Pipeline Maintenance and Construction - Stormwater Field Services

Turn Your Skills Into A Career With Purpose

Join Sarasota County's Stormwater team and help maintain the infrastructure that protects our community from flooding and keeps our waterways flowing. Whether you enjoy operating heavy equipment, inspecting pipelines, or performing hands-on maintenance and repairs, you'll build a rewarding career making a visible impact every day.

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

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.

• Inspect, clean, and repair stormwater conveyance systems
• Restore roadways and rights-of-way after maintenance
• Operate CCTV, jetting, vacuum, and excavation equipment
• Investigate drainage issues and respond to customer concerns
• Complete work orders and support emergency response

Enjoy hands-on outdoor work maintaining, constructing, and repairing Sarasota County's stormwater infrastructure and road right-of-way systems.

• Maintain and repair stormwater conveyance systems
• Restore roadways and rights-of-way after repairs
• Operate construction and maintenance equipment
• Respond to drainage, erosion, and stormwater concerns
• Complete work orders and support emergency response

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 stormwater conveyance systems and roadway rights-of-way.

• Operate heavy equipment for stormwater maintenance and construction
• Support installation, repair, and restoration projects
• Perform routine equipment inspections and maintenance
• Respond to stormwater emergencies and service requests
• Complete work orders and daily documentation

Working Hours:

• Operating Days:
  Monday - 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
• Skilled Trades Worker II:
  Starting Pay: $22.14 (Step
  1), Potential higher pay (steps) for those with multiple years of experience
• Equipment Operator III :
  Starting Pay: $22.14 (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).

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