Utility Locator

USIC

Utility Locator marking underground utilities for USIC, America’s infrastructure damage-prevention leader. Performing field locates, documentation, photography, and safe mark-out services.

Posted 8/11/2026full-timeLivonia • Missouri • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $20 per hourWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in accurately locating and marking underground utilities while ensuring safety and compliance. Proficient in using technology for documentation and communication in outdoor environments.

Highest-signal resume keywords

Underground Utility LocatingDocumentation and Mark-Out ServicesValid Driver’s LicenseAbility to Work Overtime and WeekendsColor Distinction for Wiring Identification

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Hard Skills

Utility LocationDocumentation CompletionMap ReadingConfined Space WorkLifting Up to 75 lbs

Soft Skills

Clear CommunicationIndependence in Field Work

Tools & Technologies

Technology Proficiency

Industry Keywords

TelecommunicationsElectric PowerCable TVGas UtilitiesWater UtilitiesSewer Utilities

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Correctly, safely, and efficiently locate underground telecommunications, electric power, cable TV, gas, water, and sewer utilities
Search designated areas for underground utilities
Accurately mark utility locations
Complete required documentation and photograph each locate
Work independently in the field using a company-provided vehicle
Provide clear and complete mark-out services for excavators or property owners
Work daytime, full-time schedules with 48-hour turnaround times on many locates
Work after holidays and some weekends as needed
Perform overtime, weekend, and on-call shifts, including nights and weekends, based on business needs

Requirements

What you’ll need

Able and willing to work outdoors in various weather conditions
Previous outdoor experience is a plus
Proficiency with technology
Available to work overtime, weekends, and on-call shifts as needed
Able to pass a drug screen for this safety-sensitive position
Valid driver’s license and a safe driving record
Able to work in confined spaces
Able to walk, bend, and lift up to 75 lbs.
Able to distinguish colors used to identify wiring and mark underground utilities
Able to read, understand, and reference locate tickets, maps, and prints
Able to communicate clearly with colleagues, customers, contractors, and homeowners

Benefits

Comp & perks

100% paid training
High-quality company vehicle and fuel card
Company phone and equipment
DailyPay
Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance options
401(k) with company match
PTO and paid holidays
Weekend and holiday on-call pay
Career Path Program with titles, promotions, and more
USIC All Stars employee recognition program with gift cards or merchandise
$200 Tenure Boots voucher on the first anniversary and every year after
Education Partnership & Scholarship Program with discounted tuition and scholarships
Employee discounts and perks