Beach Maintenance Technician

This is a skilled position responsible for maintaining all aspects of the City's beach. Day-to-day activities are largely performed independently requiring a strong work ethic. General responsibilities include performing maintenance tasks such as trash removal, beach raking, walkway cleaning and implementing the City's Leave No Trace Ordinance. The position is also responsible for helping to plan, carryout, and oversee walkover construction projects and beach vegetation projects.
The individual in this position must maintain a professional working relationship with the City's turtle nesting surveyors, communicate beach-related issues and recommendations to superiors and perform other tasks as assigned.
The selected candidate for hire must complete a pre-employment drug screen, background check, FMCSA Clearinghouse query, and DOT Certification physical examination.

• Assist with the planning, scheduling and implementation of construction, maintenance and operation of activities designed to keep the City's beach aesthetically pleasing and welcoming to guests.
• Maintain the City's Leave No Trace Ordinance by removing or tagging items left on the beach, discarding trash from the sand or the dunes, filling in holes, knocking down sandcastles and providing general education regarding wildlife as appropriate.
• Remove waste and recycling from the beach and beach parking lots.
• Responsible for the cleanliness and maintenance of the beach trail, walkovers, and Sunset Beach boardwalk. Responsible for maintaining beach vegetation to include raking, sanitizing, removing invasive species and unsightly vegetation in accordance with the City's permit, and planting of native species. Duties may also include vegetation monitoring to evaluate and document the success of such programs.
• Responsible for reporting wildlife concerns to the appropriate agencies.
• Coordinate beach clean-up efforts after storm events, red tide occurrences, events and holidays. Oversees and reports on beach renourishment activities and the maintenance of escarpments.
• Responsible for personal safety and the safety all field crew members under supervision. Responsible for the maintenance and routine inspection of equipment, tools and vehicles. Drive trucks and operates equipment of various sizes and weights.
• Assist in maintaining records.
• Assist the Recreation Department in the preparation of the beach for events and the maintenance of the beach mobi-mat.
• Inspect walkovers and other structures to determine defects and needed repairs and assists in capital budget planning.
• Perform minor electrical maintenance to include but not be limited to replacement or repair of beach/beach parking lot fixtures (e.g. wall switches and outlets, incandescent and fluorescent bulbs and tubes, ballast, sockets, fuses, minor appliances, cords, etc.) using appropriate hand, power and specialty tools.
• Perform minor painting, power washing, carpentry and masonry work (e.g. preparing surfaces and using brush, sprayer, or roller to apply paints, stains, and varnishes, hanging doors, fitting locks and handles, etc.).
• Order parts and maintain required documents.

These essential job functions are not to be construed as a complete statement of all duties performed. Employees will be required to perform other job-related duties as required.

• Must be eighteen years of age or older.
• Must possess a high school diploma or a GED.
• Three (3) years' experience in the field of Public Works, construction trade, or similar field
  that required some independent decision-making.
• An equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.

LICENSES, CERTIFICATIONS OR REGISTRATIONS

• Valid Florida Driver's Commercial License (CDL) - Class A or B (preferred)

• Ability to instruct and evaluate work assignments of personnel.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with all employees and the general public.
• Ability to act as Division Crew Chief when necessary.
• Ability to respond to after-hours call ins, in a reasonable amount of time.
• Ability to comply with work schedules and have a flexible work schedule as necessary.
• Ability to communicate both verbally and in writing, and possess good people skills.
• Knowledge of modern techniques, methods, procedures and practices of maintaining municipal infrastructure

ESSENTIAL PHYSICAL SKILLS

• Acceptable eyesight (with or without corrections)

• Acceptable hearing (with or without aid)

• Ability to communicate both orally and in writing.

• Ability to climb, walk, stand, sit, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl and smell as needed. Regularly required to use hands to feel, handle and operate controls and tools.

• Ability to lift, push, pull or carry objects more than 60 pounds on a frequent basis.

• Ability to perform heavy manual tasks for extended periods of time, possibly in inclement weather.

Reasonable accommodation will be made for otherwise qualified individuals with a disability.

ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS

Works primarily outside and will be exposed to outdoor weather elements.

Employment Type: Full-Time