ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGER - 55000077

Requisition No: 864554 

Agency: Department of Transportation

Working Title: ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGER - 55000077

 Pay Plan: SES

Position Number: 55000077 

Salary:  $94,998.81 - $122,939.63 

Posting Closing Date: 11/18/2025 

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STATE OF FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

JOB POSTING DESCRIPTION

301 / ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT

OPEN COMPETITIVE

SELECTED EXEMPT SERVICE

FULL-TIME

CONTACT PERSON: JOHN WHITTINGTON

CONTACT PHONE NUMBER: 850-330-1625

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:

Environmental Manager

District Three / Transportation Development / Environmental Management

The Permitting Manager oversees the review and approval of permits to ensure transportation projects comply with federal and state regulations. This role supports the agency’s mission by facilitating timely project delivery while protecting Florida’s natural resources.

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:

1074 Highway 90

Chipley, FL 32428

Your Specific Responsibilities:

Supervises employees spending the majority of the time communicating with, motivating, training, and evaluating employees, and planning and directing employees’ work. Has the authority to effectively recommend the hiring, transferring, suspension, layoff, recalls, promotions, discharges, assignments, rewards, or disciplinary actions for subordinate employees. Plans and directs workloads, deadlines, work objectives and time utilization with subordinate staff. Provides direction and ensures that all subordinates receive training and instruction in methods and techniques necessary to safely perform their assigned tasks.

This position serves as an assistant to the District Environmental Administrator and is required to exercise independent judgement, oversees the District's Contamination Impacts Program and Permit Program. Monitors the District 3 Permits and Contamination/Remediation Programs. Directs engineering consultants and develops engineering solutions in response to permits and contamination issues. Reviews and approves plans, cost estimates, site remediation plans, and itemized invoices. Maintains close coordination with other sections within the Department, the Department of Environmental Protection, the United States Environmental Protection Agency, Northwest Florida Water Management District, other permitting agencies, and private sector parties. Serves as Lead Base Paint Coordinator for District Three. Oversees and performs field investigations of monitoring wells for District Three.

Oversees the management of the District Title VI/VII Program and the Electronic Documents

Management Storage System (EDMS). Provides environmental expertise, including technical or

process-related topics, during District Statewide Acceleration Transformation (SWAT) meetings, project progress meetings, meetings with management and other FDOT offices or outside agencies.

Conducts and/or oversees environmental impact reviews of transportation improvement projects and ensures quality control. Independently performs environmental work including conducting and documenting field reviews and analyzing information from Geographical Information Systems (GIS) based systems. Prepares Natural Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and other Project Development and Environment (PD&E) documentation for all classes of action and projects of various levels of complexity.

Conducts these activities in support of the scheduled Production Complete date. Coordinates District level NEPA activities including, but not limited to, self-assessments, audits, data entry and responding to inquiries from Central Office. Prepares and executes the Permit Transmittal Memo prior to the production date for a project scheduled for letting.

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

Knowledge of:

• Knowledge of Project Development and Environment (PD&E) Process Manual.
• Knowledge of NEPA and linking the planning and environmental review process.
• Knowledge of Title VI/Title VIII program.
• Knowledge of permitting and the various permitting agencies.

Skills in:

• Skilled in negotiating contracts and processing invoices and project management practices.
• Skilled in computers with special emphasis on email, word processing software, and spreadsheets.
• Skilled in analyzing records, conducting interviews, on-site reviews, and field investigations to determine permitting or contamination issues.

Ability to:

• Ability to read and interpret construction plans.
• Ability to explain non-compliance and recommend corrective actions.
• Ability to plan and organize work assignments and supervise the work assignments of subordinates.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships

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.