Utilities Locator chez City of Durango, CO

About the Department

Join our Public Works team as a Utilities Locator! In this role, you’ll provide excellent customer service while helping contractors, city staff, and the public by locating and marking water, storm, and sewer utility lines. You’ll use a combination of skilled and semi-skilled work to ensure construction projects are performed safely and efficiently. If you enjoy hands-on work and problem solving, this position is for you. 

City of Durango’s Trail to Excellence
The City of Durango is a purpose-driven organization with over 400 employees across 15 departments, all working together to provide a wide range of services that keep our community running every day. From public safety and utilities to parks and recreation, our team is dedicated to delivering high-quality services that enhance the lives of all who live, work, and visit here. 

At the city, we focus on continually improving how we work and serve the community. This effort is called the Trail to Excellence (T2E), and every employee plays a part in it. Whether you work outdoors, in an office, or lead a team, your daily efforts connect to the city’s mission of providing excellent service and reaching the city’s vision of being a multigenerational community that is authentic, diverse, engaged, thriving, and environmentally responsible. The full details of this vision are outlined in the city’s strategic plan.

As a member of our team, your work will be meaningful because: 

• Your ideas help shape citywide improvements. 
• The work you do ties directly into measurable goals. 
• You'll be part of a system that values collaboration, innovation, and results. 

We're looking for team members who share our core values of teamwork, dependability, professionalism, service, respect, innovation, and wellbeing — and who are excited to make a difference in the community we serve. 

Position Duties

What You’ll Do in This Role:  

• Identify and mark utility service lines to help contractors prepare for construction. 
• Train staff on how to use utility location equipment and follow standard procedures. 
• Work with other departments, divisions, and utilities to coordinate and prioritize tasks. 
• Help contractors and the City’s Capital Improvements Construction Management (CICM) division locate utility lines. 
• Collaborate with the Geographic Information System (GIS) Division to maintain accurate utility maps by documenting and reporting discrepancies,
• incorporating field discoveries, and ensuring new utility installations are reflected in the system. 
  

Minimum Qualifications

You Have:  

• A high school diploma or GED equivalent. 
• One or more years of experience performing maintenance work.
• One or more years of experience as a utility locator. 
• Ability to obtain certification in Water Distribution and Wastewater Collection within one year of hire date. 
  

You Will Succeed in This Role If You: 

• Bring knowledge of safety practices and construction methods, including water, wastewater, and utility systems. 
• Are skilled in operating and maintaining utility locating equipment, vehicles, and basic computer systems for data entry and work management. 
• Can perform skilled and semi-skilled maintenance, operate equipment safely, and work effectively in various weather conditions. 
• Communicate clearly, provide excellent customer service, and build effective working relationships. 
  

Other Qualifications

What We Can Offer You: 

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance. 
• Ample personal time off (PTO) and 11 paid holidays.  
• 401(a) retirement plan and optional deferred compensation plan.  
• Basic life insurance and accidental death & dismemberment (AD&D) coverage.  
• Long-term disability coverage. 
• Paid Family and Medical Leave (FMLA). 
• Access to Employee Assistance Program (EAP).  
• Free access to the Durango Community Recreation Center and Chapman Hill Ice Rink & Ski Area. 
• Holistic Employee Wellness Program, addressing physical, mental, financial, and professional well-being. 
• Free transit pass and family member discounts.  
• Reimbursement for job-related classes to foster continuous learning.  
• Sixteen hours of volunteer time off per year to support local non-profit organizations. 
  

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