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Department:

Transportation

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Are you a skilled electrician who wants to make a real impact in your community? In this role, you'll help keep traffic flowing safely and efficiently by maintaining and repairing traffic signals, streetlights, pedestrian crossing systems, radar speed signs, and other critical lighting infrastructure.
Join a high-performing team, work with cutting-edge equipment, and play a vital role in keeping our roads safe every day. Apply today and be part of something that truly makes a difference!

• Install, maintain, and repair: street lights, traffic signals, aerial traffic signal equipment, and remote traffic count equipment.

• Perform traffic signal controller cabinet maintenance and cleaning.

• Repair and replace vehicle detectors & pedestrian detectors.

• Install, maintain & test video equipment used to monitor traffic and detect vehicles.

• Perform and test traffic signal controllers.

• Install, maintain, repair, and operate all types of school flashers, pedestrian crossing apparatus, illuminated and non-illuminated aerial signs, and various types of electronic equipment.

• Test, services/repairs fiber optic and copper cable communication circuits.

• Set up work zone traffic control (MOT/TTC).

Work Hours: Monday - Friday, 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. *On-Call Required.

About You

Minimum Qualifications:

• A High school diploma or its equivalent

• Two (2) years experience as an electrician or similar field

• A Valid Florida driver's license at the time of hire

• A "CDL" Class B license or the ability to obtain within six (6) months from the date of hire (Paid by the County!)

• Must be able to obtain an IMSA Signal Level I certification within one (1) year of hire AND IMSA Signal Level II within three (3) years of hire

Physical Demands:Must occasionally lift and/or move up to 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 in any class for a period of five (5) years.

About Everything Else

Starting Pay: $24.19/hour (Step 4), Potential higher pay (steps) for those with multiple years of 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 multipleSarasota 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.