Canals, Ditches and Ponds - Stormwater Field Services - R20939

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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!

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.

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

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

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

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

• 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

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…