Civil Engineer - Public Works

Board Of County Commissioners • Meriden, CT

229d • $78,000 - $87,000

About The Position

Sarasota County plans, maintains, and operates a comprehensive multimodal transportation system that includes a variety of spaces for vehicles, bicycles, and pedestrians — sometimes all at once. We're committed to the community's safe passage over and through 137 bridges, 2,328 lane miles of roads, 237 signalized intersections, and 32 miles of shared-use paths. Spend your days analyzing, designing, permitting, and project management. Apply today and join the Public Works team as a transportation engineer and oversee high-level projects from roadways to site developments in the beautiful Sarasota County. Relocation is available for those moving 50+ miles to join the premier community where people choose to live, work, and play!

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college in Civil Engineering or a related engineering field.
• Four (4) years of related Engineering project experience.
• Master's degree in a related field AND three (3) years of related Engineering project experience.
• EIT certification is required at the time of hire.
• Ability to obtain P.E. license from the State of Florida is required within one (1) year from the time of hire.
• Valid Florida driver's license at the time of hire.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in construction and maintenance of traffic.
• Advanced Temporary Traffic Control (TTC) certification.
• PMP Certification.

Responsibilities

• Oversee multiple high-level projects and assignments.
• Prepare CADD design plans, specifications and technical provisions for roadways, intersections, signals, site development, trails, parking lots, retaining walls, non-complex structures, stormwater, utilities and related public works facilities and appurtenances.
• Utilize FDOT Green Book, Design Manual, Structures Manual, Drainage Manual, Plans Preparation Manual, MUTCD, AASHTO, Sarasota County Unified Development Code (UDC) and other technical standards needed to prepare design concepts and construction plan sets.
• Prepare cost estimates and summary of quantities utilizing Sarasota County data base, FDOT pay items, Long Range Estimating (LRE) and other Unit Price software as needed for budgeting and procurement of materials.
• Utilize design surveys, as-builts, topographic mapping, GIS, aerial photography, S.U.E., LIDAR and other data sources prepared by others as base maps for design development.
• Utilize traffic studies, technical reports, geotechnical information and other Traffic Engineering data including Sight Distance Investigations, Traffic Control Devices, Speed limit, Parking Prohibition and other data as inputs for design.
• Review and develop construction plans of projects impacting traffic operations or traffic control devices referred by Transportation Planning, Land Development Services, Traffic Engineering and Capital Projects.
• Final roadway field inspection for project acceptance and turnover by/to Public Works for operations & maintenance.
• Support Field Services with design support and engineering judgement on various maintenance and repair needs.

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 and 16 paid vacation days in the first year of full-time employment.
• Award-winning wellness program including free gyms at multiple Sarasota County Government locations.
• Choose one of three great medical plans, including one with a $0 premium option.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Industry: Waste Management and Remediation Services
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree