Senior Utilities Capital Projects Inspector

The pay starts between $23.56 - $25.00/ hour, (based on experience), and benefits begin within 60 days of hire. Apply today and make an impact in the Sarasota County Community.

In this role you will...

• Conduct on-site inspections and observations of Capital Improvement Projects (CIP) for water, wastewater, reclaimed water, and stormwater utilities
• Inspect treatment, alteration, and repair work for compliance with approved plans, specifications, codes, and regulations
• Verify all construction is fully completed prior to final payment and County acceptance
• Communicate regularly with engineers, contractors, project managers, owners, and County departments throughout construction
• Document construction progress through detailed reports and photographic records
• Review proposed construction plans and project specifications
• Attend pre-construction and ongoing progress meetings for assigned projects
• Review material submittals to ensure compliance with contract requirements and applicable standards
• Inspect work sites and materials delivered before and during construction
• Participate in final acceptance testing, inspections, and as-built document reviews for Capital projects

• Technical knowledge of practices, standards and regulations of utility construction
• Ability to interpret and use plans and specifications and knowledge of alternative procedures of construction
• Knowledge of standard traffic control

• 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!)​​

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.

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