Signs And Markings Technician Intern - On-site Summer 2026 Internship

Sarasota County Government

Sarasota, FL, USA
Base: $15 ph (high school student) up to $20 ph (g...
Installing traffic control devices
Maintaining traffic control devices
Repairing traffic control devices
This position performs skilled work in live traffic installing, maintaining, and repairing traffic control devices, including traffic signs, pavement markings, delineators, barricades, cones, raised pavement markers, and any other device related to Traffic Operations using the Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) and FDOT Guidelines

Job Summary

  • This position performs skilled work in live traffic installing, maintaining, and repairing traffic control devices, including traffic signs, pavement markings, delineators, barricades, cones, raised pavement markers, and any other device related to Traffic Operations using the Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) and FDOT Guidelines.
  • Intern Sarasota County is dedicated to providing students with an unsurpassed learning experience and insight into the dynamic world of public sector employment.
  • Your internship will include impactful hands-on work within a department, networking, professional development, and building long lasting connections with other interns, mentors, and Sarasota County team members.

Matching Summary

This position performs skilled work in live traffic installing, maintaining, and repairing traffic control devices, including traffic signs, pavement markings, delineators, barricades, cones, raised pavement markers, and any other device related to Traffic Operations using the Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) and FDOT Guidelines.

Salary

Base: $15 per hour (high school student) up to $20 per hour (Grad/Masters student); Bonus/Equity: Not specified; Benefits: Not specified

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • installing traffic control devices
  • maintaining traffic control devices
  • repairing traffic control devices
  • MUTCD and FDOT Guidelines
  • programming message boards
  • deploying arrow boards

Nice-to-have

  • hands-on experience in chosen field
  • insight into public sector employment
  • enhance resume and career options
  • observe and participate in tasks
  • experience workplace culture

Key Requirements

  • Ages 16-17 with parental consent, or 18 and above
  • Eligible to work in the United States
  • Active, enrolled student
  • Completion of IMSA Sign and Road Markings Levels I, II and/or III (Preferred)
  • Certified in Maintenance of Traffic (MOT) (Preferred)
  • CDL Class B (Preferred)
  • Subject to Passing Substance Screening

Work Rights

Eligible to work in the United States

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