Department:

Public Works

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Are you a licensed Professional Engineer (P.E.) looking to make a meaningful impact in your local community?

Join Sarasota County’s Public Works team as a Civil Engineer, where you’ll play a key role in the design and delivery of stormwater improvement projects. In this position, you’ll be responsible for civil engineering design, project management, permitting, cost estimating, and construction oversight.

You’ll also engage with the public, assess drainage concerns in accordance with the County’s adopted level of service, and develop engineered solutions to address those issues. These solutions may involve hydrologic and hydraulic modeling, water quality analysis, drainage system design, ArcGIS Pro analysis, AutoCAD drafting, flood studies, and floodplain mapping.

This role requires close coordination with internal departments and collaboration with local, state, and federal agencies.

Spend your days analyzing, designing, permitting, and managing impactful projects—from roadways to site developments—all in the beautiful setting of Sarasota County.

Apply today and be a part of shaping resilient, efficient infrastructure for the community!

About the Position

Engineering duties include include:

Engineering design.Permitting.Cost estimating.Budget and schedule control.Hydrologic and hydraulic modeling.Water quality modeling.GIS analysis.AutoCAD drafting plans.Technical reports as required in support of the project. Coordinate with Field Services staff for operations. 

Project Management duties include:

Preparation of construction plans and scope of services.Assist with the  administration of contracts. Development of scopes, schedules and costs of design; includes review of project deliverables. Coordination with Capital Projects managers.

Additional duties include include:

Assessment of stormwater issues includes: public interaction and education regarding County level of service and water quality requirements. Assist with in-house stormwater projects to address multiple issues including flood protection.Water quality protection.Stormwater repair and replacement coordination.Low impact design implementation.Operations of stormwater treatment facilities. 

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 technically related engineering field AND 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.A registered Professional Engineer (P.E.) certification from the State of Florida is required within six (6) months from the time of hire.Valid Florida driver's license at the time of hire.

Preferred Qualifications

Expereince with using AutoCAD, StormWise (ICPR), and/or ArcGIS Pro.

Physical Demands:

May 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 a period of five (5) years.

About Everything Else

Starting Pay Range: $78,000.00 - $100,859.20/ annual, based on your 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. 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! 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. (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.