Area Manager

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Gridhawk Llc
Provides outsourced asset damage‑prevention services for utilities—locating, mapping, leak detection, and watch‑protect.
Lead and manage utility locating teams to meet OTP, efficiency, and quality goals.
21 days ago ago
Expert & Leadership (13+ years), Intermediate (4-7 years), Experienced (8-12 years)
Full Time
Dayton, OH
Field
Company Size
202 Employees
Service Specialisms
Facility locating
Underground utility locating
Advanced locating
Watch & protect services
Damage prevention
Leak detection / leak surveying
Infrastructure mapping
Private locating
Sector Specialisms
Natural Gas
Electric
Telecom
Water & Sewer
Utilities
Underground Utility Locating
Facility Locating
Advanced Locating
Role
What you would be doing
pipeline locating
quality assurance
document auditing
scheduling
dispatch operations
regulatory compliance
  • Ensure all team members timesheets are correct and team members are accounted for.
  • Review prior days documents and reports.
  • Work with the Corporate Support staff to communicate needs for their LOA regarding but not limited to recruiting, training, development, finances, employee relations, safety, and IT.
  • Establish client quality assurance (resolve any problems if needed)
  • Oversee daily scheduling of contractors and sub-contractors.
  • Auditing documents
  • Provide expertise on all job tasks including observing, locating, marking, and documenting pipeline locations underground and exposed.
  • Assist with the continued training and proper use of equipment for all new hires and existing team members.
  • Engaging with your employees daily to ensure they have the tools, equipment and support to do their jobs.
  • Dispatch and guide team members in their assignments, such as auditing, locating, verifying, and fixing problems for utility client’s plants.
  • Ensuring all documents correctly comply with client’s regulations.
  • Review daily expectations and safety messages and adjust as needed.
  • Leading and providing the team with direction, focus, and support.
What you bring
print reading
pipeline experience
supervisory experience
high school
heavy lifting
communication
  • Ability to read and interrupt prints at a high level.
  • Ability to walk/stand for multiple hours a day.
  • Multiple years locating and pipeline technician experience.
  • To obtain employment with GridHawk LLC, candidates MUST complete a background check. Company policy requires no violations within the last 5 years. Candidates MUST pass a drug test. ***
  • Ability to lift over 50lbs.
  • Ability to resolve conflict between team members.
  • High School Diploma or equivalency (GED)
  • Multiple years (2-3 years preferred) of supervising locating and pipeline technicians.
  • Pass a DOT drug test.
  • Pass a Background screening (no violations within the last 3 years)
  • Documentation of excellent quality ratio with in locating industry.
  • Excellent communication skills needed.
  • Ability to teach and demonstrate proper techniques.
Benefits
  • Flexible Benefits Plan
  • Company laptop and smartphone
  • Route tickets to ensure optimized efficiency.
  • Salary and Bonus is negotiable based on experience.
  • Health Insurance
  • Term life Insurance
  • Vision Insurance
  • 401(k) Savings Plan (Matched by the company)
  • Long-Term Disability
  • Short-Term Disability
  • Dental Insurance
Training + Development
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Interview process
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Visa Sponsorship
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Security clearance
  • pass a background screening (no violations within the last 3 years).
  • company policy requires no violations within the last 5 years.
Company
Overview
2019 Founded
Year Established
Established in 2019 by Paul Baugher.
19 States
Expansion Reach
Operations expanding across 19 U.S. states.
$100M Revenue
Annual Revenue
Surpassed $100 million in yearly revenue.
Top 5 Firm
Market Position
Recognized as a top-five U.S. utility provider in its niche.
  • Provides high-stakes utility services, including mapping, leak surveying, and watching-protecting.
  • Utilizes advanced routing systems and field experts for precise subsurface work.
  • Serves key infrastructure operators like gas, electric, water, sewer, and telecom.
  • Leverages technology with on-site expertise to ensure safety and efficiency.
Culture + Values
  • Provider of a safe work environment for our employees and communities
  • Building a positive culture focused on touching the lives of people and keeping communities safe by preventing damage to underground infrastructure
  • Customer‑centric approach with training aimed at improving locate accuracy and on‑time performance to decrease damage rates
  • Mission to provide the highest quality service while developing meaningful relationships with clients
Environment + Sustainability
  • No public net‑zero target date stated
  • No formal environmental or sustainability goals or results disclosed
Inclusion & Diversity
  • No DEI strategy, goals, results, or gender‑related statistics publicly disclosed
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