Utility Locator
Hbk Engineering, Llc
Utility locator: locate/mark underground utilities, verify records, coordinate with clients.
21 days ago ago
Junior (1-3 years)
Full Time
Warwick, RI
Field
Company Size
707 Employees
Service Specialisms
Civil Engineering
Environmental Engineering
Structural Engineering
Electrical Engineering
Subsurface Utility Engineering
Construction Support
Permitting Facilitation
Design
Sector Specialisms
Oil and Gas
Telecommunications System Infrastructure
Water Systems
Lead and Copper Rule Revisions (LCRR) Compliance
Environmental Services
Utility Coordination/Public Improvement Services
Natural Gas Utility Infrastructure
Landscape Architecture/Certified Arborist
Role
What you would be doing
damage investigation
design review
utility locating
equipment maintenance
record keeping
client liaison
- Examine and investigate all damages within their purview, creating all required documentation for compliance and record-keeping
- Review design drawings created by others to ensure accuracy and completeness
- Compare real-world conditions to record documentation to identify errors and omissions for accuracy verification
- Maintain organized documentation and reporting systems for all locating activities.
- Use and perform basic maintenance of industry standard locating equipment
- Move about on construction work sites, public streets, and parkways safely and efficiently
- Watch and protect client facilities within a given area as directed by client for safety and security
- Serve as firm/client liaison to facilitate communication and project coordination
- Locate and mark underground facilities using various industry tools, standards, and methods including locating devices and utility maps
- Verify location of all client facilities within specified dig extents to ensure comprehensive coverage
- Communicate effectively with citizens, company representatives, contractors, and customers
What you bring
high school
driver's license
entry level
locating tools
underground utility
safety
- Ability to lift up to 75 pounds
- Comprehensive entry-level underground utility locating experience
- Experience with complex urban underground utility infrastructure
- Hand-eye coordination necessary to operate computers and various measurement, locating, and testing instruments.
- Physical capability to move about on construction work sites, public streets, and parkways
- Field experience on construction work sites and public infrastructure projects
- Valid driver's license
- Experience with construction and installation of below-grade infrastructure
- Ability to stand, walk, kneel, or sit for extended periods
- Hands-on training with locating devices, utility maps, and documentation systems
- Training in safe worksite practices and construction site operations
- Experience in use and basic maintenance of industry standard locating equipment
- Understand contractor's means and methods for subsurface installations to support project coordination
- Experience working within and utilizing existing utility standard designs
- Professional development in industry-standard locating tools, methods, and equipment
- Ability to work independently with minimal supervision
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills to work smoothly with citizens, company representatives, contractors, and customers
- Knowledge and understanding of safe worksite practices
- Experience reviewing design drawings created by others
- High school diploma or GED certificate
- Experience using basic communication and tech devices
- Good organizational skills to handle many varied tasks simultaneously
- Experience serving as firm/client liaison
- 0-1 year(s) of locating experience
- Comprehensive benefits package
- Clear career progression pathway within the HBK Organization's Locating Track
- Foundation for advancing to senior locating and utility coordination roles.
- Opportunity to develop expertise in utility standard designs and subsurface installations
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Company
Overview
1998
Year of establishment
The company was established in downtown Chicago in 1998 to provide precision engineering in fast-paced utility environments.
- Expanding eastward, it has earned licensure across nearly all U.S. states and became a go-to partner for urban infrastructure projects.
- It joined forces with Quanta Services, reinforcing its capacity for large-scale utility design and coordination.
- Renowned for subsurface utility engineering (SUE), it employs cutting-edge tools like 3D scanners, GPS surveying, laser scanning, and non-invasive excavation.
- Typical projects span gas, electric, water, sewer, and telecom networks in both dense cities and rural areas.
- From coordinating complex permit processes to offering on-site construction support, it ensures tight schedules are met with technical rigor.
- Its reputation as a leader in utility infrastructure stems from standout projects across Chicago, Philadelphia, and beyond.
- Be true – doing the right things in the right way, speaking up against wrongdoing, demonstrating care and respect for each other.
- Own it – embracing teamwork and accountability, making fair decisions, placing customers at the heart of operations.
- Aim high – striving for boldness and positivity, continuous improvement, open‑minded approach to trying new things, collaborative commitment to each other’s success.
85% Emissions Cut
Scope 1 & 2 Reduction
The company aims to reduce Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 85% by 2030.
58% Renewable Energy
Energy Procurement Sites
Sites now derive 58% of their energy from renewable sources.
66% Supplier Emissions Target
EcoVadis Assessment
Focus on reducing emissions from suppliers by 66%, with 8% from factories and 26% from products.
CDP A- Rating
Parent Group Sustainability
The parent group received a CDP A- rating for Climate Change disclosure in 2023.
- Site‑level Net Zero focal points at ten major sites to drive energy efficiency.
- Fully electric fleet to be achieved by 2030 under the EV100 initiative.
- Solar installation at Royston site provides up to 60% of the site’s energy requirements.
8.5/10
Equality Engagement Score
Score in November 2023 survey reflecting the company's commitment to inclusive workplace practices.
- Diversity Council chaired by President & CEO, leading mission so every colleague feels they belong.
- Inclusion groups, each sponsored by executive leader, support recruitment & retention of diverse talent, cultural awareness, community outreach, allyship.
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