperatures and changing weather conditions.
• Must be able to traverse and inspect all areas of jobsite in all types of weather; this may include walking, climbing, reaching, bending, crawling, or stretching.
• Exposure to characteristic construction site dangers.

Other Qualifications

Knowledge of: basic first aid procedures; and safe operating practices.