INSPECTION SECTION MANAGER - 55005629

Requisition No: 863457 

Agency: Department of Transportation

Working Title: INSPECTION SECTION MANAGER - 55005629

 Pay Plan: SES

Position Number: 55005629 

Salary:  $102,410.18 - $132,530.83 

Posting Closing Date: 11/03/2025 

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STATE OF FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

JOB POSTING DESCRIPTION

638 / DISTRICTWIDE BRIDGE INSPECTION

OPEN COMPETITIVE

SELECTED EXEMPT SERVICE

FULL-TIME

CONTACT PERSON: Pablo Orozco

CONTACT PHONE NUMBER: 305-470-5370

CONTACT EMAIL ADDRESS: Pablo.Orozco@dot.state.fl.us

HIRING SALARY RANGE: $102,410.18 - $132,530.83 /annual range  / $3,938.85 - $5,097.34 /biweekly 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:

Inspection Section Manager and District Six/ Director of Operations/District Maintenance/Districtwide Bridge Inspection & Repair

This position will ensure the safety and compliance of the District’s bridges by overseeing the in-house Bridge Inspection Program. It supervises inspection teams, manages schedules and contracts, ensures adherence to State and Federal guidelines, and reviews inspection quality. The role also supports maintenance recommendations, manages bridge data, and assists with Title VI compliance helping the agency maintain safe, reliable infrastructure.

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 Six / Highway Operations 

1000 NW 111th Ave, Miami, FL 33172

Annual Salary Range:

$102,410.18  - $132,530.83

Your Specific Responsibilities:

Supervises staff in the District’s in-house Bridge Inspection Program. Direct the operation of the District’s inspection teams engaged in the inspection of bridges and structures. Establish program priorities and schedules to ensure compliance with State and Federal guidelines. Coordinate with area maintenance engineers for equipment and personnel required for work zone safety during bridge inspection operations. Supervise employees, including communicating with, motivating, training, planning and directing employees’ work. Schedule, direct, coordinate and report bridge safety inspections during natural disaster events including associated costs. 

Serves as Confirming Registered Professional Engineer on in-house bridge inspection reports. Review and initial completed inspection reports compiled by inspection teams.

Supervises the management of consultant inspection contracts.

Supervises and/or performs Quality Inspection Reviews and Quality Assurance Reviews on in-house bridge inspection teams to ensure inspections being performed according to Federal and State guidelines.

Assists inspectors in recommending necessary preventative maintenance and emergency repairs. Serve on the Feasible Action Review Committee.

Manages bridge and ancillary structures databases.

Assist the District Title VI Coordinator in monitoring and reporting the Department’s compliance with Title VI and related statutes.

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

Knowledge of:

• concepts, terminology and principles of road and bridge design, construction and maintenance, structures components, material properties.

Skills in:

• supervision, bridge management software “PONTIS), reading and interpreting engineering drawings, reading and interpreting design and construction specifications and manuals, safety regulations, communicating technical matters effectively to a diverse audience.

Ability to:

• perform technical engineering inspections of structures, work outside – in traffic & over water, track budgets, analyze structures for deficiencies

Licensure/Registration/Certification Requirements:

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

Other Job-Related Requirements:

• During a declared emergency event, the incumbents will be required to assist the District as needed.

The State’s total compensation package for employees features a highly competitive set of employee benefits including: 

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 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.