Public Works Signing & Marking Technician II

Charlotte, County of (FL); Punta Gorda (FL); On-site; USD 42,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Charlotte County is seeking a Signing & Marking Technician II to install, maintain, and repair traffic control signs, pavement markings, and marine navigational aids. The role combines fieldwork and water operations to ensure clear guidance for road users and boaters.

Responsibilities include assessing conditions, setting up safe work zones, responding to damage, and maintaining records using GIS and asset management tools.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Install, maintain, and repair traffic control signs and pavement markings.

Skills

Signage installation

Pavement markings maintenance

Field inspection

GIS/asset management software

Education

High school diploma

Tools

Pavement marking machines

Crash attenuator vehicles

Spray paint systems

Marine vessels

Job description

Are you ready to make safety visible—on both land and water? Join our team as a Signing & Marking Technician II, where your hands‑on skills help guide drivers, boaters, and pedestrians safely through our roadways and waterways. In this role, you’ll install, maintain, and repair traffic control signs, pavement markings, and marine navigational aids in accordance with state and federal standards, ensuring clear, consistent, and reliable guidance for the public.

Your work will take you into the field and onto the water as you assess sign and marking conditions, correct safety issues, and respond to damage or fading. You’ll operate specialized equipment such as pavement marking machines, crash attenuator vehicles, spray paint systems, and marine vessels, while setting up safe work zones and assisting with traffic control as needed. From deploying emergency buoys and identifying marine hazards to fabricating signs and maintaining accurate records, no two days will be the same.

This position also offers opportunities for cross‑training within the Traffic Engineering Division, participation in an on‑call rotation, and meaningful interaction with the public. If you enjoy hands‑on work, value safety and precision, and want a role where your efforts directly support a safer community—both on the road and on the water—this is your opportunity to make an impact every day.

An equivalent combination of relevant training, education and experience:

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• One (1) year of experience installing and maintaining traffic control signs and marine navigational aids.

Licenses and/or Certificates:

• Within six (6) months of position assignment:
  • Boater’s Safety Course completion
  • Obtain Intermediate Maintenance of Traffic certification from the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT)
• Within nine (9) months of position assignment:
  • Must obtain and maintain a valid Commercial driver’s class “A” license with air brakes.

You have a solid understanding of departmental policies, modern office practices, and the regulations governing traffic control signs, roadway markings, and marine navigational aids, including U.S. Coast Guard requirements. You’re comfortable working in both roadway and marine environments, with the ability to swim in open salt or brackish water and operate water vessels safely.

You’re proficient with computers, tablets, and job‑related software, including asset management and GIS‑based systems such as Cityworks, Cartegraph, Sign View, and ArcGIS applications. Organized and detail‑oriented, you can prioritize tasks, maintain accurate records, and communicate clearly—whether responding to inquiries, completing reports, or working with the public and internal teams.

You bring strong practical skills as well, including the safe use of tools, equipment, and light vehicles, the ability to follow written and verbal instructions, and the physical capability to perform manual labor in varying weather conditions. You’re comfortable working with measurements, basic calculations, and data interpretation, and you take responsibility for handling specialized equipment with care.

Above all, you’re a reliable team player who values safety, precision, and customer service, and who builds positive working relationships with coworkers, partners, and the community.

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.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

Stooping, crouching, walking, pulling, lifting, grasping, hearing, seeing up close, seeing far away, kneeling, reaching, pushing, talking, standing, finger movement, repetitive motions, depth perception. Frequent lifting of up to 80 pounds, with occasional lifting up to 100 pounds.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

Work is exposed to outdoor weather conditions or irate customers, extreme noise, odors, heights, vehicular and boat traffic, paint fumes, road debris and or dust.

RISK/SAFETY CONDITIONS

The position requires some 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.).

Charlotte County is an Affinite Action/ADA/Veterans’ Preference and Equal Opportunity Employer. Women, Minorities, and Persons with Disabilities are Encouraged to Apply.