Gas Utility Locator

Gas Utility Locator

Date: May 14, 2026

Location:

Hampton, VA, US, 23661

Company: NPL Construction (S4)

Description:

Who We Are

At NPL, part of The Centuri Organization ( , our employees are part of an established team working to support America’s natural gas utility and energy infrastructure. Working at NPL means you are joining a company with over 50 years of experience, long-standing customer relationships, and one that is deeply integrated into our host communities. Come grow your career with us and be a part of something bigger.

As a Locator, your work is vital to insuring our crews work safely by locating and marking the existing natural gas and sewer facilities.

We welcome applicants from the surrounding Hampton Roads area, including:

Newport News, Poquoson, Yorktown/York County, Norfolk, Portsmouth, Chesapeake, Virginia Beach, and Suffolk.

What You'll Do

• Field mark customer Natural Gas Facilities for internal construction crews

• Receive and manage customer phone calls

• Coordinate activities to resolve customer complaints and issues

• Gather and record sewer lateral depth measurements in residential and commercial areas via push rod, tape measure, and sonde

• Provide a detailed address list of non-discovered sewer laterals requiring alternate means of discovery

• Provide daily and weekly production data reports

• Post informational door tags/letters notifying residents of our inspection procedures

• Coordinate with contractors to provide additional sewer lateral inspections as required

• Obtain and maintain all industry required Operator Qualifications

• Other tasks as requested by leadership

What You'll Have

• 1+ years prior customer service experience

What You'll Get

• Join the Largest Natural Gas Distribution Contractor in the United States

• Weekly Payroll

• Paid, on-the-job training for technical skills

• Employee Assistance program benefit

• Health Insurance Plan benefit

• Retirement Plan benefit

Work Environment

• Work sites are outdoors in potentially extreme weather conditions

• All worksite safety instructions are written and spoken in English; must be fluent in English

• Work includes prolonged and repeated: lifting (including overhead, up to 50lbs); standing; climbing; kneeling; reaching and feeling; crouching and crawling

• Flexibility to work various schedules and stay late when necessary with little or no notice

• Work is performed within the “red zone” of heavy equipment

• Working safely requires quick/accurate hand-eye coordination and the ability to work in a constant state of alertness and safe manner

Legal Stuff

• Pass pre-employment, random, post-accident, and reasonable suspicion drug screens

• Provide valid US work authorization documents for E-Verify

• Satisfactory results of pre-employment background check results

• Valid driver’s license with clean driving record

• Pre-employment medical fit-for-duty test; hold/obtain DOT medical card

• Join and maintain Union membership

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Commitment

This job description is subject to change at any time. It reflects management’s assignment of essential functions, and does not exclude or restrict the tasks that may be assigned. Centuri and its subsidiary companies will provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants without regard to an applicant’s race, color, religion, sex, gender, genetic information, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other status protected by federal, state or local law. Centuri will provide reasonable accommodations to allow an applicant to participate in the hiring process (e.g., accommodations for a test or job interview) if so requested.

Centuri is a Department of Transportation regulated employer. Certain safety-sensitive positions are covered under the DOT Drug and Alcohol Testing Regulations, 49 CFR Part 40. It is important to note that marijuana remains a drug listed in Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act. It remains unacceptable for any safety-sensitive employee subject to drug testing under the company’s Drug Free Workplace Policy to use or test positive for marijuana.