We're looking for an Aquatic and Vegetation Maintenance Technician to join our team! In this role, you'll perform aquatic and vegetation maintenance within stormwater conveyance systems and roadway rights-of-way.
Requirements
- Perform maintenance on county open stormwater conveyance systems and their appurtenances
- Restore road right-of-ways and properties relating to stormwater maintenance and repairs
- Operate specialized equipment, such as harvesters, ATV’s, boats, spray rigs and other related equipment required to maintain and repair stormwater conveyance and road right-of-way maintenance/construction
- Respond to customer complaints relating to stormwater systems, including pipeline, canal, ditch blockages, and erosion control. Issues on and around the road right of way, water quality concerns, and stormwater flow concerns
- Will be needed to perform functions applying herbicides to aquatic and terrestrial weedy plants in County canals, lakes, ponds, ditches, road right-of-ways, and properties; various forms of manually operated equipment may also be employed to complete job tasks required for the position
- May require physically entering aquatic sites when necessary
- Complete and submit work orders relating to all work performed in a professional and timely fashion
Benefits
- Health, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance
- Short-Term and Long-Term Disability
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Florida Retirement System (FRS)
- 11 paid holidays
- 3 personal days
- 16 paid vacation days in the first year of full-time employment with increasing accrual rates with years of service
