DISTRICT ROADWAY DESIGN ENGINEER - 55012570

Requisition No: 883186 

Agency: Department of Transportation

Working Title: DISTRICT ROADWAY DESIGN ENGINEER - 55012570

 Pay Plan: SES

Position Number: 55012570 

Salary:  $120,333.03 - $155,725.09 

Posting Closing Date: 09/18/2026 

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STATE OF FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

JOB POSTING DESCRIPTION

452 / Highway Design

OPEN COMPETITIVE

SELECTED EXEMPT SERVICE

FULL-TIME

CONTACT PERSON: Fanny Crandall 

CONTACT PHONE NUMBER: 954-777-4666

CONTACT EMAIL ADDRESS: Fanny.crandall@dot.state.fl.us

ANTICIPATED HIRING SALARY $138,818.42

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 Roadway Design Engineer / Transportation Development / Highway Design / Engineering Design.

This position will supervise employees spending the majority of the time communicating with, motivating, training, and evaluating employees, and planning and directing employees’ work. This position will also direct, coordinate, and supervise the Roadway Design staff in the activities of the production process and preparation of multi-modal, construction contract plans.

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 Four – Transportation Development

3400 West Commercial Blvd

Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309

Annual Salary Range:

$120,333.03 - $155,725.09 

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.

Directs, coordinates, and supervises the Roadway Design staff in the activities of the production process and preparation of multi-modal, construction contract plans. Supervises employees by communicating regularly, motivating, training, recognizing, evaluating, planning and directing employees work. Identifies, coordinates, and initiates staff development and direction of subordinates. Provides employee orientation, guidance, counseling and disciplinary actions. This includes organizing, budgeting, training, and engineering guidance. Participates in applicant selection and hiring process. Ensures all designs and contract plans are developed in accordance with applicable federal regulations, state laws, and Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) policy and standards. Supervises the Roadway Design, Traffic Plans, Landscape Architecture, Computer Aided Drafting and Design (CADD) sections. Reviews plans for quality assurance and quality control (QA/QC). Signs and seals roadway contract plans as needed. Performs and participates in District Quality Assurance Reviews (QAR) performed by Central Office on consultant and In-House projects and programs.

Reviews Typical Sections, Design Exceptions and Variations, Community Aesthetic Features, and Pavement Design Packages and provides recommendations to the District Design Engineer. Provides professional technical engineering knowledge, support, and direction to Design engineers and technicians. Reviews and approves roadway plans, documents, Local Agency Program (LAP), Intelligent Transportation System (ITS), permits, etcetera, prepared by other engineers and technicians. Evaluates design changes proposed by contractors. Assists construction staff in resolving field condition problems. Participates in field inspections of highways, as necessary. Assign all work to the Design groups providing professional staff with guidance in preparing schedules for each assignment. This includes recommending production readiness dates, directing and monitoring the performance of work to ensure a quality engineered product.

Represents the District at the District Roadway Design Engineer and Senior Designer Meetings, making decisions and recommendations on behalf of the District 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.

Participates in the development of potential projects for the District. Provides engineering input and analysis in the development, scoping, and Long Range Estimates (LRE) for candidate projects. 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. Assists in the development of scope of services and staff hours negotiations. Participates in technical review committees, public meetings, presentations and hearings. Serves as a liaison with governmental and civic agencies. Performs presentations and serves as an expert witness for the Department as needed.

Develops and monitors innovative and proactive business plan goals, objectives, strategies, and activities.

Assist the District Title VI Coordinator in monitoring and reporting the Department’s compliance with Title VI and related statutes.

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

Knowledge of:

• Concepts, terminologies, design principles and analytical techniques of highway design
• Computer aided drafting and design (CADD) tools and automated office products
• Project engineering, scheduling, planning, supervision, and assigning and prioritizing work assignments
• Interpretation of roadway design standards, specifications and criteria established or adopted by Florida Department of Transportation
• Management, supervisory, and leadership principles and practices

Skilled in:

• Engineering process for design and production of roadway plans
• Communicating technical information verbally and in writing
• Planning, organizing, and managing multiple work assignments

Ability to:

• Establish and maintain effective internal and external working relationships
• Apply engineering quantitative techniques in the area of highway design
• Solve engineering related problems
• Manage people, lead people, lead change, communicate and build coalitions
• Supervise personnel
• Use a personal computer
• Assess budgetary needs
• Plan, organize and direct engineering program activities

Licensure/Registration/Certification Requirements:

Registration as a Professional Engineer in accordance with Chapter 471, Florida Statutes. 

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.