Utility Locator Water & Sewer

Full Salary Range: $24.16 - $35.03 Hourly

Anticipated Hiring Range: $24.16 - $30.41 Hourly

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Benefits:This position is benefits eligible. Please view our benefits guidehere.

Job Summary:

The City of Greeley is seeking a Utility Locator in the Transmission/Distribution Division of the Water and Sewer Department. This position reports to the Utility Locator Supervisor and will assist with locating and maintaining Water & Sewer utilities/facilities throughout the City of Greeley. Identifying the location for all utilities helps protect the Citys assets from damage during excavations utility pot-holing and directional boring projects. The utility locator is the contact person responsible for providing information to City employees contractors other utility companies and homeowners regarding the City of Greeley policies procedures and underground construction standards.

Experience Knowledge Skills:

Minimum Requirements

• Specialized training beyond high school diploma or equivalent.
• Six (6) months to one (1) year of experience in locating maintaining and inspecting Water & Sewer facilities and infrastructure.
• Six (6) months to one (1) year of demonstrated experience using GIS and GPS mapping.

OR

A combination of related education experience certifications and licensure that will result in a candidate successfully performing the essential functions of the job may be considered by the hiring authority.

AND

A valid unrestricted Colorado drivers license

Preferred:

• Class A Commercial Drivers License (CDL) preferred or the ability to obtain within two (2) years of hire.
• Traffic Control and Flagger certified.
• Current Colorado State Water Distribution I certification or the ability to obtain within one (1) year of hire
• Current Wastewater Collections I certification preferred or the ability to obtain within two (2) years of hire.
• Previous knowledge of City of Greeley Water & Sewer infrastructure.
• Three (3) to six (6) months of experience utilizing locating equipment.
• Six (6) months to one (1) year of previous experience working with fiber locating devices and portable cameras.
• Beginner level knowledge of directional boring.

Knowledge Skills and Abilities:

• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules operating and maintenance instructions and procedure manuals.
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
• Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organizations.
  Ability to add subtract multiply and divide in all units of measure using whole numbers common fractions and decimals.
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written oral or diagram form.
• Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
• Knowledge of the business and organizational structure of Colorado municipalities.
• Collaboration skills including the ability to work with others from different areas and backgrounds to reach a common goal.
• Computer skills including the ability to utilize Microsoft Office programs (i.e. Word Excel PowerPoint Outlook etc.) KorTerra Daupler and the ability to learn and experiment with new software and systems.
• Interpersonal skills including the ability to facilitate interaction communication and teamwork between others.
• Oral written and listening communication skills including the ability to accurately interpret what others are saying and convey messages information concepts and details accurately and clearly.
• Organizational skills including the ability to set and meet goals and deadlines manage appointments create schedules coordinate and facilitate meetings and make decisions.
• Ability to work under pressure manage multiple concurrent and competing tasks and responsibilities and adapt to changing priorities while maintaining personal effectiveness.
• Ability to prioritize work meet deadlines and stay on task when completing special projects and daily assignments.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision and reliable professional judgment as well as collaboratively with a team to achieve desired results.
• Ability to maintain a strong work ethic positive problem-solving attitude and enthusiasm for the work performed.
• Ability to self-start and take initiative in completing daily tasks and special projects.
  Ability to focus on activities that have the greatest impact on meeting work commitments.
• Ability to establish and maintain partnerships with a variety of internal and external constituencies.
• Ability to communicate and work effectively with individuals from diverse backgrounds cultures and ages.
• Ability to navigate a complex political environment.
• Critical thinking skills including the ability to identify problems questions and assumptions; establish significance; and understand logical connections between ideas.
  Customer service skills including the ability to actively listen address customer needs defuse tense situations and maintain an open flexible and friendly demeanor.
• Ability to operate specialized equipment such as Metrotech locating equipment metal detector GPS unit for collection points.
• Ability to solve a variety of problems in situations where there are substantially diversified procedures and specialized standards.

Essential Functions:

• Drives a company vehicle to work sites daily.
• Hooks up electronic locating equipment to Water & Sewer lines to trace and mark service lines for contractors citizens and other City departments to protect City assets from damage.
• Meets with contractors when potholing for utilities so they can locate them safely as well as stand by during bore crossings to verify clearances.
• Observes the crossing of City utilities during construction projects.
• Identifies Water & Sewer lines that are not currently in the mapping system. Once identified adds them to the GIS system in order to protect the Citys infrastructure.
• Operates small tools such as a hammer screwdriver shovel etc.
• Documents all work performed.

Supervisory Responsibilities: None.

Travel: Regular Local/Field Based Travel: This position requires regular travel within the County and nearby cities. Employees frequently travel to field sites client locations or other City building as part of their job duties. Access to a personal or City fleet vehicle may be required.

Work Environment:

• Outdoor work performed in all weather conditions.
• Frequent exposure to outdoor conditions including extreme temperatures (below 32 degrees or above 100 degrees) for periods of more than one hour
• Regular work in high-speed traffic areas while setting up equipment or performing maintenance.
• Exposure to noise from machinery equipment and construction activities.
• Exposure to respiratory hazards such as dust fumes mists gases odors airborne particles/pathogens or poor ventilation.
• Frequent work in hazardous environments including trenches confined spaces shoring systems construction sites heavy equipment areas and uneven rocky or slippery surfaces.

Physical Requirements:

• Maintain stamina enough to walk stand and work on uneven terrain for extended periods.
• Capacity to perform sustained physical labor outdoors for extended shifts (8-12 hours) including in inclement weather and during emergency response.
• Frequent climbing of ladders steps and equipment and ability to bend stoop kneel crouch reach in various positions and maintain awkward postures as required.
• Sufficient manual dexterity to operate tools equipment and vehicle controls safely and precisely; ability to complete fine motor tasks.
• Adequate vision to read instruments inspect work areas and monitor traffic and job site conditions.
• Ability to hear warning signals verbal instructions and equipment sounds in loud or noisy environments.
• Must be able to speak clearly and effectively to communicate with coworkers supervisors clients or public.
• Adequate vision to read instruments inspect work areas and monitor traffic and job site conditions.
• Moderate to considerable physical effort that includes working from ladders in awkward positions frequent use of light or medium weight objects (e.g. 25-50 lbs.) and use of medium weight tools; employee will perform manual labor such as lifting manhole covers and grates weighing up to 100 lbs.; walking on uneven ground or river and ditch banks retrieving water samples or climb balance stoop kneel crouch crawl and reach while operating in the field or storm system; entering/exiting manholes or vaults; walking near or across rivers andditches.

EOE Statement:The City of Greeleyprovides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race color religion age sex national origin disability status genetics protected veteran status sexual orientation gender identity or expression or any other characteristic protected by federal state or local laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment including recruiting hiring placement promotion termination layoff recall transfer leaves of absence compensation and training.

ADA Statement: We are committed to an inclusive and barrier-free search process. We provide accommodations for applicants requesting accommodation through the search process such as alternative formats of this posting. Individuals with disabilities in need of accommodations throughout the search process should contact the ADA Coordinator at: .

Conditions of Employment: Candidates must successfully complete all pre-employment screenings and employment eligibility verification. Pre-employment screenings include a drug test a background and national sex offender search a motor vehicle record search and for some positions a physical demands evaluation. For more information about City policies and practices during the recruitment process including but not limited to EOE Reasonable Accommodation and pre-employment screenings please visit our career pageHERE.