TRAFFIC DESIGNER III - 55008139

Requisition No: 872995 

Agency: Department of Transportation

Working Title: TRAFFIC DESIGNER III - 55008139

 Pay Plan: Career Service

Position Number: 55008139 

Salary:  $59,383.51 - $76,849.25 

Posting Closing Date: 04/17/2026 

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STATE OF FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

JOB POSTING DESCRIPTION

452 / Highway Design

 INTERNAL AGENCY

CAREER 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: $77,330.50 (INCLUDES COMPETITIVE AREA DIFFERENTIAL)

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:

Traffic Designer III - District Four / Transportation Development / Highway Design / Traffic Design

This position will develop and prepare detailed component plans and specifications for signing and pavement markings, signalization, and lighting plans, utilizing computer aided drafting and design (CADD).  This position will also prepare highway signing and pavement marking, signilization, and lighting component 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 W. Commercial Blvd

Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309

Annual Salary Range:

$59,383.51 - $76,849.25

A Competitive Area Differential (CAD) additive in the amount of $1,976 will be added to the annual salary.

Your Specific Responsibilities:

Develops and prepares detailed component plans and specifications for signing and pavement markings, signalization, and lighting plans, utilizing computer aided drafting and design (CADD).  Includes the design of signal head assemblies, railroad preemptions, signal system layouts, No Passing Zone Studies, Intelligent Transportation System (ITS), and overhead and ground-mounted signs with the use of utility conflict reports in phase reviews. 

Prepares highway signing and pavement marking, signalization, and lighting component plans.  Utilizes current Department highway design, signing and pavement marking, signalization, and lighting software, standards, and criteria.  Performs Quality Assurance/Control reviews as required to ensure plans have been developed in accordance with appropriate design criteria, policy and procedures.

Coordinates all major activities required to design traffic control devices, traffic signal systems, and lighting systems.  Responsible for acquiring all necessary information needed to select acceptable and economically feasible solutions and identifies potential problems as well as providing solutions to those problems.  Obtains input pertinent to local requirements and ordinances from municipalities and other governmental agencies.  Assists in project management, field reviews and field evaluation, data collection, Local Agency Program (LAP) reviews, customer service request documentation, existing location of traffic control devices and any conflicts with proposed design elements determination and report preparation.

Assists in developing and updating project schedules with minimal supervision.  Provides training to designers in the design and development of signing and pavement marking, signalization, lighting plans, overhead guide signs, ground mounted signs using appropriate computer software, Traffic Management Sites, and multi-post signs.  Assists supervisor concerning design related issues.

Provides technical expertise of the design process in a design group.  Guide and direct junior designers in the completion of engineering assignments related to design processes, criteria evaluation scope development and accurate estimate creation.  Reviews shop drawings thoroughly and maintains shop drawing files.  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. 

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 and scheduling
• Interpretation of design standards, specifications and criteria established or adopted by Florida Department of Transportation

Skilled in:

• Engineering process for production of highway construction plans
• Use of manual on uniform traffic control devices
• 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
• Use a personal computer (PC)
• Train and guide designers in the design process

Minimum Qualifications:

• A high school diploma or its equivalent and two years of continuous employment experience. Post-secondary education can substitute on a year-for-year basis.

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.  

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.