Underground utility locating and infrastructure damage prevention at national scale
USIC performs 84+ million utility locates annually for 1,500+ utilities and municipalities across North America using a field-operations-dominated org (796 ops roles vs. 3 sales, 2 HR) and a mature enterprise stack (Workday, Salesforce, Zendesk, GIS/CAD tools). The hiring velocity and project focus on workforce planning, succession planning, and turnover retention point to operational scaling under labor constraints—their documented pain points include 48-hour turnaround pressures, high overtime demand, and employee retention at a company built on field-crew throughput.
USIC is the largest underground utility locating company in North America, performing tens of millions of damage-prevention locates annually for telecommunications, electric, gas, water, sewer, and municipal utility clients. The company operates across the United States and Canada with 10,000+ employees, majority field-based operations. Their service suite extends beyond locating to advanced infrastructure services. The business is mission-critical infrastructure—utilities depend on USIC's locate data before excavation to prevent service disruptions and public safety incidents.
USIC operates Workday (HR/finance), Salesforce (CRM), Zendesk (support), plus specialized geospatial tools: AutoCAD Civil 3D, QGIS, Revit, LiDAR, GNSS, and BIM for locating and design workflows. Google Maps and Bing Maps provide routing and spatial context.
Indianapolis, Indiana. USIC operates across the United States and Canada.
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