PLANNING SPECIALIST IV - 55012736

Requisition No: 874990 

Agency: Department of Transportation

Working Title: PLANNING SPECIALIST IV - 55012736

 Pay Plan: Career Service

Position Number: 55012736 

Salary:  $68,535.07 - $88,692.44 

Posting Closing Date: 05/21/2026 

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STATE OF FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

JOB POSTING DESCRIPTION

630 / PLANNING 

 OPEN COMPETITIVE

CAREER SERVICE 

FULL-TIME

CONTACT PERSON:   Kenneth Jeffries

CONTACT PHONE NUMBER:    (305) 470-5445

CONTACT EMAIL ADDRESS:   Ken.Jeffries@dot.state.fl.us

HIRING SALARY RANGE:   Bi-Weekly $2,635.96  -  $3,411.25 / Annual  $68,535.07 - $88,692.44

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.

To ensure honesty and transparency, all applicants must provide their own work. Unless explicitly requested, the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools to assist with qualifying questions, work samples, or interviews is strictly prohibited, and any breach of this requirement will lead to the applicant being removed from consideration.

Candidates must be United States (U.S.) citizens or lawfully authorized alien workers.  Visa sponsorship is not available.

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:

Planning Specialist IV / District Six/ Transportation Development / Planning & Environmental Management Office / Planning

As a One FDOT 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 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:

FDOT District Six Headquarters / Planning Office

1000 NW 111th Avenue

 Miami, FL 33172

Annual Salary Range:

 $68,535.07 - $88,692.44

A Competitive Area Differential (CAD) additive in the amount of $1,976.00 will be added to the annual salary.

Your Specific Responsibilities:

Supervises employees spending majority of time communicating with, motivating, training and evaluating employees and planning and directing employees’ work. Provides or provides for procedural and technical training. Participate in applicant recruitment, selection and hiring process. Provides employee orientation, development/training, counseling and disciplinary actions and prepares employee performance evaluations. Oversees and directs the daily activities and technical analysis within the Planning and Environmental Management Office (PLEMO); and advancement of the District bike and pedestrian program and planning activities.

Reviews Development of Regional Impact (DRI), Corridor Studies, Level of Service Analyses, Right-of-Way and other transportation facility needs assessments. Reviews traffic improvement feasibility studies, growth management studies (including comprehensive plans) and other transportation studies. Develop and refines urban area models used in travel forecasting. Reviews and analyses the output of computer models as necessary for other responsibilities

Performs large-scale project management functions for planning projects. Responsible for the management of contracts, including scope development, contract negotiations, product review, invoice approval, overseeing contracts and consultant evaluations. Processes Professional Services invoices.

Serves as liaison to consulting engineers, planners, City, County and other State Agencies on planning-related issues such as the development of Long-Range Transportation Plans. Reviews, analyzes and prepares reports, correspondence and responses for Developments of Regional Impact (DRIs) including Notices of Proposed Change (NOPC) and Development Order (DO) conditions. This involves attending meetings, coordinating with Regional Planning Councils and the Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO).

Oversees strategic Intermodal System coordination and technical support by overseeing the District Strategic Intermodal System (SIS) plan, provide coordination activities. Reviews the SIS multi-year system plan and makes recommendations to Central Office. Provides other management activities as required. Coordinates and participates in all program activities with outside agencies, local governments, and the Department.

Provides technical and policy evaluation by reviewing and evaluating transportation studies, design and/or construction plans. Reviews maps, policy statements and other documents and/or proposals for consistency with known data. Reviews existing transportation plans, current standards, procedures, guidelines, existing policies and Departmental goals to ensure consistency.

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

Knowledge of:

• Comprehensiveness of the Urban Transportation Systems Planning process, terminology, analytical techniques, and principles.
• Laws and regulations to develop regional impacts.
• Comprehensiveness of the principles of Capacity analysis.

Skills in:

• In word processing and spreadsheet applications.

Ability to:

• To interpret rules, regulations, policies and procedures in the review of reports and documents.
• Effectively communicate, in both a written and verbal manner, complex technical issues, concepts and analysis.
• Organize, analyze, and comprehend complex data and issues.
• To plan, organize, coordinate, and prioritize multiple work assignments to meet deadlines.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships.
• To manage time and budgets on consultant contracts.
• To organize files, records, and/or other materials.
• To produce clear and concise, grammatically correct business correspondences.
• To supervise.

Other Job-Related Requirements:

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

Minimum Qualifications:

• Six years of professional experience in the field of transportation, planning or engineering to which the position is assigned to or Registration as a Professional Engineer in accordance with Florida Statute 471.  Higher education can substitute on a year-to-year basis for the required 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.  

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.