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Join Our Team at Southwest Florida Water Management District

Help protect one of Florida's most vital resources — water — with a career at the Southwest Florida Water Management District (District). The District is a government agency whose mission is to protect water resources, minimize flood risks, and ensure the public's water needs are met. We serve a population of nearly 6 million people in west-central Florida as directed by state law.

This is your chance to keep Southwest Florida Water Management District humming along with seamless precision. Using a customer-driven team approach, our General Services Bureau performs the important work behind the scenes that keeps our entire organization operating smoothly as we manage the water supply and protect our water quality. You will have the opportunity to perform daily landscape maintenance tasks, ensuring the upkeep and aesthetic quality of the grounds as well as perform facilities maintenance, repairs, and modifications for District owned buildings and grounds projects at our Tampa Service Office.

With this role, you will work under the supervision of the Facilities Manager. In joining our team, you'll play an important role in enhancing the results to ensure a brighter future for the environment of Florida.

District employees are offered an excellent total rewards package that includes:

• Florida Retirement System (FRS) District Total Contribution 14.03%
• Nine paid holidays (+ 1 floating holiday)
• Generous vacation and sick leave
• Paid Parental Leave, including Maternity, Bonding and Family Supportive Work Program
• Medical and dental insurance (91- 97% District paid)
• Vision insurance
• Deferred compensation Program
• Basic and voluntary life and AD&D insurance
• Long-term disability (District Paid)
• Prescription drug coverage & mail order program
• Health savings & flexible spending accounts
• Flexible schedule for work-life balance
• Legal and Identity Theft protection
• Wellness program
• Public service loan forgiveness qualified employer
• Tuition reimbursement ($5,250/year)
• State adoption benefit qualified employer
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Transfer in years of service for other public sector work – towards the FRS program and sick time

Compensation:

Trades worker 1 $ 15.15 - $19.07 Trades worker 2 $ 16.14 - $20.31 Trades worker 3 $ 17.19 - $21.63

The starting hourly ranges are included for the Maintenance and Trades Technician profile which reflects the minimum to 47% of the respective pay grades. The starting salary will be based on the education and experience of the successful candidate. The District conducts annual performance evaluations that may award applicable pay increases based on positive employee performance.

• Responsible for daily landscape maintenance.
• Uses hand tools, power tools, and equipment needed to maintain and repair buildings and grounds.
• Maintains the Brooksville campus to provide a safe and clean working environment.
• Uses computers for data entry, vehicle utilization, e-mail, etc.
• Serves as a self-starter and team player with the ability to work alone or with a team.
• Construction related tasks such as carpentry, drywall, acoustical ceiling, plumbing, electrical, heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and refrigeration (HVAC), landscaping, and painting.
• Conducts emergency maintenance repairs as needed.
• Conducts some work in an office environment interacting with other District staff.

Ability to lift and carry a 30 pound pack while walking up to 50% of the shift. May be required to lift up to 50 pounds occasionally. May be exposed to extremely hot, humid weather conditions, mosquitoes, and other pests. May be exposed to elements including sun and rain during an entire work period. Must be able to bend, squat, and climb on a regular basis.

Satisfactory completion of a work capacity test may be required every two years. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Employee may be subject to call-in outside of regularly scheduled work hours, or required to be on call, including nights, weekends, or holidays to respond to emergency management activities or…