# Job Title: Horizontal Directional Drill (HDD) Locator

Provider: [M&J Enterprises Construction Inc.](https://programs.cccareers.org/providers/m-j-enterprises-construction)

- Program type: Not listed
- Branches: All branches
- Format: In person
- Length: 91 - 120 days
- Locations: Henderson, NV
- Website: https://mjenterprisesinc.com
- Contact: Joseph Medina, joseph@mjenterprisesinc.com
- Page: https://programs.cccareers.org/programs/m-and-j-enterprises-construction-inc-job-title-horizontal-directional-gdd63o

## Summary

13 Weeks (65 training days / approximately 520 total hours). All training will be completed within the prescribed and authorized period for the organization's SkillBridge program.

## Job description

The Horizontal Directional Drill (HDD) Locator is responsible for tracking and guiding underground boring equipment during trenchless utility installations (such as fiber optics, power cables, gas, water, and sewer lines). Responsibilities include operating walkover electronic tracking systems and remote display units to monitor drill head depth, pitch, and clock position relative to surface topography and utility alignments; communicating steering directions in real time to the drill operator; reading utility blueprints and bore plans; performing surface utility locates and potholing verification; and maintaining job-site safety, environmental compliance, and accurate bore logs. The locator ensures precise navigation around existing underground infrastructure and mitigates subterranean utility strikes.

## Locations

- Henderson, NV, 89011

Source: public DoD SkillBridge listings via CCC Programs. Confirm details with the provider and your chain of command.