Underground Utility Line Locator Training Program at the Energy Innovation Center Institute is a free, work at your own pace, unpaid, 2-week, hybrid training program. This training requires candidates to work through the material at their own pace (2, 1 week sessions) with 2 in-person, hands on training with the equipment. Completion of all materials and skills will result in a completion certificate.

HIGHLIGHTS:
- Free
- Work through the material in your free time
- Give yourself a better chance at a career in the utility field.
- Underground Utility Locators are in high demand. No excavator company is allowed to dig without the markings of a line locator regardless of the utility (water, gas, electric, etc…)

*Receiving locate requests: An underground facility locator responds to requests from public utilities, contractors or other parties.
*Data analysis: An underground facility locator reviews existing utility maps, blueprints, and as-built plans
*Field locating: A facility locator uses specialized equipment
*Marking locations: A facility locator clearly marks the identified utility lines
*Documentation: A facility locator will record findings and details
*Safety Compliance:
*Physical ability: Ability to work outdoors in various weather conditions and walk long distances.
*Using laptop computers:
*Communication skills: Effective written and oral communication with contractors and underground facility owners, property owners, and other stakeholders to perform locate requests.
*GIS knowledge: Ability to utilize Geographic Information Systems (GIS)

What is the role of an underground line locator:
• An underground facility locator, also called a utility locator, is responsible for accurately finding and marking the location of buried utilities like natural gas, electric, communications and water and waste water systems using specialized electronic equipment, maps, and plans, to prevent damage during construction projects by clearly indicating their precise location before excavation begins: this typically involves researching relevant utility records, operating locating equipment in the field and properly marking the identified utility lines on the ground’s surface.
Qualifications of a Utility Line Locator:
• Valid driver’s license
• Able to successfully pass a drug test
• Available during normal work hours and possible after-hours emergency situations
• High school diploma or equivalent
• Able to communicate, read, and write effectively in English
• Able to distinguish colors
• Able to perform utility locating work outside in all weather conditions
• Felony free up to 7 years