Subsurface Utility Engineering (SUE) Technician - (2701.2)
SGM is seeking a full-time Subsurface Utility Engineering (SUE) Technician in Glenwood Springs, Colorado to join our SUE Team. The SUE Team specializes in performing existing utility investigations and utility coordination to support our engineering team and clients. The ideal candidate will have a strong desire to live, work, and play in Western Colorado.
SGM offers a generous benefits package to full-time employees including medical, dental, vision coverage, employer paid STD/LTD/Life, HSA/FSA plans, 401k employer match, parental leave, vacation & sick leave, 8 paid holidays, and incentive compensation bonuses. Benefits may be prorated for part-time employees. This position will be posted until filled but no sooner than three days from now.
Principal Duties and Responsibilities:
- Work with Project Managers, Surveyors, and Utility Owners to complete existing utility investigations in accordance with the ASCE 38 Standard and Colorado's SUE law (prior/existing knowledge not required).
- Use of geophysical equipment to locate underground utilities in the field.
- Perform UNCC 811 ticket requests and utility owner records research.
- Outreach and coordination with utility owners for existing facility records/maps.
- Computer office tasks for pre and post field work (reports, exhibits, and plan production).
- Provide CADD (Computer Aided Design and Drafting) support for deliverables.
- Field oversight of Utility Test Hole (AKA potholing) investigations.
- Occasional travel to job sites throughout Western Colorado (including some multi-night stays).
Minimum Qualifications:
- High school diploma or equivalent certificate.
- Prior utility, engineering, and/or construction related experience.
- Ability to work independently, detail-oriented, self-starter, & team-minded.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel), and the ability to learn and use new software.
- Valid Driver's License.
- Ability to work outside and physically handle utility equipment (up to 50 pounds in weight), and traverse varying terrain.
Additional Preferred (Not Required) Qualifications:
- 3+ years of utility experience.
- Proficient usage with pipe & cable locators, GPR, and other geophysical equipment.
- Proficiency with AutoCAD, ArcGIS, and Bluebeam (PDF Reader).
- Familiarity with design drawings, utility mapping records, and ProStar Point Man software.
- Survey field work experience.
- CAD, engineering, or construction related college degree.
- Familiarity with the ASCE 38 Standard and/or Colorado SUE Law.
- Strong math, computer, and communication skills.
- Familiarity with the geography and culture of Colorado's Western Slope.
SGM is seeking applicants who have the desire to provide quality service, enjoy working in a team atmosphere, and want to be a part of a company that finds as much value in their employees as they do their clients.
At SGM, we are a company that believes in fostering personal growth, encourages collaboration, and offers merits for a job well done. We offer a competitive pay scale, vacation time, health care coverage, and other reward programs to our staff.
SGM is a thriving full-service multidisciplinary engineering, consulting, and surveying firm headquartered in Glenwood Springs, Colorado. SGM currently employs over 100 people in various positions. We love where we live, work, and play. We are nestled in the beautiful Rocky Mountains of Western Colorado. SGM’s success is built upon strong long-standing relationships with a solid base of municipal, special district, state and federal government, and private sector clients. SGM delivers responsive service and high-quality solutions in the areas of water and wastewater, water resources, transportation, structural, municipal, and civil/site development engineering. SGM also boasts a full-service land surveying practice and an MEP Team, delivering energy efficiency and renewable energy consulting services.
As an equal opportunity employer, SGM realizes that a diverse group of employees will bring a broader range of ideas and a stronger vision to the world of engineering, consulting, and surveying. We are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer, committed to diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status, or any other protected characteristic under state or local law.
Contact SGM
Glenwood Springs Office
118 W. Sixth Street, Suite 200
Glenwood Springs, CO 81601
970.945.1004
970.945.5948 fax
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