Department:

Public Utilities

About Our Job

Do you have a keen eye for detail and a passion for ensuring quality and compliance? Join Sarasota County Public Utilities as a Code Compliance Inspector, where you'll inspect private developments, public infrastructure projects, and treatment facilities to verify compliance with County standards and regulations. Your work will help protect critical utility infrastructure and support the delivery of reliable services to our community. Apply today and make an impact!

Job Description:

• Inspect utility and development projects to ensure compliance with approved plans, County standards, and applicable regulations

• Review and interpret engineered utility construction plans, specifications, and permits for adherence to design requirements

• Verify compliance with Utility Code, Land Development Regulations, State regulations, and contract specifications

• Represent Public Utilities throughout construction by coordinating with engineers, contractors, developers, property owners, and County departments

• Conduct field inspections of water, wastewater, reclaimed water, and utility infrastructure projects during all phases of construction

• Investigate citizen concerns, document field changes and code violations, and prepare detailed inspection reports

• Recommend and perform specialized field testing to evaluate non-standard construction conditions

• Monitor utility testing activities and participate in final acceptance inspections for residential, commercial, and subdivision projects

• Ensure construction is complete and meets all requirements prior to final certification and utility infrastructure turnover

• Enforce utility codes, engineering standards, and permitting requirements while serving as the onsite representative for the Utilities Regulatory Manager and Supervisor

Work Hours: Monday – Friday, 7:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

About You

Minimum Qualifications: 

• A High School Diploma or its equivalent
• Four (4) years of utility construction work and/or inspection and testing of utility work
• Two (2) years out of the four (4) years, must be in utility inspecting, design, or construction experience
• College or university-level training in an appropriate field may be substituted on a year-for-year basis for the required utility construction experience
• A valid Florida Driver's License at the time of hire

Preferred "BONUS" Qualifications:

• Five (5) years of utility construction work and/or plan review, inspections and testing of utility or construction work
• Knowledge of code enforcement procedures, Accela plan review and permitting software computer system
• 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

Physical Demands:  Must occasionally lift and/or move more than 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 Range: $24.74 - $27.00, depending on experience

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Employee Type:

Regular (Budgeted)

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! 
• 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 and classes 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.