What are the responsibilities and job description for the Technology Manager - Public Utilities position at Sarasota County?
Department : Public Utilities
Start Here. Grow Here. Stay Here.
Do you have a background in information technology, project management, and analytical experience? In this role, you'll provide guidance, assistance, and implementation direction for new or existing departmental applications or systems established for use within the County. Apply today and join this exciting role in Public Utilities.
- Manage projects and implementations of various software applications within the department, including primary business applications such as utility billing, work and asset management, business intelligence, and mobile workforce management.
- Develop and manage requirements, project charters, scope, budgets, and schedules utilizing both County and external resources.
- Serve as the department representative for primary business applications for software vendors, consultants, and integrators.
- Interface with vendors to support cloud-based applications.
- Work with end-users to identify their needs and assist them with problem determination and improving their use of the applications.
- Research and maintain a system topology that ensures the software products work with each other to provide the end-users with functionality to perform their tasks in the best manner possible.
- Coordinate with the department managers and acts as department liaison with Enterprise Information Technology (EIT) to develop strategic plans for business applications and enhancements to include business process development, new application and user interface development, performance metrics development, staff training, and application version management.
- Maintain continuity of business operations that includes disaster recovery planning and backup procedures.
- Initiate, coordinate, and enforce systems, policies, and procedures.
- Verify application results by conducting system audits of technology implemented.
- Maintain quality service by establishing and enforcing organization standards.
- Perform supervisory duties such as recruitment, training, performance reviews, coaching, discipline.
Work Hours : Monday - Friday, 8 : 00 a.m. - 5 : 00 p.m.
About You
Minimum Qualifications :
Preferred Qualifications :
S ubject 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 for a period of five (5) years.
About Everything Else
Starting Pay Range : $75,233.60 - $83,000.00, based on experience
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 :
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 :
A different blend of voices prompt better conversations, choices and results for everyone. Sarasota County - Many Voices, One Team.
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.
Salary : $75,234 - $83,000
