Department:

Public Works

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Sarasota County Stormwater is growing and expanding. We are looking for motivated people with a passion for water resources, flood protection, clean water, and the environment. In your role, you help manage flooding, improve water quality, and maintain stormwater infrastructure through planning, design, and monitoring to ensure wildlife, the environment, and citizens have resilient and sustainable communities. Come and apply today to join this dynamic team!

• Coordinate watershed model updates, planning activities, and ensuring compliance.
• Incorporate recent development projects into the County’s Record Watershed Model.
• Coordinate with GIS Staff to maintain the County’s GIS database to be consistent with the Record Model.
• Provide support for stormwater operations and maintenance projects activities.
• Maintain floodplain delineations, and level of service, and assess alternatives to address problem areas.
• Review site development permit applications for Land Development Services (LDS) and County capital improvement projects for consistency with the Unified Development Code (UDC) and Watershed model(s).
• Provide written comments to LDS (using LIMS) or to the County project manager relative to any inconsistencies.

Work Hours:  Monday – Friday, 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., - No Weekends!

About You

To thrive in this position, you must have-

Technical Specialist I:  Starting Pay Range: $55,000.00 - $65,000.00/ annually, based on experience.

• Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college or university with major course work in Civil Engineering or related engineering field. 
• -OR- An equivalent combination of education and experience or technical, engineering-related project experience may substitute on a year-for-year basis for the degree.

Technical Specialist II:  Starting Pay Range: $63,000.00 - $73,000.00/ annually, based on experience.

• Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college or university with major course work in Civil Engineering or related engineering field AND two (2) years of professional civil engineering experience.
• -OR- a Master’s Degree in Civil Engineering or related engineering field AND one (1) year of professional civil engineering experience.
• -OR- An equivalent combination of education and experience or technical, engineering-related project experience may substitute on a year-for-year basis for the degree.
• Must be able to obtain a valid EIT (Engineer in Training) certification granted by the Florida Board of Engineers within twelve (12) months from the time of hire. 

Preferred Qualifications: 

• Experience or certified training with hydrodynamic modeling such as ICPR and ArcGIS (ArcMap).
• Knowledge of Hydrology, hydraulics, water quality, and AutoCAD.
• Prior related engineering work experience, engineering internship, or Engineer-in-Training certificate granted by the Florida Board of Professional Engineers.

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