DIRECTOR OF TRANSPORTATION DEVELOPMENT - 55002220

Requisition No: 857085 

Agency: Department of Transportation

Working Title: DIRECTOR OF TRANSPORTATION DEVELOPMENT - 55002220

 Pay Plan: SMS

Position Number: 55002220 

Salary:  $186.936.10 

Posting Closing Date: 08/03/2025 

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STATE OF FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

JOB POSTING DESCRIPTION

345 / Transportation Development

OPEN COMPETITIVE

SENIOR MANAGEMENT SERVICE

CONTACT PERSON:  Jennifer Williams

CONTACT PHONE NUMBER:  (850) 330-1592

Join FDOT and be part of the team that works as one to improve safety, enhance mobility and inspire innovation in the Florida transportation system.

Our Mission

The mission of the Florida Department of Transportation is to provide a safe statewide transportation system that promotes the efficient movement of people and goods, supports the state’s economic competitiveness, prioritizes Florida’s environment and natural resources, and preserves the quality of life and connectedness of the state’s communities.

Our Vision

As a OneFDOT team, we serve the people of Florida by providing a transportation network that is well planned, supports economic growth, and has the goal of being congestion and fatality free.

The Work You Will Do:

District Director of Transportation Development

This position serves on the District Three Management Team and participates in working to accomplish the Agency's mission, goals and objectives, policies, procedures and programs.  The Director oversees the office of Program Management, Roadway Design, Right-of-Way, and Intermodal Systems Development.

The Difference You Will Make:

Through cooperation, coordination and collaboration among the OneFDOT team, you will be contributing to a strong and empowering culture of TRREC: Trust, Relationships, Respect, Empowerment, and Communication. 

How You Will Grow:

FDOT encourages our team members to grow through engagement, empowerment, training, and professional development.  Through our agency’s learning management system, you have access to hundreds of computer-based training and instructor-led courses. 

Where You Will Work:

District Three Headquarters

1074 Highway 90

Chipley, FL 32428

Your Specific Responsibilities:

Oversees the long range transportation planning, local government liaison, Development of Regional Impact (DRI) review, data base management, urban transportation coordination, and prioritization. Directs the development of the modal programs for aviation, rail, transit, highways, bicycles and pedestrians. Administers state and federal grants programs for all public transportation modes. Oversees the development of major transportation projects including alternate routes, location, environmental impacts and preliminary engineering studies and public hearing. Obtains required project approval from state and federal agencies, as well as environmental related construction permits.

Provides administrative and technical assistance to the Metropolitan Planning Organization for Pensacola, Fort Walton and Panama City and coordinate with Department of Transportation (DOT) Tallahassee Urban area representatives. Serves a planning liaison to the local governments in the development of Transportation plans.

Directs the activities of the Roadway Design, Utilities, and Drainage units to facilitate the orderly and efficient production of the total construction plans package necessary for the contract lettings. Also directs the activities involving maintenance of all survey records.

Directs a comprehensive right of way program. Plans, directs and implements policies, regulations procedures applicable to the total right of way process, including condemnation coordination, appraisal preparation and review, negotiations, relocation assistance, management, demolition and disposal of improvements and surplus land and all auxiliary operations in support thereof within a district office. Directs the activities of the District Mapping section. This includes determining the precise location of land needed for road and bridge construction projects and preparation of legal instruments for acquiring property needed for right of way.

Management of the above sections includes developing staffing requirements, administering operating budgets, collective bargaining agreements, reviewing and deciding employment disputes and grievances, conducting disciplinary hearings, hiring, promoting, reassigning and dismissals, and administering compliance with Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action procedures.

Oversees the development of the District's Five-Year work program which details transportation expenditures and work schedules. Establishes and monitors all pre-construction activities necessary for project or program implementation. Directs the activities necessary to ensure the proper, legal, and timely handling of construction contacts administered under the mini-contract procedures.

Evaluates and disseminates the Department's program planning policies, including long range planning policy and the Florida Transportation Plan and regional system plans.

Serves as District communicator of DOT planning policies to elected officials, local administrators, the news media and the general public. Establishes and administers District guidelines for coordination and cooperation with local governments in addressing transportation issues.

