Advanced Locate Technician

Job Description

Advanced Locate Technician | Blood Hound (USIC)

The Tone:
This is a full-time, field-based role at Blood Hound (USIC), a specialized division dedicated to advanced utility locating and infrastructure services. The company accurately identifies and marks underground utilities and structures, including those unlocatable by traditional methods, using cutting-edge equipment and technology. This role is crucial because it directly protects lives, prevents damage, and supports customer success by ensuring the highest quality and safest underground utility locating and advanced infrastructure services.

The TL;DR
• Role: Full Time
• Type: Full-time
• Location: Field-based (travel required)
• Pay: $25–$29 hourly
• Mission: To accurately identify, locate, and mark underground utilities and structures using advanced methods, thereby protecting lives, preventing damage, and ensuring customer success.
• Tech Stack: Electromagnetic locating equipment, ground-penetrating radar technology, patented drone technology, robotic camera sewer inspection, Windows-based computers, Microsoft Office programs

What You’ll Actually Do
• Identify: Travel to job sites and use company-provided, specialized equipment to accurately identify, locate, and mark all underground utilities and structures within scope.
• Troubleshoot: Apply industry knowledge, advanced observational skills, problem-solving, and deductive reasoning to ensure safety and accuracy in every locate.
• Communicate: Maintain professional, clear, and courteous communication with job site contacts, customers, and co-workers in the field.
• Deliver: Help grow Blood Hound’s reputation by consistently delivering reliable, professional, and top-tier results.
• Manage: Independently manage workload while performing work outside of normal business hours, with required overtime and occasional overnight travel.

The Must-Haves
• Background: A skilled trade or technical background, specifically in public or private utility locating, with demonstrated accuracy and professionalism.
• Experience: 2+ years of experience as a utility locator, including locating multiple utility types in a variety of environments.
• Skills: Strong communication and customer service skills, proficiency with Windows-based computers and Microsoft Office programs, advanced observational skills, problem-solving abilities, and deductive reasoning.
• Bonus: Experience with an engineering or SUE firm.