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Public Works

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Sarasota County plans, maintains, and operates a comprehensive multimodal transportation system that includes a variety of spaces for vehicles, bicycles, and pedestrians — sometimes all at once.

We’re committed to the community’s safe passage over and through 137 bridges, 2,328 lane miles of roads, 237 signalized intersections, and 32 miles of shared-use paths.

Spend your days analyzing, designing, permitting, and project management. Apply today and join the Public Works team as a transportation engineer and oversee high-level projects from roadways to site developments in the beautiful Sarasota County. Relocation is available for those moving 50+ miles to join the premier community where people choose to live, work, and play!

About This Role

As an Engineer you will...

+ Oversee multiple high-level projects and assignments.

+ Prepare CADD design plans, specifications and technical provisions for roadways, intersections, signals, site development development, trails, parking lots, retaining walls, non-complex structures, stormwater, utilities and related public works facilities and appurtenances.

+ Utilize FDOT Green Book, Design Manual, Structures Manual, Drainage Manual, Plans Preparation Manual, MUTCD, AASHTO, Sarasota County Unified Development Code (UDC) and other technical standards needed to prepare design concepts and construction plan sets.

+ Prepare cost estimates and summary of quantities utilizing Sarasota County data base, FDOT pay items, Long Range Estimating (LRE) and other Unit Price software as needed for budgeting and procurement of materials.

+ Utilize design surveys, as-builts, topographic mapping, GIS, aerial photography, S.U.E., LIDAR and other data sources prepared by others as base maps for design development.

+ Utilize traffic studies, technical reports, geotechnical information and other Traffic Engineering data including Sight Distance Investigations, Traffic Control Devices, Speed limit, Parking Prohibition and other data as inputs for design.

+ Review and develop construction plans of projects impacting traffic operations or traffic control devices referred by Transportation Planning, Land Development Services, Traffic Engineering and Capital Projects.

+ Final roadway field inspection for project acceptance and turnover by/to Public Works for operations & maintenance.

+ Support Field Services with design support and engineering judgement on various maintenance and repair needs.

Work Hours: Monday - Friday, 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

About You

Minimum Qualifications

+ Bachelor's degree from an accredited college in Civil Engineering or a related engineering field.

+ Four (4) years of related Engineering project experience.

+ -OR- Master’s degree in a related field AND three (3) years of related Engineering project experience.

+ EIT certification is required at the time of hire.

+ Ability to obtain P.E. license from the State of Florida is required within one (1) year from the time of hire.

+ Valid Florida driver's license at the time of hire.

Preferred (Bonus) Qualifications

+ Experience in construction and maintenance of traffic.

+ Advanced Temporary Traffic Control (TTC) certification.

+ PMP Certification.

About Everything Else

Starting Pay Range: $78,000.00 - $87,000.00/ annually , based on experience.

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 (http://www.scgov.net/home/showpublisheddocument/66596/638617478290291353) . 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 Assistance Program (EAP), Florida Retirement System (FRS) and many, many more! C hoose 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 (https://www.scgov.net/government/human-resources/employee-health-and-benefits) 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. (That adds up to a possible 30 days off in your 1st year!)​​

A different blend of voices prompt better conversations, choices and results for everyone. Sarasota County – Many Voices, One Team.

We celebrate and value the experiences, backgrounds, perspectives, talents and strengths that make us different.

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.

A job applicant with a disability who requires reasonable accommodation to participate in the application/selection process is requested to make known the need for an accommodation to Human Resources or appropriate county staff members. For assistance with the application, please call 941-861-5353.

Sarasota County prohibits discrimination in all services, programs or activities. View the complete policy at scgov.net (keywords: ADA Compliance).

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