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Maintenance Repairer
Position Status - Accepting applications
Department - Buildings And Grounds
Type of Position - Regular - Full-time
Salary - $41,080
Position Closes - 12/31/2025
Under direction performs a variety of routine maintenance and repair tasks involved in masonry, plastering, carpentry, painting, plumbing, steamfitting, sheet metal, electrical, glazing, mechanical, and/or other types of maintenance work; does related work.
Mail Clerk (Temporary)
Position Status - Accepting applications
Department - Clerk Of The Board
Type of Position - Temporary - Full-time
Salary - $19/Hourly
Position Closes - 12/1/2025
Performing routine work concerned with delivering, receiving, sorting, distributing, and preparing a volume of mail; does other related duties as required. PLEASE NOTE: This posisiton is temporary but is Monday-Friday, approximately 40 Hours a week.
Employee Benefits; Pension Specialist
Position Status - Accepting applications
Department - Employee Relations
Type of Position - Regular - Full-time
Salary - $50,000
Position Closes - 1/1/2026
Varied work involved in the separation of employees from county, by way or resignation, retirement, or termination. Work involves the processing of Pension applications, enrollments, processing, and retirements, as well as COBRA. Experience with New Jersey pension system (PERS, PFRS, and DCRP) is a plus
Land Surveyor
Position Status - Accepting applications
Department - Engineering
Type of Position - Regular - Full-time
Salary - $65,000-$75,000
Position Closes - 1/1/2026
Under direction, surveys land and computes land boundaries, areas, and elevation; does other related duties as required.
Principal Engineer Traffic
Position Status - Accepting applications
Department - Engineering
Type of Position - Regular - Full-time
Salary - $100,000-$125,000
Position Closes - 1/1/2026
Under direction of a Supervising Engineer or other supervisory official, organizes, and takes the lead in, various traffic engineering studies, the design, installation, maintenance and construction of traffic control systems for the regulation and flow of traffic; in some jurisdictions, may supervise a staff conducting traffic engineering work;...
Traffic Engineer
Position Status - Accepting applications
Department - Engineering
Type of Position - Regular - Full-time
Salary - $125,000-$140,000
Position Closes - 1/1/2026
Under direction, directs and performs engineering and other work involved in the regulation, flow, and other phases of traffic; does related work as required.
Principal Engineer
Position Status - Accepting applications
Department - Engineering
Type of Position - Regular - Full-time
Salary - $100,000-$125,000
Position Closes - 1/1/2026
Under direction, in one or more branches of engineering, takes the lead and performs highly responsible field and office engineering work involved in the review, design, maintenance, and construction of structures and/or systems; in some jurisdictions, may supervise a staff conducting field and office engineering work; does related work as...
Principal Engineer Hydraulic
Position Status - Accepting applications
Department - Engineering
Type of Position - Regular - Full-time
Salary - $100,000-$125,000
Position Closes - 1/1/2026
Under direction takes the lead and/or performs the complex work involved in hydrologic and hydraulic, engineering; in some jurisdictions, may supervise staff conducting field and office engineering work; does other related duties.
Principal Engineer Highway
Position Status - Accepting applications
Department - Engineering
Type of Position - Regular - Full-time
Salary - $100,000-$125,000
Position Closes - 1/1/2026
Under direction, takes the lead and/or performs the more complex engineering phases of surveys, studies, designs, investigation, construction, or inspection of highways, other roads, or streets and appurtenances; in some jurisdictions, may supervise a staff conducting field and office engineering work; does other related duties.
Laborer
Position Status - Accepting applications
Department - Engineering
Type of Position - Regular - Full-time
Salary - $40,040
Position Closes - 11/30/2025
Under supervision, performs varied types of manual and unskilled laboring work, and may drive a truck in connection with laboring work on occasion; does other related duties as required. NOTE: Employees with experience in the maintenance of traffic signals, roadway markings and signs may be given priority consideration for appointment.
