utility line locator

restoration technician

lead hand

locator

customer service representative

PVS CONTRACTORS INC.

Supervisors AND TRAINER are liars all of them, management is TERRIBLE, worked for them for 2 years and couple months, massive permanently lay off a month ago with no previous advice after working last year as slaves. Lay off wasn’t becuse weather conditions it was becuse They loss a big contract with the city of Toronto for the horribe management Pvs had over 2017 and 2018.
Lead hands give you the dirty work and keeping  for them the easy tickets, no way for you to make ANY incentive, and unfairly them making lots extra easy money, They give you  OLD cars for work, with lots of  mechanical problems, and at the same time make you to listen an unhealthy looking man talking about SAFETY for hours, (what a joke!), dealing with lots stress, angry contractors for the delays becuse their bad management, making FAKE  promises about encreasing the payment and never happened, new guys making almost minimum wage, and being underestimated and miss treated by the supervisors who don’t care about you AT ALL, and are very rude with cero manners or profesionalism either, you have to pay for the work car parking If you have not driveway at home, computers are obsolete, no  IT departament in Toronto, the office is in St Catherine’s, the waiting to get your computer repaired was ridiculous, IT is a total garbage, the guy has not clue about IT, using a  total dinosaur software definitely a total mess, they have no HR office in Toronto either, everithing is true St Catherines office by email, and even the Christmas party’s every year was in Niagara region, Pvs never made us feel part of them because they never had a vision about growing in Toronto, all was about Niagara region, we were just a bunch of animals working tons, Making lots money for them and getting pennies back as a pay. 
BAD PAYMENT, BAD MANAGEMENT, OLD CARS, LOTS OF WORK, LOTS OF FAKE PROMISES.

I wasted a few months of my life working for PVS Locating. What seemed like a very promising opportunity turned into the biggest professional disappointment I have ever experienced. From the very first interview you will be fed lie after lie by the slimy management. They will never miss a moment to bad mouth competition to anyone that will listen to their garbage. Their “incentive program” is a laughable sham. They don’t want you to know your locate numbers so you just have to trust that they aren’t screwing you over.  After three months of working like a dog and waiting for their bogus incentive (all the while being told you’re going to make crazy money, just hold out) the day came to pay up and we were blown off without seeing a dollar in back pay like we hadn’t kept their contract above water with half the staff normally required. To quote a manager “We are paid too high hourly for what we put out in work volume”. The final straw was after the loser manager said I had to work harder and get more done in less hours and then spoke negatively about myself to another locator. Do not work for PVS if you have any self respect as a locator or as a human being. Upper management is soulless and they should be ashamed.

Day as AB1 call locator: 
Clock-in on site drive using company vehicle
Depending on project 1km-5/6km walk on foot avg. Majority time spent on construction sites locating underground utilities by yourself. Helpful Management super supportive team leads. Small team family like environment but rarely see each other. Need to be okay with any weather condition and environment. Lots of walking and carrying locate equipment. Pay starts at 22/hr with paid training and OT during dig season. Basic high school education req. Will be required to be on call for 7 days once every 2 months paid extra. Company events every quarter. Chill workplace. Work maybe not suited for everyone especially those who lacks physical dexterity.

Worked here for 2 years. You are forced to join the union if you want to work in Toronto. No one listening or looking out for the guys that take care of the dirty work to make this company look good. No plans in place for when they loose a huge contract so they do a massive layoff and give no1 notice then let you fend for yourself after you jump through hoops to gain more contracts and keep companies happy. All smoke and mirrors working here. Look elsewhere and work where your more than just a number. Money isn't worth the stress. Gong show management as well. Good luck if pursuing a career here. SMH

Great job with great pay but it is run by people who don't have any idea what is going on outside of their office... 
Hard workers are punished with the work that the slow workers didn't finish and management will then question the hard worker about why it's not done. 
Supervisors constantly play favourites with work distribution and are little to no help with in field issues. 

If you do end up working here, don't take any of your time to help anyone with anything.. it will take away from your numbers and that's all they care about. Even if your supervisor tells you that he is "watching and knows who is valuable"  The manager above him knows nothing about it and will put you on the layoff list.

When I got hired, they stated that they haven't laid people off in many years and that was the complete opposite. Since being there for 2 years, they had 4 layoffs. I was fortunate enough to avoid 2 of them but then got laid off for 7 months. After getting called back, I got laid off 6 weeks later. The upper management that runs "projections" and contracts, etc are so delusional and clearly don't know what they're doing. They losing a lot of contracts to a significantly smaller company and its only going to get worse by the sounds of it. I'll be surprised if they're a locating company in the next 5 years at this rate. 

As a top producer I have never been thanked or shown any appreciation.  Management doesn’t have your back and consistently lie and belittle employees.  
The job is something I used to love but this poorly run company has no standards for professionalism in management.  
They have contravened our CBA multiple times, ignoring proper process yet act like police trying to “catch people” because they are 1 min late.  Don’t bother with them.  

I have been a locator for 12 years in both private and utility locating. This was a decent company. They paid ok based on experience. You were home every night. They need to work a few wrinkles out as they are an Ontario company new to Alberta. For new employees that have never done this type of work training was pretty inadequate. They could give people more support in the field.

-Start at 8 am,  
-Review work assigned to me 
-pickup equipment need for the day.
-drive to city where I will be working that day.
-Arrive at the first customers house and greet customers
-complete work to be done
-watch the time so I can complete all work assigned
-call around to other Tech's if they need help at end of day.
Worked with a good bunch of guys very steady work.
Like talking with customers to help them.

Undervalued, underpaid. Extremely clique-ish.
Safety is not a concern with this company. Lip service only.
Lead hands cherry pick tickets.
Supervisors/lead hands can leave you waiting for weeks before coming to assist in the field, making earning incentive next to impossible.
QA gives attitude any time you ask for clarification on procedures.
If OEC seems to have no clue of what happens in field.
Antiquated vehicles constantly breakdown, spares are filthy. 


Top Job Titles	Average salary
Utility line locator 12 salaries reported	$26.72 per hour
Restoration technician 3 salaries reported	$34.87 per hour
Lead hand 3 salaries reported	$50,750 per year
Locator 2 salaries reported	$25.65 per hour
Customer service representative 3 salaries reported	$19.25 per hour

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