Hess Utility Locate Technician - $35.00/hr - Williston, North Dakota

ELM Utility Services, with over 1300 employees nationwide, has an outstanding opportunity for a Utility Locate Technician to perform work specifically for our HESS contract, working in the Williston, North Dakota area. This is an hourly position with a set pay scale and your hourly rate of pay would be $35.00/hour. You will be provided paid training by ELM using ELM locate equipment, but this position does require the use of your personal vehicle and cell phone. You will receive mileage and Per Diem to compensate for the use of your personal vehicle and equipment. ELM utilizes our Launch point software system with state-of-the-art technology to ensure the job is as simple and efficient as possible for our technicians. ELM Technicians provide a service to their community ensuring the gas, electric, communications systems, etc. are maintained and dependable by performing excellent quality marking of utilities to prevent excavation damage to these critical facilities. Utility facilities that provide heat, light, and necessary communications critical to our modern life serves the communities in which we live.

In addition to hourly compensation, ELM offers a full benefits package including:

Independent Work Environment – Your vehicle will act as your mobile office

Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance

Per Diem is paid at $17.20/hour billed, which is paid weekly

Mileage is paid at $0.65/mile driven, which is paid weekly

Hess Technicians will be offered an ELM phone for work use. If you choose to use your personal phone, ELM will compensate you in the amount of $750/year for using your personal phone.

Paid-Time Off accrual (PTO) - PTO accrues in the amount of 4.92 hours per pay period, totaling 128 hours annually based off a full 26 pay periods.

6 Paid Holidays

Company Smart Phone, and other equipment as needed are provided to each employee

401(k) plan

Boot Reimbursement Program

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Paid hands-on training

Your specific duties in this role will include, but not limited to:

Working independently outdoors utilizing your company-provided vehicle as your mobile office, you will work a route of locate requests to be completed each day.

Our mission is to correctly, safely, and efficiently locate and mark underground utilities including electric and gas lines primarily, marking their 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 your area.

Complete all necessary digital documentation and paperwork

Receive daily route and locate requests by logging in each morning from your vehicle/mobile office handheld smartphone. No need to come to the office every day. The day normally will start at your residence and ends on the last locate job completed.

Respond to emergency calls in a timely manner as directed

Work periodic overtime and weekend on-call rotation may be requested

Specific qualifications for the position include:

Ability to pass a pre-employment drug screen.

High School Diploma or GED required

Valid driver’s license in good standing and auto insurance

Must be at least 18 years of age

Application Procedure:

Apply by visiting https://easyapply.co/job/hess-utility-locate-technician-35-00-hr-williston-north-dakota?rcid=applynow

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