Utilities Service Technician - Construction Salary $17.42 - $28.74 Hourly
Location: USA, FL Job Type: Full-time Job Number: 2026-00049 Department: UTILITIES - ENGINEERING CONSTRUCTION CREW Opening Date: 02/09/2026 Closing Date: Continuous
FLSA: Non-Exempt Bargaining Unit: IUPAT
Description: Benefits General Summary & Essential Responsibilities
Ready to build, fix, and keep Charlotte County flowing? As a Utilities Service Technician - Construction, you'll be right in the action-installing, troubleshooting, repairing, and maintaining the water systems our community relies on every single day. From fabricating and installing critical equipment to keeping essential systems running smoothly, your hands-on skills will make a real, visible impact.
This role is perfect for someone who loves problem-solving in the field, takes pride in quality work, and enjoys variety in their day. You'll work under general supervision, with your success measured by what really matters: properly functioning equipment, reliable systems, and work you can stand behind. If you're ready to help keep Charlotte County's infrastructure strong from the ground up, we'd love to meet you.
Min. Education, Licenses and Certifications
Education and Experience:
An equivalent combination of relevant training, education and experience:
High school diploma or equivalent.
Licenses and/or Certifications:
Within three (3) months of position assignment: Must maintain a valid Commercial class A Driver's License (CDL), including appropriate endorsements
Within six (6) months of position assignment: Must maintain CPR and First Aid certifications
Must pass and maintain respirator fit test and Pulmonary Function test for respiratory protection.
Within two (2) years of position assignment: Depending on the area of assignment, may be required to maintain one or more of the following certifications or licensures: FWPCOA Wastewater Collection C and Water Distribution System Operation Level 3.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
A typical day for a Utilities Service Technician involves a mix of fieldwork, system monitoring, and customer support to ensure systems operate safely and efficiently. The day may begin by gathering tools and reviewing work orders before heading out to install, inspect, maintain, or repair lines and related components. Throughout the day, you may respond to service calls, emergencies, and customer concerns, restore areas impacted by repairs, maintain equipment, and assist others as needed.
Supplemental Information
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
Stooping, crouching, walking, pulling, grasping, hearing, seeing up close, seeing far away, kneeling, reaching, talking, standing, finger movement, repetitive motions, depth perception. Walking is frequently necessary along with pushing, pulling, and digging. Frequent lifting of 25 pounds; occasional lifting up to50 lbs.
WORK ENVIRONMENT
Work is frequently exposed to raw wastewater and treated effluent, outdoor weather conditions or irate customers, extreme noise, odors, heights, and/or dust.
RISK/SAFETY CONDITIONSThe position requires moderate exposure or risk related to physical and/or mental health and safety (e.g., exposure to environmentally hazardous material, heavy equipment, assault and battery, communicable disease, etc.).
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform the essential job functions satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the primary job functions herein described. Since every duty associated with this position may not be described herein, employees may be required to perform duties not specifically spelled out in the job description, but which may be reasonably considered to be incidental in the performing of their duties just as though they were actually written out in this job description.
Charlotte County is an Affirmative Action/ADA/Veterans' Preference and Equal Opportunity Employer. Women, minorities, and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply.
EMERGENCY RESPONSE/RECOVERY ACTIVITIES
All County employees are required to work before, during, or after an emergency as needed. This may include temporarily being assigned to work and performing duties outside of the normal scope of their position, location and work schedule to fit the needs of the County and its citizens.
Charlotte County is an Affirmative Action, ADA and Equal Opportunity Employer. Women, minorities, and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply. As a veterans preference employer, certain service members and veterans, and the spouses and family members of such service members and veterans, who claim and meet eligibility requirements of veterans' preference, receive preference and priority in employment and are encouraged to apply. In addition, certain servicemembers may be eligible to receive waivers for postsecondary educational requirements.
All positions with Charlotte County may be subject to drug testing in accordance with the Drug-Free Workplace Program and/or County policy.
Charlotte County Board of County Commissioners offers a comprehensive benefits package to regular full-time employees.
Charlotte County Benefits & Total Rewards
Employer: Charlotte, County of (FL) Address: 18500 Murdock Circle Room 130 Port Charlotte, Florida, 33948 Phone: 941-743-1260 Website: https://www.CharlotteCountyFL.gov