Utility Locate Technician $25.50- $30/hr Renton, Washington

ELM Utility Services, with over 1300 employees nationwide, has anoutstanding opportunity as a Utility Locate Technician, working in the Renton,Washington area. With starting pay from $25.50-$30 per hour DOQ, you will beprovided paid training by ELM using ELM equipment, including company providedvehicle to work independently as your mobile office. ELM utilizes our LaunchPointsoftware system with state-of-the-art technology to ensure the job is as simpleand efficient as possible for our technicians. ELM Technicians provide aservice to their community ensuring the gas, electric, communications systems,etc. are maintained and dependable by performing excellent quality marking ofutilities to prevent excavation damage to these critical facilities. Utilityfacilities that provide heat, light, and necessary communications critical toour modern life serve the communities in which we live.

In addition to hourly compensation, ELM offers a fullbenefits package including:
• Company vehicle and fuel card are provided for you to take homeeach day as your mobile office.
• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Paid-Time Off accrual (PTO) Vacation/Sick Time (You have theability to accrue up to 80 hours per full year worked to start. Accruals go upwith years of service) NOTE: A Vacation/sick (PTO) Time match may be negotiatedat time of hire for experienced technicians currently performing damageprevention who join our team at ELM so you do not lose those time off benefitsyou have earned over the years at another company.
• 6 Paid Holidays
• Company Smart Phone, and other equipment as needed are provided toeach employee
• 401(k) plan
• Boot Reimbursement Program
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Paid hands-on training
• Annual reviews with the potential for increases

Your specific duties in this role will include, but not limitedto:
• Working independently outdoors utilizing your company-providedvehicle as your mobile office, you will work a route of locate requests to becompleted each day.
• Our mission is to correctly, safely, and efficiently locate andmark underground utilities including electric and gas lines primarily, markingtheir proper location using marking paint, flags, and whiskers in some cases.In some areas ELM does also locate communications or other facilities as well.Local management can provide specifically what utilities we service in yourarea.
• Complete all necessary digital documentation and paperwork
• Receive daily route and locate requests by logging in each morningfrom your vehicle/mobile office handheld smartphone. No need to come to anoffice every day. The day normally will start at your residence and ends on thelast locate job completed.
• Respond to emergency calls in a timely manner as directed
• Work periodic overtime and weekend on-call rotation may berequested

Specific qualifications for the position include:
• At least 18 years of age
• High School Diploma or GED
• Valid driver's license in good standing
• Abilityto pass a pre-employment drug screen.
***Please note: This is a Safety-Sensitive DOTposition that must comply with all Federal Department of Transportationregulations. The use of Marijuana remains a drug listed in Schedule I of theControlled Substances Act, and the use of marijuana (medical or recreational)is prohibited.

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