PROJECT DEVELOPMENT ENGINEER III - 55004922

Requisition No: 852381 

Agency: Department of Transportation

Working Title: PROJECT DEVELOPMENT ENGINEER III - 55004922

 Pay Plan: Career Service

Position Number: 55004922 

Salary:  $93,717.54 - $121,281.53 

Posting Closing Date: 05/23/2025 

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State of Florida Department of Transportation

Job Posting Description

201 / Planning And Environment Management Office

Internal Agency 

Only Current Department of Transportation Employees Will Be Considered for This Position

Career Service

Contact Person:  Amy Tucker-Bauldree

Contact Phone Number: 386-758-3725

Contact Email Address: Amy.Tucker-Bauldree@dot.state.fl.us

HIRING SALARY RANGE:   $3,604.52 - $4,664.67 / Bi-weekly Range

                                                $93,717.54 - $121,281.53 / 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:

 Project Development Engineer III

 District Two / Transportation Systems Development

 Planning & Environmental Management

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

1109 S Marion Ave

Lake City, Florida 32025 

Your Specific Responsibilities:

Duties and Responsibilities

Reviews and creates PD&E documents and roadway plans for consistency with the standards of the PD&E Manual, FDOT Design Manual (FDM), Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Device (MUTCD), and American Association of State Highway Transportation Officials (AASHTO) Guidelines. Perform engineering analysis and technical engineering reviews, while considering socio-economics and environmental impacts, costs, right-of-way requirements, traffic patterns, maintenance of traffic, safety, operational characteristics, permitting issues, and other pertinent factors. Participate in public involvement activities, including attendance at public meetings as well as preparation of displays and literature. Notifies Supervisor of all schedule delays, and coordinate meetings to discuss the solutions to issues causing the delays. Prepare project status reports for all responsible projects and technical studies. Participate in all necessary coordination and communication with partner agencies.

Serves as a contract manager for Project Development & Environment projects assigned to consultant firms. Develops contract scope of services and coordinates activities related to initiation, advertisement, and execution of contracts. Coordinates with discipline Project Managers for the preparation of projectspecific scope of services, staff hour estimates, consultant staff hour negotiations, contract execution and maintenance. Coordinates, reviews and approves invoices. Prepares, coordinates and negotiates Supplemental Agreements as required. Coordinates with Professional Services Unit to ensure all contractual processing meets Department criteria. Provides technical engineering comments to the consultants. Monitor the consultant's project schedule. Evaluate consultant performance. Recommend payment or non-payment of consultants’ invoices depending on the quality and quantity of work and on the overall progress of the project. Approve or reject invoices as procedurally required. Prepare project status reports for all responsible studies.

Obtains all federal and state regulatory environmental permits for all transportation projects.  Apply thorough knowledge of federal, state, and regional regulatory agency permitting rules and regulations.  Serves as the liaison between the department and regulatory agencies.  Determines which regulatory agencies have jurisdiction, what type of permit will be required from those agencies, and what criteria will have to be met to obtain those permits.   Prepares, reviews, and tracks permit applications and necessary information to acquire appropriate permits.  Acquire, verify, and present environmental data to ensure they follow District preferences and permitting agency requirements.  Recommends solutions to avoid and minimize wetland impacts and overall permitting effort.  Coordinates with stakeholders as appropriate to ensure permit conditions and commitments are communicated and upheld.

Develops concepts and engineering solutions to operational and safety concerns. Preforms safety and traffic analysis, in accordance with all FDOT manuals and procedures, for use in engineering documents. Prepares Preliminary Engineering Reports and Interchange Access Requests. The preparation of these reports includes data collection, analysis, conceptual design, and completion of the report. The activities associated with these reports require coordination with all other sections within the Department, as well as, other agencies.

Monitors projects for construction cost increases throughout the PD&E phase. Teams with Program Management Department to ensure Work Program implementation. Attends meetings and field reviews, communicates with public and private parties as required. Provides periodic project status reports to management.

Stays up-to-date on current PD&E processes and procedures, administrative and engineering policies relative to consultant contracts and PD&E production. Advise and assists consultants in application and determination of geometric design, traffic analysis, LRE calculations, and interpretation of engineering policy and overall production.

Makes field inspection trips to accumulate information and/or assists in field studies necessary for the preparation of feasibility studies, preliminary cost estimates, and various reports.

Serves as liaison and spokesperson on behalf of the Department with the public, federal, state and local agencies, and elected officials to ensure that they are made aware of project issues of which they are concerned.

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

Knowledge of:

• Knowledge of Department Project Management policies and procedures.
• Knowledge of advanced engineering design concepts and principles.
• Knowledge of professional services and contractual procedures.
• Knowledge of the Department’s Plans Preparation Manual, Design Standards, Standard Specifications and Federal Highway Administration directives.
• Knowledge of Department’s production process for developing and delivering the Work Program.
• Knowledge of plan review techniques as they relate to roadway design.

Skills in:

• Skill in one or more aspects of engineering design related to transportation projects.
• Skill in reviewing and interpreting technical data.
• Skill in contract management.
• Skill in developing technical scope of services and staff hour estimates and negotiating staff hours.
• Skill in managing multiple priorities and making timely decisions in order to keep projects within budget and meet department requirements.
• Skill in defining issues, leading meetings, organizing presentations knowledgeably and clearly to all levels of participants (plain language).
• Skill in utilizing engineering design skills to identify and resolve issues necessary to implement solutions to meet product quality and schedule.
• Skill in working with the public, consultants, government officials and regulatory agencies to maintain effective working relationships.
• Skill in preparing and reviewing engineering reports.

Ability to:

• Ability to work independently and make decisions.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others.
• Ability to monitor and assess the performance of consultants.
• Ability to build teams and get them focused on a common goal.
• Ability to utilize a personal computer.

Licensure/Registration/Certification Requirements:

• Registration as a Professional Engineer, in accordance with Chapter 471, F.S.

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 Statute 471 and two years of post-registration 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.