DISTRICT TRAFFIC DESIGN SUPERVISOR - 55001016

Requisition No: 852361 

Agency: Department of Transportation

Working Title: DISTRICT TRAFFIC DESIGN SUPERVISOR - 55001016

 Pay Plan: SES

Position Number: 55001016 

Salary:  $82,903.95 - $107,287.47 

Posting Closing Date: 05/20/2025 

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STATE OF FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

JOB POSTING DESCRIPTION

352 / Roadway Design

OPEN COMPETITIVE

SELECTED EXEMPT SERVICE

CONTACT PERSON:  Mary Jane Ward

CONTACT PHONE NUMBER: 850-330-1458

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 Traffic Design Supervisor

This position is responsible for offering guidance and feedback on signing and pavement marking, signalization, and lighting projects in the District. This position also leads a team of traffic plans designers who complete in-house projects for signing and pavement markings, signalization, and lighting.

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 Design Office

1074 Highway 90

Chipley, FL 32428

Your Specific Responsibilities:

Supervises, motivates, evaluates, and trains the Traffic Design staff to increase the quality and quantity of work performed. Plans workload, work flow, deadlines, work objectives and time utilization with Traffic staff. Directs the work of staff regarding traffic designs, plans review, project scopes, staff hour estimates, and contract negotiations. Participates in applicant selection and hiring process. Conducts performance evaluations for staff.  Approves traffic staff work schedules and leave usage.  Evaluates traffic staff through establishing evaluation criteria and meeting regularly with traffic staff to ensure the pre-established criteria are met.  Supervises the production schedule for traffic design plans, No Passing Zone Studies (NPZ), and coordinating with Roadway, Structures, Utilities on conflict reports, Geotech, Construction and others as necessary to ensure the plans are complete and on schedule.

Trains and provides guidance to staff in preparation of in-house Traffic Design plans and the review of plans to produce an effective, safe, and efficient transportation system.  Assures Traffic staff's adherence to Florida Department of Transportation (Department) policies, procedures, and conduct standards.  Communicates on a regular basis with employees both individually and in staff meetings.  Fully involves traffic staff and / or consultant staff employees in the improvement of all traffic processes, standards, Local Agency Program (LAP) reviews, and customer services.  Reviews submittal data for signal equipment to be used on the state highway system to determine if it should be approved or disapproved.  Reviews all lighting plans to include submittals, maintenance agreements and coordination with consultants maintaining agencies, and utility companies throughout the project.

Provides professional and technical engineering knowledge, support, and direction to design engineers and technicians. Reviews and approves traffic plans and engineering documents prepared by design engineers and technicians. Evaluates design changes proposed by contractors. Assists construction staff in resloving field condition problems. Provides recommendations regarding field issues that may arise during the construction of the traffic design aspects of highway construction plans.

Provides technical guidance and direction to in-house staff and consultants during the design development and construction phases.  Serves on Technical Review Committee (TRC) in consultant acquisition and Technical Advisory Group (TAG) for consultant design bid build, design/build projects, and alternative contracting.  Manages the development of traffic scope of services and staff hours negotiations.  Directs management of consultant contracts to ensure compliance with contract requirements.

Represents the District at meetings, making decisions and recommendations on behalf of the District concerning traffic design issues including getting input from all appropriate offices in the District prior to the meetings and disseminating the results of the meetings to the appropriate District staff.  Assists in policy development focused on consistency statewide.

The Successful Candidate will have the following required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

Knowledge:

• Knowledge of concepts, terminologies, design principles and analytical techniques of highway design.
• Knowledge of computer aided drafting and design (CADD) tools and automated office products.
• Knowledge of project engineering, scheduling, planning, supervision, and assigning and prioritizing work assignments.
• Knowledge of and skilled in interpretation of roadway design standards, specifications and criteria established or adopted by Florida Department of Transportation.
• Knowledge of management, supervisory, and leadership principles and practices

Skills:

• Skilled in the engineering process for design and production of roadway plans.
• Skilled in communicating technical information verbally and in writing.
• Skilled in planning, organizing, and managing multiple work assignments.

Abilities:

• Ability to establish and maintain effective internal and external working relationships.
• Ability to apply engineering quantitative techniques in the area of highway design.
• Ability to solve engineering related problems.
• Ability to manage people, lead people, lead change, communicate and build coalitions.
• Ability to supervise personnel.
• Ability to prepare construction plans.

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.