STRUCTURES ENGINEER III - 55004759

State of Florida Department of Transportation

Job Posting Description

226 / Structures Design

Career Service

Internal Agency: Only current Department of Transportation employees will be considered for this position

Contact Person: Ellen Stanley

Contact Phone Number: 386-758-3784

Contact Email Address: Ellen.Stanley@dot.state.fl.us

Anticipated Bi-Weekly Hiring Salary: $3,473.94 - $4,495.69

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:

Reviews Category 1 highway structures plans and other technical documents such as Design Variations, Design Exceptions, typical section packages and maintenance permits. Assists Central Office with the reviews of highly complex Category 2 structures plans, including segmental, curved girder and moveable bridges. Reviews contractor-initiated submittals and provides recommendations to construction personnel.

Assists with the development of scopes of services and staff hour estimates for Florida Department of Transportation (Department/FDOT) and Consultant design projects. Negotiates staff hours for Consultant design projects. Assists with the development of Requests for Proposals (RFP) for non-conventional bid projects. Provides structural engineering support for and serves on Technical Review Committees (TRC) and Value Engineering Studies as required.

Performs structural analysis and design, quantity calculations and prepares plans for Category 1 bridges and other highway structures for in-house Department projects. Completes Quality Assurance/Quality Control reviews of design calculations and plans. As a registered professional engineer, this position oversees and/or signs and seals plans, reports and other documents as required.

Provides structural engineering support to Department and Consultant staff in areas of highway structures plans, analysis and design. Provides guidance and clarification of design standards, criteria and plans preparation.  Identifies and solves highly complex structural engineering design issues.  Provides input on policy manual and design standard revisions.

Assists in the review and management of tasks for the District Wide Structures Support Contract.  Reviews scopes of services, staff hour estimates and consultant invoices.  Manages the scheduling and tracking of tasks.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

• Knowledge of FDOT Standard Specifications for Road and Bridge Construction, Structures Manual, Soils and Foundations Handbook, Bridge Load Rating Manual, Plans Preparation Manual, Design Standards, Basis of Estimates Manual, Computer Aided Design & Drafting (CADD) Production Criteria Handbook.
• Knowledge of American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) Load-And-Resistance Factor Design (LRFD) Bridge Design Specifications, Standard Specifications for Structural Supports for Highway Signs, Luminaires and Traffic Signals, Manual for Bridge Evaluation.
• Knowledge of structural engineering practices and principles.
• Knowledge of Computer Aided Design and Drafting software.
• Skilled in solving engineering problems.
• Skilled in utilizing structural design/analysis software, MathCAD and Microsoft Programs (Excel, Word, etc).
• Skilled in reading and interpreting structures and roadway construction plans.
• Skilled in preparing project scopes of services and staff hour estimates.
• Skilled in effectively coordinating and communicating with others, verbally and in writing.
• Ability to adapt to other section needs.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others.

REQUIRED LICENSURE/REGISTRATION/CERTIFICATION:

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

OTHER JOB RELATED REQUIREMENTS:

This position is 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.

As a CANDIDATE, you may be required to provide documentation (i.e. HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA OR EQUIVALENCY, college transcripts, ETC.) to verify meeting these Minimum Qualifications.

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.