Principal Engineer Bridges
Position Status - Accepting applications
Department - Engineering
Type of Position - Regular - Full-time
Salary - $100,000-$125,000
Position Closes - 1/1/2026
Under direction, takes the lead and performs the complex work involved in planning and executing detailed structural designs and cost estimates for highway bridges and related structures; checks structural designs and drawings for assigned projects; in some jurisdictions, may supervise staff in the performance of field and office engineering work;...
Assistant Fire Marshal
Position Status - Accepting applications
Department - Fire Marshall
Type of Position - Regular - Full-time
Salary - $48,000
Position Closes - 1/1/2026
The Ocean County Fire Marshal’s Office is seeking a motivated individual for the Assistant Fire Marshal position. This full-time role offers training in fire safety, investigations, and public safety programs. The candidate will be responsible for fire prevention, inspections, investigations, public education, and supporting emergency response...
Juvenile Detention Officer
Position Status - Accepting applications
Department - Juvenile Services
Type of Position - Regular - Full-time
Salary - $44,000
Position - open until filled
Under general direction of a supervisory employee during a shift, controls the general conduct and behavior of juvenile residents, the maintenance of discipline, and custodial, recreational, transportation and housekeeping functions; does other related duties as required.
Maintenance Worker I Grounds
Position Status - Accepting applications
Department - Parks
Type of Position - Regular - Full-time
Salary - $41,080
Position Closes - 12/31/2025
Under direction, performs routine work in the care/ maintenance of outdoor areas such as gardens, park grounds, recreational areas, lawns, athletic fields and courts, and indoor/outdoor turf; operates a variety of equipment tools, and machinery used to care for and maintain grounds; perform other related duties as required Note: Examples of work...
Security Guard
Position Status - Accepting applications
Department - Security
Type of Position - Regular - Full-time
Salary - $42,120
Position Closes - 1/1/2026
Under direction, patrols the grounds, buildings, and other County facilities and installations to provide protection to persons gathered therein from harm, and guards and protects public property against fire, theft, vandalism, and illegal or unauthorized entry; does other related duties as required.
Temporary Community Service Aide Senior Services
Position Status - Accepting applications
Department - Senior Services
Type of Position - Temporary - Full-time
Salary - $25/Hr
Position Closes - 12/18/2025
Under supervision, performs a variety of routine field and office work involved in community-oriented programs such as SNAP, housing, urban renewal, education, welfare, unemployment, and crime prevention; interviews community residents and assists them in obtaining government aid and support services, or makes referrals to other agencies; does...
Omnibus Operator (Full-time)
Position Status - Accepting applications
Department - Transportation
Type of Position - Regular - Full-time
Salary - $44,200
Position - open until filled
Drives a motor vehicle with a passenger capacity of at least six persons for transporting people on assigned established routes or to special activities, events, or various destinations; may also clean, service, and make minor repairs to such vehicles; does other related duties as required.
Omnibus Operator (Part-time)
Position Status - Accepting applications
Department - Transportation
Type of Position - Regular - Part-time
Salary - $21.25/hour
Position - open until filled
Drives a motor vehicle with a passenger capacity of at least six persons for transporting people on assigned established routes or to special activities, events, or various destinations; may also clean, service, and make minor repairs to such vehicles; does other related duties as required.
Clerical
Position Status - Accepting applications
Department - Various
Type of Position - Regular - Full-time
Salary - $39,536
Position Closes - 12/31/2025
Under close supervision, performs routine, repetitive clerical work involving the processing of documents in a variety of functions; formats and key enters/types correspondence, documents, reports, charts and other materials on a computer console, typewriter, or other key entry device used by the agency; does other related duties as required....
Receptionist
Position Status - Accepting applications
Department - Various
Type of Position - Regular - Full-time
Salary - $39,536
Position Closes - 1/18/2026
Under the direction, receives and assists visitors, clients, and callers to County office. , Provides information, schedules appointments, and acts as liaison between department personnel and visitors, clients, and callers to County offic; does related work as required.