TRAFFIC ENGINEER II - 55005088

Requisition No: 865095 

Agency: Department of Transportation

Working Title: TRAFFIC ENGINEER II - 55005088

 Pay Plan: Career Service

Position Number: 55005088 

Salary:  $90,913.10 - $117,652.25 

Posting Closing Date: 11/27/2025 

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State of Florida Department of Transportation

Job Posting Description

262 / Traffic Operations

Open Competitive

Career Service

Contact Person:  Ginger Wingate

Contact Phone Number: (904) 360-5563

Contact Email Address: Ginger.Wingate@Dot.State.Fl.Us

Hiring Salary Range:

$3,496.66 - $4,525.09 / Biweekly Range

$90,913.10 - $117,652.25 / Annual Range

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:

Traffic Engineer II

District Two, Transportation Operations

Studies

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 Two – Jacksonville Urban Office

2198 Edison Avenue

Jacksonville, Florida 32204 

Your Specific Responsibilities:

Perform engineering review and data analysis, develop engineering reports and associated documents (work orders, traffic regulations, signal operating plans, benefit/cost analysis, etc.). This includes field assessments, application of engineering principles and judgment to identify operational and safety deficiencies and the development of appropriate remedial action. Sign and seal engineering documents as required.

Assist in development and management of professional and contractual services contracts and other types of agreements that support Traffic Operations functions. This Includes development of documentation for contract funding, project scope and request for proposal (RFP) related documents, participation on technical review committees (TRC), evaluation of contract work products, consultant evaluation and invoice processing/ approval.

Participate in meetings with internal and external customers to represent Traffic Operations interests. Coordinate with Department Staff, affected external agencies and customers.  Identify and coordinate resources necessary to implement remedial action.  Provide useful commentary, review of work products, required correspondence and follow-up contact as needed.

Provide review comments on plan submittals generated by the Department and other entities. This includes developing technical comments directed to the design project manager or design engineer of record based on traffic engineering fundamentals, Department design standards, and engineering judgment. Includes accepting/rejecting the responses to those comments.

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

Knowledge of:

• Knowledge of traffic engineering principles and practices.
• Knowledge of management principles and practices.
• Knowledge of traffic operations analysis and study techniques.
• Knowledge of FDOT Design Standards.
• Knowledge of traffic signal timing and phasing as well as speed limit posting.

Skills in:

• Skill in effective oral communications.
• Skill in effective written communications.
• Skill in use of personal computers and ability to use Microsoft Office (Work, Excel, PowerPoint, Access & Outlook).
• Skill in interpreting and disseminating traffic engineering related data.

Ability to:

• Ability to collect, analyze, and interpret engineering data.
• Ability to manage workload to produce on time resolutions to problems.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships.

Licensure/Registration/Certification Requirements:

• Registered Professional Engineer in accordance with Chapter 471, Florida Statues.

Other Job-Related Requirements:

• This position will be required to respond before, during and following emergency situations.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Registration as a Professional Engineer in accordance with Florida Statues 471.

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.