LINE LOCATE TECHNICIAN i at Riviera Utilities – Foley, Alabama

From: Brian Skelton - CEO/President

Date: February 26, 2026

Re: External Job Posting

Beginning Thursday, February 26, 2026, Riviera Utilities will begin taking applications to fill a job vacancy for Line Locate Technician I. We are considering applicants with qualifications in the following range, salary commensurate with education and experience.

Education and Experience:

High school diploma or an acceptable equivalent diploma (GED). Experience and familiarization with the use of computers, maps, and other electronic devices, especially sonar, is desirable.

Special Requirements:
Possession of or ability to obtain a valid Driver's License within 60 days of employment.

During a typical month you will drive a line locate vehicle between 1500 and 2,500 miles in the normal course of your duties. Employees must possess and maintain a clean driving record. Multiple convictions for speeding, convictions of reckless driving, DUI or suspension of driving privileges will exclude you from consideration for employment/continued employment.

Applications accepted for the open position through Thursday, March 12, 2026. Interested individuals should go to our website at www.rivierautilities.com to review the Job Descriptions for this opening, click on the Application link, complete the application, and submit it by the deadline.

In Compliance with the Alabama Immigration Law, Riviera Utilities participates in the Federal E-Verify Identification Program.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform the essential job functions satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the primary job functions herein described. Since every duty associated with this position may not be described herein, employees may be required to perform duties not specifically spelled out in the job description, but which may be reasonably considered to be incidental in the performing of their duties just as though they were written out in this job description.

Department: Administration - Safety
Pay Grade: 103
FLSA Status: Non-Exempt
Reports To: Line Locate Supervisor
Effective Date: 6/8/2023

JOB SUMMARY

This is an entry level responsible position responsible for locating and marking underground utilities, updating records, and assisting with the development of maps and other electronic data. The successful candidate must possess the ability to work both alone and in teams locating and marking underground utilities. Accuracy is of high importance as failure to accurately identify locations of underground utilities can result in damage to equipment, injuries, or death.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

• Locates and marks underground utilities using a variety of electronic equipment.
• Maintains inventory of locating and marking supplies, flags, paint, batteries for electronics.
• Assists in the administration, sorting, filing and follow-up of underground utility locate requests.
• Resolves questions or conflicts regarding locate requests, marking of lines, responds in a timely manner to remarking requests and emergency requests for assistance.
• Troubleshoots issues using locating equipment, maps, and technical knowledge.
• Contacts proper office personnel to assist with updating maps as needed.
• Assists in the development, drafting and maintenance of miscellaneous diagrams, maps, and electronic data regarding locations of Riviera's underground systems.
• Coordinates and collaborates with various contractors and construction companies.
• Makes extensive use of a laptop to review maps and locations of underground utilities.
• Attends safety and training meetings on a regular basis.

Other Functions
• Receives training and stays abreast of Alabama 811 laws.
• Remains available after hours for emergency locates requests.
• Performs other related duties as required/assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS
Education and Experience
High school diploma or an acceptable equivalent diploma (GED). Experience and familiarization with the use of computers, maps, and other electronic devices, especially sonar, is desirable.

Special Requirements
Possession of or ability to obtain a valid Driver's License within 60 days of employment.

During a typical month you will drive a line locate vehicle between 1500 and 2,500 miles in the normal course of your duties. Employees must possess and maintain a clean driving record. Multiple convictions for speeding, convictions of reckless driving, DUI or suspension of driving privileges will exclude you from consideration for employment/continued employment.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES
• Ability to read, understand, and interpret documents, instructions, maps, safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions and procedure manuals and details written or spoken in the English language.
• Ability to write coherent routine reports, complete time sheets and correspondence in the English language with proper grammar, spelling, and punctuation.
• Ability to communicate orally and in written form with customers, other employees, and the public also in the English language.
• Ability to add, divide, subtract and multiply whole numbers and fractions and to apply basic algebra and geometry concepts.
• Ability to make logical decisions based on available information and procedures.
• Ability to carry out instructions provided in both oral and written form.
• Ability to solve problems involving several concrete variables in a standardized situation.
• Ability to have regular and predictable work attendance.
• Ability to operate small office equipment, including copy machines or multi-line telephone systems.
• Ability to operate computers and computer applications (GIS/CAD) for data entry, word processing time entry, and line locating equipment and devices.
• Ability to operate and repair small/light equipment.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The work is light: exerting up to twenty pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to ten pounds of force to move objects. Additionally, the following required physical abilities:
• Crouching: sufficient to bend the body downward and forward by bending leg and spine.
• Feeling: sufficient to perceive attributes of objects, such as size, shape, temperature, or texture by touching with skin, particularly that of fingertips.
• Grasping: sufficient to apply pressure to an object with the fingers and palm.
• Hearing: sufficient to perceive the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction; ability to receive detailed information through oral communication, and to make the discrimination in sound.
• Hearing: sufficient to receive detailed information through oral communication and to make discrimination in sound.
• Kneeling: sufficient to bend legs at knee to come to a rest on knee or knees.
• Lifting: sufficient to raise objects from a lower to a higher position or moving objects horizontally from position-to-position. It occurs to a considerable degree and requires substantial use of upper extremities and back muscles.
• Mental Acuity: sufficient to make rational decisions through sound logic and deductive processes.
• Pulling: sufficient to use upper extremities to exert force to draw, haul or tug objects in a sustained motion.
• Pushing: sufficient to use upper extremities to press against something with steady force to thrust forward, downward, or outward.
• Reaching: sufficient to extend hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction.
• Repetitive Motion: Substantial movements (motions) of the wrist, hands, and/or fingers.
• Speaking: sufficient to express or exchange ideas by means of the spoken word including the ability to convey detailed or important spoken instructions to other workers accurately and concisely.
• Standing: Particularly for sustained periods of time.
• Stooping: sufficient to bend body downward and forward by bending spine at the waist. It occurs to a considerable degree and requires full motion of the lower extremities and back muscles.
• Talking: sufficient to express or exchange ideas by means of the spoken word including those activities in which they must convey detailed or important spoken instructions to other workers accurately, loudly, or quickly.
• Talking: sufficient to shout in order to be heard above ambient noise level.
• Visual acuity: sufficient to determine the accuracy, neatness, and thoroughness of the work assigned or to make general observations of facilities or structures.
• Visual acuity: sufficient to include color, depth perception, and field vision.
• Visual acuity: sufficient to determine the accuracy, neatness, and thoroughness of the work assigned or to make general observations of facilities or structures.
• Visual acuity: sufficient to operate motor vehicles and/or heavy equipment, both day and night.
• Visual acuity: sufficient to perform an activity such as: visual inspection involving small defects, small parts, operation of machines; using measurement devices; and/or assembly or fabrication parts at distances close to the eyes.
• Walking: sufficient to move about on foot to accomplish tasks, particularly for long distances or move from one work site to another.

WORK ENVIRONMENT
The work environment will primarily be outside in all types of weather. Employees will be exposed to high winds, rain, blowing sand/dirt, high and low temperatures typical of south Alabama. Rain suits and PPE are provided but do not eliminate the exposure. The employee will work near moving parts, on or near highways with exposure to moving civilian vehicles, regularly exposed to risk of electrical shock. Work occurs around and near sewer pipes, water pipes, gas lines and their associated equipment and hazards. Occasional travel for training or obtaining certification may be required.