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Parks Recreation & Natural Resources

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Are you an experienced Landscape Maintenance Technician? Do you have an eye for compliance and regulations? Do you enjoy landscape maintenance? Sarasota County is currently recruiting for a Compliance Maintenance Specialist II for our Neighborhood Parks Division. This role is responsible for leading small to large projects involving one or more crew(s) and monitoring contractor services. Typical duties can include scheduling, coordinating, reviewing, inspecting, and approving the work of others and/or contracts. This position will also assist in keeping our parks, outdoor restrooms, and facilities clean, safe, and accessible. The end goal is to ensure private and public projects comply with federal, state, and local regulations, statutes, and County ordinances.

We have many opportunities for both growth and advancement, on top of Florida's generous pension plan. Apply today and join this growing team to see your direct impact on the community!About the Position

In this role, you will be responsible for...

+ Participate in the preparation of contractual maintenance contracts for Recreation and Neighborhood Parks.

+ Respond to customer inquiries and complaints and record results. Investigate problems and schedule work as needed.

+ Keep daily time and materials records; note unusual instances and/or dangerous situations and follow up with corrective action.

+ Prepare/maintain work logs and inspection reports for parks.

+ Perform routine janitorial services in our parks and facilities as needed.

+ Assist with reviewing/approving contractor payment requests.

+ Inspects park sites and plans.

+ Inspect and issue notices of code and regulation violations and contract non-conformance.

+ Inspects parks for compliance with regard to agreements and ensures that all areas are maintained to Parks, Recreation, and Natural Resources standard level of operations.

+ Asset inventory at parks as needed.

+ Prepare records and reports.

+ Effectively communicate in writing. Utilize computerized programs for communication, scheduling, time management, financial tracking, and work orders.

+ Support for recreation facilities, programs, and events as needed.

Work Hours:

+ Full-time, 40 hours per week.

+ Normal Schedule: Monday - Friday, 7:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.

+ Schedules can vary due to split shifts, rotations, emergencies, etc.

+ Evenings, holidays, and/or weekend hours may occasionally be required.

About You

Minimum Qualifications:

+ High School Diploma or its equivalent.

+ Three (3) years or more of experience in construction/landscape maintenance, contract-applicable construction trades, or in a field providing technical supervisory services to construction/landscape maintenance contractors.

+ Valid Florida Driver's License by date of hire.

Physical Demands: M ay 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 for five (5) years.

About Everything Else

Starting Pay Range: $21.85/hr

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!)​​

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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.