Oversees the development of guidelines and implementation of policy and procedures for transportation funding among counties within the District. Project priorities are established based on program funding policies.

Maintains close coordination with the District Director of Operations and the District Secretary to ensure compatibility and consistency of management responsibilities. 

The successful candidate must demonstrate the following Leadership Core Competencies designed to assess leadership experience and potential:

LEADING PEOPLE

This core competency emphasizes the ability to develop and implement strategies to maximize employee performance excellence and foster high ethical standards in meeting the Department’s vision, mission and goals.

LEADING CHANGE

Leading change requires the ability to develop and implement an organizational vision and to incorporate that vision into the State’s Transportation goals and the Department’s core values. Inherent in this ability is the need to balance change with stability and continuity while striving to improve customer service within the basic government framework. It also involves the ability to foster a work environment that encourages creative thinking and the ability to maintain focus, intensity and persistence, even under adversity and in the face of specific as well as institutional resistance to change.

COMMUNICATIONS & BUILDING COALITIONS

This core competency involves the ability to explain and advocate facts and ideas in a convincing manner while communicating and negotiating with individuals and groups. It also includes the ability to develop a professional network with other organizations and individuals to assist in solving issues and identifying the internal and external forces that impact the work of the organization.

BUSINESS JUDGMENT

This core competency involves applying the principles of management generally used in the private sector to manage a public sector operation. The public sector leader must be able to manage and apply financial, human resources and technology management to accomplish the organization's mission. The bottom-line of this core competency is effective and efficient decision making.

RESULTS DRIVEN

This core competency stresses accountability and continuous improvement. It includes the ability to make timely and effective decisions and produce results through strategic planning and the implementation and evaluation of programs and policies.

Licensure/Registration/Certification Requirements:

This position requires registration as a Professional Engineer in the State of Florida, pursuant to Chapter 471 of the Florida Statutes.

A Class E driver’s license is required for travel throughout the State.

Other Job-Related Requirements:

This position is an emergency responder and will be required to respond before, during and following emergency situations.

IF A VALID DRIVER LICENSE IS REQUIRED, INCLUDE HERE, THEN REMOVE THIS RED LANGUAGE:

This position requires a valid Class E driver’s license with an acceptable driving record in accordance with the Department’s Driver’s Record Requirements Policy. An unacceptable driving record is defined as any of the following:

1. three (3) or more moving violations in the past three (3) years that accumulate three (3) or more points per violation;
2. any two (2) convictions of reckless driving in the past three (3) years;
3. a suspension or revocation of the driver license for moving violations in the past three (3) years; and
4. a suspension or revocation for refusal to take a sobriety test, or any suspension or revocation for a DUI conviction, in the past four (4) years.

Your driving record will be reviewed and the status of your driver license confirmed.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: You will be required to provide your Social Security Number to conduct required verifications. Male applicants born on or after October 1, 1962, will not be eligible for hire or promotion in the Career Service, or appointment in the Selected Exempt Service (SES) or Senior Management Service (SMS), unless they are registered with the Selective Service System (SSS) before their 26th birthday, or have a Letter of Registration Exemption from the SSS.

THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION VALUES AND SUPPORTS EMPLOYMENT OF INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES.  QUALIFIED INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY.  In accordance with Section 110.112, Florida Statutes, and the Florida Department of Transportation’s Individuals with Disabilities Affirmative Action Plan, the agency is committed to ensuring affirmative action and equal employment opportunity for qualified individuals with disabilities.  Upon request and as appropriate, reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities may be provided.  Please contact the Florida Department of Transportation’s Human Resources Office at (850) 414-5300 for assistance.  

The State of Florida is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Affirmative Action Employer, and does not tolerate discrimination or violence in the workplace.

Candidates requiring a reasonable accommodation, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act, must notify the agency hiring authority and/or People First Service Center (1-866-663-4735). Notification to the hiring authority must be made in advance to allow sufficient time to provide the accommodation.

The State of Florida supports a Drug-Free workplace. All employees are subject to reasonable suspicion drug testing in accordance with Section 112.0455, F.S., Drug-Free Workplace Act.