CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS CONSULTANT II - 60005504

Requisition No: 866418 

Agency: Children and Families

Working Title: CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS CONSULTANT II - 60005504

 Pay Plan: Career Service

Position Number: 60005504 

Salary:  $60,000 - $65,000 commensurate with qualifications and experience 

Posting Closing Date: 12/31/2025 

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Location: Macclenny, Florida

Agency: Children and Families

Working Title: Construction Projects Consultant II

Position Number: 60005504 

Salary:  Bi-weekly

Posting begins and end dates:  12/11/2025 – 12/31/2025

Driver’s License: Required

Education: High School Diploma or Equivalent

Career Posting Category: Administration

Salary: $60,000 - $65,000 commensurate with qualifications and experience

Construction Projects Consultant II

Department of Children and Families

Macclenny, Florida

Open Competitive

Current employees will be compensated in accordance with the DCF salary policy.

What you will do:

This position provides essential organizational support to the Director of General Services and additional division managers and staff. 

How you will make an impact:

The incumbent in this position must display exemplary customer service and communication skills and have the ability to perform the following duties:

• Lead statewide oversight for major capital construction projects to ensure full compliance with contract requirements, building codes, and Department construction standards.
• Directly coordinate high-impact construction activities with regional and program leadership, facility administrators, local governments, and regulatory bodies.
• Authorize, negotiate, and recommend approval for complex change orders; mediate disputes between contractors and the Department; ensure timely and accurate completion of all construction closeout requirements.
• Oversee and evaluate facility management operations across multiple privatized DCF facilities with significant operational complexity.
• Supervise physical plant assessments, long-range maintenance planning, preventive maintenance program quality, energy conservation performance, and work order execution.
• Provide strategic recommendations to contract management staff; ensure corrective action plans are implemented and sustained.
• Serve as the Department’s subject-matter expert in construction methods, repairs, building systems, life-safety features, and operational efficiencies.
• Lead development of technical specifications and participate in high-level negotiations for contract amendments and capital improvements.
• Represent the Department in high-level meetings to shape realistic project scopes, budget strategies, and long-term planning aligned with statewide needs.
• Assist in the preparation and evaluation of FCO budget recommendations in compliance with Florida Statute 216; collaborate directly with the Assistant Staff Director to influence budget priorities.
• Deliver statewide training programs for regional offices, program units, and privatized facilities to improve their construction planning, capital budgeting, and facility operations.
• Provide expert guidance on cost estimating, documentation development, and compliance with capital budgeting requirements.
• Monitor regional-level facility maintenance planning and provide corrective guidance where gaps exist.
• Chair major meetings with architects, engineers, and design consultants; provide authoritative interpretations of Florida laws, codes, and Department policies.
• Maintain advanced professional competency through continuous education, certifications, and adherence to high standards of practice.
• Lead revisions to statewide building standards, manuals, contracts, and database systems to ensure accuracy, uniformity, and effective statewide implementation.
• Oversee strategic improvements to departmental forms and guidelines to align with evolving regulations and best practices.
• Serve as a senior voting member on selection committees for highly specialized planning and design services.
• Participate in negotiations for consultant contracts, ensuring comprehensive scopes, fair pricing, and strong performance measures.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in architecture, Engineering, Construction Management, Facilities Management, or a closely related field. (However, related experience can substitute for a year by year basis)
• 5–7 years of progressively responsible experience in construction oversight, facility management, or capital project administration.
• Experience negotiating contracts, managing consultant selections, or overseeing private facility contracts.
• Knowledge of Florida building codes, public procurement processes, and capital budgeting (FCO).
• Valid Florida driver’s license; ability to travel statewide

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with state government facilities, privatized facility oversight, or public-sector budgeting.
• Demonstrated leadership experience managing multi-disciplinary professionals or statewide programs.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Knowledge of the principles and techniques of effective communication.
• Knowledge of one or more of the following areas: real estate acquisition, disposition and management; real estate leasing and lease contract administration; facilities maintenance and operations.
• Ability to evaluate and analyze data relating to real estate management programs.
• Ability to understand and apply applicable rules, regulations, policies and procedures relating to real estate management programs.
• Ability to plan, organize and coordinate work assignments.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others.
• Ability to work independently. 
• Ability to utilize problem-solving techniques. 
• Ability to communicate effectively. 
• Ability to prepare reports relating to real estate programs.

