# Underground Drill Operator

Description Job Overview The Underground Utility Drill Operator is responsible for operating directional drill rigs, locating equipment, and product support equipment. This role is crucial in the installation of underground conduits, cables, and other utilities with minimal surface disruption, ensuring compliance with all federal, state, and local regulations. The Drill Operator must possess excavation knowledge on OSHA regulations and safe excavation practices - benching, shoring, and excavating around live underground utilities. This role works closely with the Foreman on identifying potential hazards in excavation and conducts job site analysis. This role also often fills in for the Foreman when the Foreman is required to be off site. Essential Duties and Responsibilities Operate horizontal directional drill equipment to install underground utilities such as telecommunications. Perform daily inspections and maintenance on the equipment to ensure operational safety and efficiency. Read and interpret utility maps, plans, and blueprints to identify the correct location for installation and avoid existing utility infrastructure. Set up and clean up the job site, including loading an

- **Id**: 4158870
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/tdi-cable-maintenance-underground-drill-operator-2>
- **Role**: Field & Service
- **Role family**: Field & Service
- **Seniority**: senior
- **Employment type**: full_time
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Cold Spring, United States
- **Countries**: US
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Experience years min**: 5
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2025-06-09T20:36:00Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-11-12
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-12T11:30:59Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 520
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 2667
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Telecommunications

## Company

- **Id**: 3867027
- **Name**: TD&I Cable Maintenance
- **Domain**: tdicable.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/tdicable>
- **Size band**: 201-500
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Paylocity

### Truth index

- **Grade**: C
- **Score**: 69
- **Open postings**: 14
- **Ghost share**: 0.5
- **Stale share**: 0
- **Repost share**: 0.071
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-12T10:38:37Z

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 520

## Requirements

- **Experience years min**: 5
- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

### Education

- **Level**: high_school
- **Optional**: no

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-12T11:30:59Z

## Liveness

- **Score**: 8
- **Band**: cold
- **Label**: Long shot
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.282
- **P room**: 0.28
- **Age days**: 520
- **Expected fill days**: 36
- **Reasons**: conf:1, win:tail, crowd:
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-12T13:10:46Z

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