TRAFFIC SERVICES PROGRAM ENGINEER - 55008009

Requisition No: 839294 

Agency: Department of Transportation

Working Title: TRAFFIC SERVICES PROGRAM ENGINEER - 55008009

 Pay Plan: SES

Position Number: 55008009 

Salary:  $115,976.54 - $150,087.28 

Posting Closing Date: 10/29/2024 

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STATE OF FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

JOB POSTING DESCRIPTION

462 / TRAFFIC OPERATIONS

 OPEN COMPETITIVE

SELECTED EXEMPT SERVICE

CONTACT PERSON:  Rachel Rodriguez         

CONTACT EMAIL ADDRESS: Rachel.rodriguez2@dot.state.fl.us

ANTICIPATED ANNUAL HIRING SALARY: $135,860.66

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:  You may 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 located at 605 Suwannee Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32399, or call (850) 414-5300 for assistance.  

POSITION DESCRIPTION: Directs and supervises staff and provide advanced engineering and technical guidance for the District Traffic Operations Office Traffic Services Section. Meets regularly with employees to assign work, establish work objectives and timelines to ensure working objectives are met. Evaluates employee’s performance, during established time frames, throughout the year and at formal review periods. Motivates and trains and/or ensures required training is available for staff. Communicates regularly with direct reports, both individually and in staff meetings. Ensures that all the paperwork required for processing pay documents and personnel matters, including performance appraisals, disciplinary actions, filing vacant positions and separations, are completed accurately and processed in a timely manner.

Develop and implement Traffic Services business and related plans to guide resource allocation and achieve unit performance targets. Includes collaborating with others in plan development, reporting plan results, linking performance targets to SMART (Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Realistic and Time/cost/quality-based) objectives in staff expectations, identifying and making resource recommendations.

Participate in meetings, on committees, task teams and other groups with internal and external customers to represent Traffic Services interests. Includes providing useful commentary and review of work products. Includes correspondence and follow-up contact as needed.

Develop and manage consultant contracts and other types of agreements that support Traffic Services functions and/or relate to performance targets. Includes developing documentation for contract funding, request for proposal (RFP) and related documents, participation on technical review committees (TRC), evaluation of contract work products, consultant evaluation and invoice processing approval.

Perform engineering review and analysis of data and/or work products. Including documentation of findings and conclusions, participation in meetings and presentation of reviewed data and analysis. Signs and seals engineering documents as required.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES: Knowledge of traffic engineering principles and practices.  Knowledge of management principles and practices.  Knowledge of traffic operations analysis and study techniques.  Knowledge of Florida Department of Transportation Design Standards.  Knowledge of traffic signal timing and phasing.  Skilled in effective oral communications.  Skilled in effective written communications.  Skilled in interpreting and disseminating traffic engineering related data.  Ability to collect, analyze, and interpret engineering data.  Ability to manage workload to produce on time resolutions to problems.  Ability to counsel and plan employee career development.  Ability to supervise people.  Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships.  Ability to lead, manage, and work with diverse groups of people.

REQUIRED LICENSURE/REGISTRATION/CERTIFICATION: Registered Professional Engineer in accordance with Chapter 471, Florida Statutes.

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.