Candidate Profile (application) must be completed in its entirety.

• Include supervisor names and phone numbers for all periods of employment.
• Account for and explain any gaps in employment so that the hiring process is not delayed.
• Experience, education, training, knowledge, skills and/or abilities as well as responses to pre-qualifying questions must be verifiable to meet the minimum qualifications. 
• It is unacceptable to use the statement “See Resume” in place of entering work history.
• If you experience problems applying online, please call the People First Service Center at (877) 562-7287.   

Benefits of Working for the State of Florida:

Working for the State of Florida is more than a paycheck. The State’s total compensation package for employees features a highly competitive set of employee benefits including:

• No state income tax for residents of Florida;
• Annual and Sick Leave benefits;
• Nine paid holidays and one Personal Holiday each year;
• State Group Insurance coverage options, including health, life, dental, vision, and other supplemental insurance options;
• Retirement plan options, including employer contributions

(For more information, please click www.myfrs.com);

• Flexible Spending Accounts;
• Tuition waivers;
• And more!

For a more complete list of benefits, visit www.mybenefits.myflorida.com.

Growth Opportunities:

With 12,000 employees across the state DCF promotes opportunities and training for all.  Our jobs are among the most challenging, complex, and difficult in State government. They are also among the most rewarding. All employees are encouraged to take advantage of available Department opportunities for advancement and professional development.

About Department of Children and Families:

Mission:  The mission of the Department of Children and Families is to work in partnership with local communities to protect the vulnerable, promote strong and economically self-sufficient families, and advance personal and family recovery and resiliency.

 Vision:  We are a highly skilled workforce committed to empowering people with complex and varied needs to achieve the best outcomes for themselves and their families. In collaboration with community stakeholders, we will deliver world class and continuously improving service focused on providing the people we serve with the level and quality that we would demand and expect for our own families.

Values:  A workforce that operates with integrity maintains loyalty to a code of ethics that requires the courage to take responsibility for providing the highest quality of service to the vulnerable. We are a solutions-focused learning organization built on a foundation of transparency in action and accountability of results. Both within the organization and among our stakeholders, we thrive in a culture of respect for diversity of opinion that is nurtured through open communication. High performing and committed, we are unified in our goal of excellence in achieving quality outcomes for those we serve. 

To learn more please visit https://www.myflfamilies.com/.

• If you are a retiree of the Florida Retirement System (FRS), please check with the FRS on how your current benefits will be affected if you are re-employed with the State of Florida.  Your current retirement benefits may be suspended or voided, and you will be required to repay all benefits received depending upon the date of your retirement.
• The position will perform all job tasks in accordance with laws, rules, regulations, policies, and requirements applicable to state and federal laws or procedures.

We hire only U.S. citizens and lawfully authorized alien workers.

Participation in the State of Florida Direct Deposit Program is required as a condition of employment per F.S. 110.113, and enrollment must be completed within the first 30 calendar days of your appointment.

SELECTIVE SERVICE:  Male candidates born on or after October 1, 1962, will not be eligible for hire or promotion into an authorized position unless they are registered with the Selective Service System (SSS) before their 26th birthday or have a Letter of Registration Exemption from the SSS.  Verification of Selective Service registration will be conducted prior to hire.  For more information, please visit the SSS website: http://www.sss.gov.

BACKGROUND SCREENING REQUIREMENT: It is the policy of the Florida Department of Children and Families that any applicant being considered for employment must successfully complete a State and National criminal history check as a condition of employment before beginning employment, and also be screened in accordance with the requirements of Chapter 435, F.S., and, if applicable, Chapter 408, F.S.  No applicant may begin employment until the background screening results are received, reviewed for any disqualifying offenses, and approved by the Agency.  Background screening shall include, but not be limited to, fingerprinting for State and Federal criminal records checks through the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and may include local criminal history checks through local law enforcement agencies.

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. 

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.