Department:

Transportation

Start Here. Grow Here. Stay Here.

Do you enjoy hands-on work, working outdoors, and keeping your community moving? As a Right of Way Maintenance Trades Worker with Sarasota County, you’ll play an important role in maintaining the infrastructure our community relies on every day. From asphalt and concrete repairs to bridge and guardrail work, tree trimming, and operating specialized equipment, you’ll tackle a variety of projects that make a visible difference across Sarasota County. Bring your skills to the team and build a career where you can see the impact of your work every day!

• Maintain and repair County bridges, including concrete repairs, joint seal replacement, pressure washing, painting, and vegetation removal to support safe vehicle and pedestrian travel

• Assist with the installation and repair of sidewalks, curb and gutter, driveways, handicap ramps, asphalt surfaces, potholes, and roadway repairs in accordance with DOT specifications

• Clear and maintain roadways and rights-of-way by removing debris and hazards, trimming vegetation, and assisting with re-grading of County roadways

• Operate and maintain dump trucks, backhoes, excavators, skid loaders, front-end loaders, chainsaws, and other tools and equipment used for roadway and infrastructure maintenance

• Complete and submit work orders documenting assigned maintenance, repairs, and other work performed in a timely and professional manner

Work Hours:

• Monday - Friday

• 6:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

• *On-Call Required 

About You

Minimum Qualifications:

• A High School Diploma or its equivalent
• One (1) year of experience as a semi-skilled laborer in the construction, maintenance, and repair of vehicle and pedestrian travel way systems and /or road rights-of-way areas
• A valid Florida Class "B" Commercial Driver's License (CDL) with tanker endorsement required within six (6) months of hire. (Paid for by Sarasota County!)
• A valid Florida Driver License at the time of hire

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in operating equipment used for concrete and asphalt maintenance and repairs in and around road rights-of-way
• Knowledge of current technology in road rights-of-way maintenance practices
• Operation of front-end loader, dump truck, personal computers and mechanical tools used in the road maintenance industry

Physical Demands:  Must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds

Subject to Passing Substance Screening:  This position is subject to passing a pre-employment substance screening.  An applicant who fails to pass a required drug screening test shall be disqualified from employment in any class for a period of five (5) years

About Everything Else

Starting Pay: $18.21 (Step 1); Potential higher pay (steps) for those with multiple years of experience

Our interview process could include phone interview(s), Microsoft Teams video interview(s), and/or in-person interview(s).

If you are selected to join our team, please click on this link to review the Required First Day Documents. You will need to present the following items on your first day:

1. I-9 Acceptable Documents to show your identity and authorization to work. Use this link to learn more and review the different document options: https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents

• If your position requires a Florida Driver’s License, this must be one of your documents. (Your Florida Driver’s License can serve as one of your documents listed in link above – List B Documents.)  

2. U.S. Social Security Card (signed, physical card). This is a requirement of our Payroll Department and failure to provide this document could jeopardize timely compensation. (Your U.S. Social Security Card can serve as one of your documents listed in link above – List C Documents.)  

Benefits:

• Enjoy great benefits including Health, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance, Short-Term and Long-Term Disability, Flexible Spending Accounts, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Florida Retirement System (FRS) and many, many more! Choose one of three great medical plans, including one with a $0 premium option, with completed preventative visits!
• For more information about employee benefits, please click this link or visit SCGov.net for additional information.
• Utilize our award-winning wellness program including free gyms at multiple Sarasota County Government locations. 
• Enjoy 11 paid holidays, 3 personal days and 16 paid vacation days in the first year of full-time employment with increasing accrual rates with years of service. (That adds up to a possible 30 days off in your 1st year!)​​

A different blend of voices prompt better conversations, choices and results for everyone. Sarasota County – Many Voices, One Team.

We celebrate and value the experiences, backgrounds, perspectives, talents and strengths that make us different.

Our vision is to attract, develop, retain and engage a talented workforce broadly representative of the citizens and communities we serve. To further value creativity, innovation, collaboration and great customer service – internally and externally. 

A job applicant with a disability who requires reasonable accommodation to participate in the application/selection process is requested to make known the need for an accommodation to Human Resources or appropriate county staff members. For assistance with the application, please call 941-861-5353.

Sarasota County prohibits discrimination in all services, programs or activities. View the complete policy at scgov.net (keywords: ADA Compliance).

Sarasota County Government is a Tobacco-Free/Drug-Free Workplace.