Utility Locate and Potholing Crew - Multiple Openings
ANMG-UG-003 | Storck Barracks Microgrid | Contingent opportunity
WORK LOCATION: FULL-TIME ONSITE - remote work is incidental. Duty location: Storck Barracks, Illesheim, Bavaria, Germany. Minimum Germany presence: Onsite only
| REQUISITION | ANMG-UG-003 |
| CSS CAM LCAT | 7T - Technician I / Skilled Trades |
| DUTY LOCATION | Storck Barracks, Illesheim, Bavaria, Germany |
| WORK ARRANGEMENT | FULL-TIME ONSITE - remote work is incidental |
| REPORTS TO | ERP Project Manager / designated functional lead |
| EMPLOYMENT | GERMANY/EU SUBCONTRACT OR OEM WORK PACKAGE |
| REQUIREMENT BASIS | WORK-PACKAGE REQUIRED: Required execution capability; normally sourced through an approved Germany/EU subcontractor or OEM rather than represented as a named Government billet. |
About ERP and the Project
Energy Resilience Partners, LLC (ERP) is a tribally led federal energy-resilience contractor building the contingent team for the USAG Ansbach - Storck Barracks Smart Microgrid in Bavaria, Germany. The 730-day project integrates two 1 MW diesel generators, 2 MW / 4 MWh battery energy storage, photovoltaic generation, 20 kV medium-voltage distribution, fuel systems, protection, SCADA/microgrid controls, fiber communications, an underground interconnection corridor and full testing, training and commissioning.
Position Summary
Locates, marks, exposes, verifies, surveys, and documents existing utilities before excavation release.
What You Will Do
- Plan and execute utility investigation, permits, excavation, ductbank, cable/fiber, testing, survey, restoration, and tie-in work.
- Verify locate, AHA, permit, access, material, design, inspection, and environmental prerequisites before each work release.
- Coordinate civil, electrical, communications, survey, traffic, quality, safety, environmental, outage, and installation interfaces.
- Track quantities, productivity, inspections, tests, redlines, and as-builts before concealment.
- Maintain safe work fronts, protect existing utilities, and deliver accepted corridor systems and restoration.
Minimum Qualifications
- Directly related underground, utility, civil, MV electrical, telecom, survey, or field-leadership experience.
- Required German/EU work authorization, trade/equipment qualifications, and competent-person coverage for the assigned activity.
- Ability to follow approved plans, AHAs, inspection/test requirements, and bilingual field direction.
- German-language capability and Germany-local credential/practice knowledge appropriate to the duties; English required for Government-facing functions.
Preferred Qualifications
German utility/road experience; USACE; VDE; excavation competent person; fiber/OTDR; survey credentials.
Germany Work Authorization, Location and Access
- Candidate must possess unrestricted EU/EEA/Swiss labor-market access or other valid German work authorization before starting.
- Germany-local/EU-authorized employment or compliant local subcontracting; validate payroll, wage, time, insurance, trade, and posting obligations.
- Employer/engagement source must match the approved ERP staffing plan, subcontract chain, independence rules and German employment/work-status requirements.
- No field work may begin until required Government personnel approval, installation access/badging, safety orientation, role designation/appointment, system/data permissions and work-front release are complete.
Field, Travel and Employment Conditions
- Work arrangement: FULL-TIME ONSITE - remote work is incidental; minimum presence: Onsite only.
- Project-based and contingent upon award/NTP, funding, final staffing authorization, qualification verification, Government approval where applicable, employer-of-record completion and installation access.
- Must support approved work hours, outages, testing windows, alternate shifts, weekends or German holidays when the schedule and lawful working-time controls require.
- Must comply with ERP/prime direction, EM 385-1-1, German safety and labor requirements, quality controls, CUI/FCI and photography/device restrictions, accurate timekeeping and project conduct rules.
Application Materials
- Resume/CV showing employer, dates, role, project value, technical scope, location, contract/client and specific responsibilities for comparable work.
- Copies of applicable degrees, licenses, certifications and training records with issuing body and expiration date.
- Current location, Germany work-authorization/status basis, earliest availability, travel/relocation constraints and required notice period.
- At least three professional references for comparable work; Government-submitted roles may require additional verification and signed commitment/appointment documentation.
Suggested JazzHR Screening Questions
- What is your present legal basis to perform the required work in Germany, and will it remain valid through your target assignment period beginning September 21, 2026?
- Can you meet this work arrangement: FULL-TIME ONSITE - remote work is incidental, including the stated Storck Barracks/Germany attendance?
- How many years have you performed substantially similar utility locate and potholing crew - multiple openings work, and what is the closest project by size, scope and complexity?
- Identify the degree, license, certification, CQM/safety/trade/OEM credential or system qualification that establishes you meet this posting's minimum requirements.
- Describe your English proficiency for Government communication and your German proficiency for Host Nation, authority, supplier or field coordination.
Equal opportunity statement: ERP and each approved employing entity make employment decisions without unlawful discrimination. Any tribal, veteran or other preference will be used only when legally authorized and expressly approved for the employing entity and posting.