Aquatic and Vegetation Maintenance - Stormwater Skilled Trades Worker

Aquatic And Vegetation Maintenance Technician

Do you love to work outside and have a passion for repairing things? We have an opening for an Aquatic and Vegetation Maintenance Technician. In this position you will be performing aquatic and vegetative maintenance of stormwater conveyance and road right-of-way systems. Join our team and apply today!

Responsibilities include :

• Perform maintenance on county open stormwater conveyance systems and their appurtenances.
• Restore road right-of-ways and properties relating to stormwater maintenance and repairs.
• Operate specialized equipment, such as harvesters, ATV's, boats, spray rigs and other related equipment required to maintain and repair stormwater conveyance and road right-of-way maintenance / construction.
• Respond to customer complaints relating to stormwater systems, including pipeline, canal, ditch blockages, and erosion control. Issues on and around the road right of way, water quality concerns, and stormwater flow concerns.
• Will be needed to perform functions applying herbicides to aquatic and terrestrial weedy plants in County canals, lakes, ponds, ditches, road right-of-ways, and properties; various forms of manually operated equipment may also be employed to complete job tasks required for the position.
• May require physically entering aquatic sites when necessary.
• Complete and submit work orders relating to all work performed in a professional and timely fashion.

Work Hours : Tuesday Friday, 6 : 30 a.m. 5 : 00 p.m.

About You

Minimum Qualifications :

Skilled Trades Worker I :

Skilled Trades Worker II :

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 :

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.

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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.

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