Colliers Engineering & Design
Multi‑discipline engineering, architecture, design & consulting for public and private sector projects.
SUE Technician III
Conduct SUE field work using locators, GPR, vacuum excavation, and supervise crew.
Job Highlights
About the Role
• Collaborate with a team to tackle diverse SUE projects. • Read and interpret utility records, as‑built, survey drawings, and highway design plans. • Designate existing utilities using electromagnetic and geophysical technologies. • Operate and drive a vacuum excavation truck to perform test holes exposing utilities. • Apply appropriate maintenance‑of‑traffic procedures and submit “One‑Call” tickets. • Coordinate survey work in relation to SUE and supervise field crew activities. • Train junior crew members and represent Colliers Engineering & Design in the field with utilities and clients. • Maintain a clean driving record and prioritize safety for self and others.
Key Responsibilities
- ▸utility mapping
- ▸em survey
- ▸vacuum excavation
- ▸traffic management
- ▸survey coordination
- ▸crew supervision
What You Bring
• Minimum 5 years experience with electromagnetic and geophysical designating technologies. • Experience with vacuum excavation preferred. • Quickly grasp new technologies and possess basic computer skills for new software. • Proficient communication and internal collaboration abilities. • Comfortable working outdoors in varied weather, walking several miles daily, and lifting up to 80 lb. • Willingness to travel out of town, work overtime, and occasional nights/weekends. • English proficiency for reading, writing, and verbal instructions.
Requirements
- ▸5+ years
- ▸geophysics
- ▸vacuum excavation
- ▸computer skills
- ▸communication
- ▸english
Benefits
Compensation ranges from $33.00 to $44.00 per hour, dependent on qualifications, and the role requires passing a pre‑employment drug screen with ongoing random testing. Travel, overtime, and occasional night or weekend work may be required. Colliers values its people and provides a supportive work environment with career advancement opportunities. Benefits include company‑paid medical, dental, and vision coverage, paid pregnancy disability leave, short‑ and long‑term disability, life insurance, a matched 401(k)/Roth, generous paid time off (including parental and military leave), overtime compensation, referral and license bonuses, education reimbursement, free in‑house courses, mentorship, wellness programs, a Women’s Organization, and philanthropic initiatives. • Company‑paid medical, dental, and vision coverage. • Paid pregnancy disability leave, short‑ and long‑term disability, and life insurance. • Company‑matched 401(k)/Roth plan. • Paid time off including parental, military leave, and overtime compensation for billable hours over 40. • Employee referral and professional license bonuses. • Education reimbursement, free in‑house courses, mentorship, wellness program, Women’s Organization, and philanthropic opportunities.
Work Environment
Field