PROJECT DESIGNER/MANAGER - 55010641

Requisition No: 852424 

Agency: Department of Transportation

Working Title: PROJECT DESIGNER/MANAGER - 55010641

 Pay Plan: Career Service

Position Number: 55010641 

Salary:  $63,746.07 - $82,494.91 

Posting Closing Date: 05/09/2025 

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STATE OF FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
JOB POSTING DESCRIPTION
Cost Center 538 / Structures & Facilities
OPEN COMPETITIVE
CAREER SERVICE

CONTACT PERSON:  Tracey Scott
CONTACT EMAIL ADDRESS: tracey.scott@dot.state.fl.us
ANTICIPATED SALARY: $3,068.22 bi-weekly

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:
Project Designer/Manager / District Five / District Maintenance / Structures & Facilities
 
This position will help further the Department’s mission to provide a safe transportation system for the citizens of Florida through managing projects that will maintain and rehabilitate the bridges of District Five while also helping to ensure the safe and efficient movement of goods and services across the District by maintaining the Bridge Load Rating inventory for all District 5 bridges.
 
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
1650 N. Kepler Road
DeLand, FL 32724
 

Your Specific Responsibilities:
Serves as a coordinator for bridge maintenance, repair, and rehabilitation projects. Performs project management including but not limited to research, documentation, field investigations, estimate preparations, scope development, plans review, project meeting coordination, and construction support.

Performs and reviews load rating calculations, structural analysis, and special structural review requests.

Conducts inspection report reviews to check the applicability of the Load Rating to current bridge conditions.

Assists with contract management activities including negotiating staff-hour estimates for task work orders (TWO) on the Miscellaneous Design Consultant contracts and providing advisory support for consultant evaluation and selection on miscellaneous design and inspection contracts.

Provide plan reviews on behalf of the Structures Maintenance office for other bridge related projects. Attend pre-construction conferences, progress, partnering, and design team meetings as required. Review shop drawings. Provide construction support on structure related issues.

Assists in the design and preparation of contract documents for in-house structures repair or rehabilitation projects.

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

• Civil/structural engineering.
• The traffic control manual and the uniform standards for highway and streets.

Skills in:

• Supervision and management of consultant contracts for design/rehabilitation of bridges.
• Rate negotiations and man-hour estimates for consultant work efforts.
• Bridge specifications and roadway standards.
• Record keeping.
• Scheduling a project from beginning of preliminary engineering to completion of construction.
• Oral communication and in the preparation of written documents.

Ability to:

• Correctly use English grammar and punctuation.

Other Job-Related Requirements:

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

Minimum Qualifications:

• 4 years of experience in bridge inspection, bridge repair, bridge or highway construction, and/or bridge or highway design.
• A bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with a major in engineering can substitute for the required years of experience.

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 THE SERVICE VETERANS AND THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS HAVE GIVEN TO OUR COUNTRY AND SUPPORTS THE HIRING OF RETURNING SERVICE MEMBERS AND MILITARY SPOUSES. If you are a preference-eligible applicant who receives notice of a hiring decision and believe that you were not afforded employment preference in accordance with applicable Florida law and regulation, you may file a written complaint within 60 calendar days from the date you receive the notice, requesting an investigation to the Florida Department of Veterans’ Affairs, Division of Benefits and Assistance, 9500 Bay Pines Boulevard, Room 214, St. Petersburg, Florida 33708.

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.

VETERANS’ PREFERENCE.  Pursuant to Chapter 295, Florida Statutes, candidates eligible for Veterans’ Preference will receive preference in employment for Career Service vacancies and are encouraged to apply.  Certain service members may be eligible to receive waivers for postsecondary educational requirements.  Candidates claiming Veterans’ Preference must attach supporting documentation with each submission that includes character of service (for example, DD Form 214 Member Copy #4) along with any other documentation as required by Rule 55A-7, Florida Administrative Code.  Veterans’ Preference documentation requirements are available by clicking here.  All documentation is due by the close of the vacancy announcement.