Department:

General Services

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Are you an experienced leader with a background in team management and a strong understanding of landscaping, agronomy, or horticulture? General Services is looking for a dedicated professional to lead and oversee our Facilities Operations & Horticulture team. In this role, you'll be responsible for planning, administration, and ensuring top-tier customer satisfaction while managing a skilled team.

This position starts with a salary between $75,233.60 - $83,000.00, depending on experience. Benefits begin within 60 days of hire, and there are numerous opportunities for advancement. Join us and make an impact in your community— Apply today to start your exciting new career with Sarasota County Government!

Direct, monitor all team members and the associated tasks and functions in support of daily operations, projects, and emergencies. Direct and monitor the team ensuring the development of work requirements and tasks, while aligning appropriate resources to support the successful completion of tasks.Develop and oversee the master schedule of facility services and associated ground operations.Develop operational budget ensuring compliance with county guidelines.Provide financial stewardship ensuring that all vendor work is properly completed. Provide oversight for all vendor related services ensuring compliance with associated contracts.Monitor, analyze and assess the effectiveness and efficiency of all aspects of work performed.Conduct scheduled review of all associated work requests.Develop and execute a plan to address any backlog work as well as any requests that require additional external support.Utilize available analytics to make appropriate adjustments and alignment of resources.Ensure alignment of team's performance with established key performance metrics. 

Work Hours: Monday - Friday, 7:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.

About You

Minimum Qualifications:

A Bachelor's Degree from an accredited college or university in a highly related field AND four (4) years of job-related experience in facilities management, grounds management, or landscaping, horticulture.-OR- Associate's degree from an accredited college or university AND six (6) years of job-related experience in facilities management, grounds management, or landscaping, horticulture.-OR- Professional-related experience may substitute for the required degree on a year-for-year basis.Two (2) years or more of supervisory experience in the related field. A valid Florida Driver's License at the time of hire.

Preferred Qualifications:

Working experience with institutional, governmental buildings and property systems and devices performing a mix of work from installation, maintenance, troubleshooting, supervising. Experience with work order management Archibus.Experience working with Excel spreadsheet-skilled, Smartsheet-skilled, Building Automation - User level understanding application of various methods and best practice applied to building systems.Knowledge of structural systems plus the ability to read and interpret building and system drawings, schematics, an understanding of ADA Regulations and experience in institutional, commercial, industrial building systems. 
 

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.

CJIS Clearance: **The successful candidate will be subject to an extensive background check(s) as a part of the hiring process.

 

About Everything Else

Starting Pay Range: $75,233.60 - $83,000.00/ 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. 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.