Department:

Stormwater

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Build a career that makes an impact outdoors! Join Sarasota County's Stormwater team and help protect our waterways, infrastructure, and community. Whether your skills are in mowing, vegetation management, heavy equipment operation, or excavation, you'll do meaningful work alongside a dedicated team.

Enjoy a 4-day, 10-hour work schedule with opportunities for overtime. Explore our specialty areas below and apply today!

About this Job

Career Opportunities Across Multiple Teams:
We have openings in a variety of specialized work areas. Placement into a specific team will be based on current operational needs and available vacancies

Slope & Travelway Mowing – Skilled Trades Worker:

Do you enjoy working outdoors and take pride in maintaining public infrastructure? In this role, you'll help keep stormwater systems and roadway rights-of-way safe, functional, and well maintained

• Maintain stormwater conveyance systems and roadway rights-of-way through mowing and vegetation management
• Operate specialized equipment, including slope mowers, arm mowers, and zero-turn mowers
• Perform routine equipment maintenance and complete work orders
• Respond to stormwater maintenance concerns and assist with herbicide application and aquatic site work as needed

Aquatic & Vegetation Maintenance – Skilled Trades Worker:

Enjoy working outdoors and protecting our waterways? In this role, you'll help preserve stormwater systems through vegetation management and aquatic maintenance activities

• Maintain canals, ponds, lakes, ditches, and roadway rights-of-way
• Operate specialized equipment, including boats, harvesters, ATVs, and spray rigs
• Apply aquatic and terrestrial herbicides and perform vegetation management
• Respond to maintenance concerns and complete work orders in a timely manner

Roadside Ditch Maintenance & Excavation – Skilled Trades Worker:

If you enjoy operating equipment and improving infrastructure, this role offers the opportunity to maintain and repair Sarasota County's stormwater systems and roadway rights-of-way

• Perform maintenance, excavation, and repair of stormwater conveyance systems
• Operate heavy equipment, including excavators, backhoes, Gradalls, and vacuum/jet trucks
• Restore roadway rights-of-way and respond to stormwater maintenance issues
• Complete work orders and support emergency response activities as needed

Canal Mowing, Maintenance & Excavation – Equipment Operator:

Put your heavy equipment skills to work maintaining Sarasota County's stormwater infrastructure. In this role, you'll operate specialized machinery while supporting the construction, maintenance, and repair of canals and roadway rights-of-way

• Operate and maintain heavy equipment used for stormwater maintenance and excavation
• Perform maintenance and repairs on open and enclosed stormwater conveyance systems
• Restore roadway rights-of-way and respond to stormwater maintenance concerns
• Complete work orders and assist with emergency response when needed

Working Hours: 

• Operating Days: Monday - Thursday or Tuesday - Friday

• Operating Hours: 6:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

• 40-hour work weeks with opportunity of overtime

• * On-Call Required

About You

Minimum Qualifications: 

Skilled Trades Worker I: Starting Pay: $20.10 (Step 1), Potential higher pay (steps) for those with multiple years of experience

•  A High School Diploma or its equivalent

• Two (2) years of experience in the construction, maintenance, and repair of stormwater conveyance systems

• Must be able to acquire a Class "B" Commercial Driver's License (CDL) with Tanker Endorsement within six (6) months from the date of hire (Paid for by the county!)

• For Aquatic roles only: Must be able to obtain a Right-of-Way and Aquatic Applicator license within one (1) year from the date of hire (Paid for by the county!)

• A valid Florida driver's license at the time of hire

Skilled Trades Worker II: Starting Pay: $22.14 (Step 1), Potential higher pay (steps) for those with multiple years of experience

• A High School Diploma or its equivalent

• Three (3) years of experience in the construction, maintenance, and repair of stormwater conveyance systems

• Must be able to acquire a Class "A" Commercial Driver's License (CDL) with Tanker Endorsement at the time of hire

• Must have a right-of-way, aquatic, and natural areas applicator license at the time of hire

• A valid Florida driver's license at the time of hire

Equipment Operator III: Starting Pay: $22.14 (Step 1), Potential higher pay (steps) for those with multiple years of experience

• A High School Diploma or its equivalent

• Two (2) years of experience in the operation and routine maintenance of one or more pieces of heavy equipment such as excavators, loaders, tractors, etc.

• Must be able to acquire a Class "A" Commercial Driver's License (CDL) with Tanker Endorsement at the time of hire

• Must have a right-of-way, aquatic, and natural areas applicator license at the time of hire

• A valid Florida driver's license at the time of hire

Preferred "BONUS" Qualifications:

• Experience in operating equipment used for the maintenance and repair of water conveyance systems

• Knowledge of current technology in storm water distribution systems, road right of way maintenance practices, and/or stormwater conveyance systems maintenance practices 

• Operation of backhoes, excavators, trenchers, personal computers, and mechanical tools used in the stormwater maintenance industry

Physical Demands:  Must occasionally lift and/or move more than 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.

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!)​​

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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.

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