DISTRICT CONSTRUCTION COMPLIANCE MANAGER - 55008382

Requisition No: 875038 

Agency: Department of Transportation

Working Title: DISTRICT CONSTRUCTION COMPLIANCE MANAGER - 55008382

 Pay Plan: SES

Position Number: 55008382 

Salary:  $65,931.96 - $85,323.71 

Posting Closing Date: 05/12/2026 

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STATE OF FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

JOB POSTING DESCRIPTION

Cost Center 506 / District Construction

OPEN COMPETITIVE

SELECTED EXEMPT SERVICE

FULL-TIME

CONTACT PERSON: Lisa Labud

CONTACT EMAIL ADDRESS: lisa.labud@dot.state.fl.us

ANTICIPATED BI-WEEKLY HIRING SALARY: $3,038.27 ($78,995.02 annually)

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.

To ensure honesty and transparency, all applicants must provide their own work. Unless explicitly requested, the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools to assist with qualifying questions, work samples, or interviews is strictly prohibited, and any breach of this requirement will lead to the applicant being removed from consideration.

Candidates must be United States (U.S.) citizens or lawfully authorized alien workers.  Visa sponsorship is not available.

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 Construction Compliance Manager – District Five / District Construction Engineer

This position will supervise the Business Growth & Engagement (BGE) Compliance Office to ensure Department policies, procedures & guidelines associated with external Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Affirmative Action Program are followed, such as, EEO Discrimination & sexual harassment complaints. Oversees activities of the District’s Small Business Enterprise (SBE) Office to ensure Department policies, procedures & guidelines associated with BGE Affirmative Action Program & Construction On-The-Job Training (OJT) Programs are followed. Monitors Title VI Program & oversees Contractor Payroll Violations throughout the District. 

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 Five

FDOT

719 S. Woodland Boulevard

DeLand, FL 32720

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, lay off, 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.

Supervises the activities of the Business Growth and Engagement (BGE) Compliance Office to ensure that the Department’s policies, procedures and guidelines associated with external EEO Affirmative Action Program are followed, such as, EEO Discrimination and sexual harassment complaints. Oversees the activities of the Districts’ Small Business Enterprise (SBE) Office to ensure that the Department’s policies, procedures and guidelines associated with BGE Affirmative Action Program and Construction On-The-Job Training (OJT) Programs are followed. This will include ensuring the enforcement of all SBE Specifications contained in appropriate construction contracts.

Monitors the Title VI Program and related statutes in all functional areas of the District, including Planning, Environmental, Design, Right-of-Way, Construction, Maintenance, and Public Transportation. Coordinates Central Office and Federal Highway review of District Title VI program, provides Quarterly Title VI Reports, and attends a minimum of one public meeting/hearing per quarter to monitor compliance with Title VI and related statutes. Handles and if possible, resolves informal Title VI Complaints, and refers unresolved informal and all formal complaints to Statewide Title VI Coordinator. In addition, performs as Title VI Program Area Officer for District.

Oversees Contractor Payroll Violations throughout the District. Advise in the evaluating of SBE contractors as they relate to the sublet approval process. Oversee the audits of actual work to ensure  SBE participation as specified in the contract is actually performed by the small business contractor. Coordinates the investigation of construction equipment used by SBE to ensure ownership or lease contract by the using SBE. Reviews construction progress charts to determine whether the Prime Contractor is making reasonable progress in satisfying any SBE goal for the Contractor.

Monitors the activities of each Resident Engineer’s Compliance Officer. This would include consulting with and advising the Resident Engineer or his Compliance Officer to ensure the Compliance programs are carried out correctly. Also responsible for semi-annual in-depth review of all Resident Engineer Offices and accuracy of record management, etc. This may include directing Resident’s Staff to correct deficiencies found via Compliance Officers’ work or application of policy.

Coordinate, train and monitor the Department’s Construction Engineering Inspection (CEI) Consultants to ensure that the EEO, SBE, and OJT Programs are properly administered and adequately controlled by the Consultant. This will stimulate compliance action similar to internal Construction Residence.

Coordinate and prepare for periodic investigative reviews by the Central Office Business Growth and Engagement Office and assist with “internal audit investigations”.

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

Knowledge of:

• Basic management practices and principles

Skills in:

• The application of rules, regulations, policies and procedures relating to operational and management analysis activities
• The use of a personal computer and department-used software programs

Ability to:

• Determine work priorities, assign work and ensure proper completion of work assignments
• Communicate effectively both verbally and in writing
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with others
• Solve problems and make decisions
• Supervise

Other Job-Related Requirements:

• Travel is required. Due to the nature of this position, incumbent must respond to emergencies.

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.  

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.