Jobs at Polk County Board of County Commissioners

Manages parks capital projects from planning and design through procurement, construction, and closeout. Oversees scopes, schedules, budgets, contracts, consultants, contractors, permitting, funding, invoices, and project documentation. Coordinates with government agencies, stakeholders, and the public; prepares reports and presentations; administers CIP budgets and grants; and supervises assigned staff. The role requires emergency support outside regular business hours and may involve duties beyond the normal scope during emergencies.

Produces, directs, edits, schedules, and broadcasts television programs, public meetings, public service announcements, and remote productions for a government access channel. Operates production and master control equipment, coordinates personnel and county departments, supports audio and technical setups, maintains video resources, trains staff, and contributes to programming and equipment planning. Requires working nights, weekends, emergencies, and occasional travel.

Provides legal advice to Polk County divisions, reviews agenda matters, attends and presents at meetings and hearings, drafts and negotiates contracts, conducts extensive legal research, and performs additional county-law duties. The role is fully on-site, may require emergency reporting, and requires Florida Bar membership before employment.

Lead development and refinement of traffic signal timing and coordinated systems, respond to public concerns, perform traffic data collection and analysis, review engineering plans, sign and seal documents, oversee street lighting, and provide leadership in Traffic Section operations.

Assist the Recreation Supervisor in planning, executing, and evaluating countywide recreation programs and special events. Coordinate sponsorships, recruit and train volunteers, manage youth sports organizations and contractor compliance, respond to public inquiries, assist hiring and oversee staff, conduct coach certification clinics, and perform related administrative and on-site duties requiring physical ability and flexible hours.

Lead and manage large water, wastewater, and reclaimed water capital projects from planning through construction. Oversee consultants, contractors, budgets, schedules, permitting, technical reviews, procurement, and stakeholder coordination. Mentor staff, provide strategic capital planning support, and ensure regulatory compliance and project delivery.

Designs, implements, administers, and supports enterprise VoIP and unified communications systems. Manages dial plans, SIP trunking, SBCs, PBX/voicemail, E911, IVR, call recording, and paging. Integrates voice with LAN/WAN, security, and cloud services, monitors call quality, coordinates vendors, leads projects, documents systems, and provides training. Travel and on-call duties required.

Provide professional planning support for land use, zoning, permitting, and long-range planning. Responsibilities vary by level from research, GIS mapping, permit and policy reviews, staff reports, public outreach, and interdepartmental coordination to leading complex projects, grant oversight, and supervising planning staff for senior roles.