TURNPIKE HUMAN RESOURCES COORDINATOR - 55013894

Requisition No: 862562 

Agency: Department of Transportation

Working Title: TURNPIKE HUMAN RESOURCES COORDINATOR - 55013894

 Pay Plan: SES

Position Number: 55013894 

Salary:  $55,818.63 - $59,698.86 

Posting Closing Date: 10/10/2025 

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STATE OF FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

JOB POSTING DESCRIPTION

810 / Performance Management & Training

PENDING CLASSIFICATION UPDATE

SELECTED EXEMPT SERVICE

CONTACT PERSON: Rosa Cardona

CONTACT PHONE NUMBER: 407-264-3672

CONTACT EMAIL ADDRESS: Rosa.Cardona@dot.state.fl.us

ANTICIPATED BI-WEEKLY SALARY: $2,296.11

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:

Turnpike Human Resources Coordinator/ Administration

This position will contribute to the agency by ensuring consistent and compliant human resources practices. It contributes to efficient recruitment, onboarding, classification, and personnel administration, while also supporting workforce planning, data accuracy, and performance management in coordination with central HR offices.

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:

Administration

N of I-4 on Turnpike, MP 263

Orlando, FL 32835

Annual Salary Range:

$55,818.63 - $59,698.86 

Your Specific Responsibilities:

This position reports directly to the Turnpike Human Resources Officer and is responsible for ensuring the proper and consistent administration of human resources rules, policies and procedures, applicable federal and state laws, and the collective bargaining agreements that cover certain Department positions.

Provides technical assistance to the Recruitment and Selection Specialist and regarding the recruitment and selection procedures and processes. Assist in creating requisitions on the People First recruitment site. Assist in creating and reviewing all recruitment and selection packages and pay actions for the District to ensure compliance with applicable laws, rules, and procedures. Coordinates approval and notifies unit of effective date. Conducts onboarding with new hires and ensures all required documents for hiring and onboarding are completed accurately. Inputs and processes Personnel Action Requests (PARs) for actions in the People First System as needed. Assists in preparing all the record retention packages for all recruitment efforts of FTE positions. Attends off-site events and conducts visits to Turnpike locations throughout the state as needed to conduct and participate in activities such as job fairs, career expos, and Human Resources related trainings. Serve as the back up Recruitment and Selection Specialist in their absence.

Assists the Turnpike Human Resources Officer with employee relations and personnel administration, as needed. Reviews and analyzes all classification actions, including add/deletes, reclassifications and update actions. Reviews district position descriptions content for proper allocation of duties. Verifies organizational codes and other required information on position descriptions. Classifies positions using Department of Management Services Guidelines and in coordination with the Central Human Resources Office Classification Team. Prepares staffing charts and organizational charts for units, as needed, ensuring staffing and organizational charts accurately reflect the proper structure information and complies with Department policy.

Coordinates various Human Resources related actions such as workers' compensation, tuition waivers, military orders, insurance benefits, Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), sick leave transfer requests, retirement, unemployment compensation, payroll, staffing, drug testing, and miscellaneous deductions. Provides leave and attendance support to District supervisors and employees, in coordination with Central Human Resources Office.

Prepares reports required by District management in coordination with Central Human Resources Office. Assists in managing all Human Resources data discrepancies and communicates with Turnpike Human Resources Officer, District Managers and Central Human Resources Office staff.

Serves as the point of contact for the Performance and Talent Management System. Provides assistance to District management staff for all supervisor/employee reporting relationships and works with the Central Office Data Team to initiate changes as necessary.

Coordinates the maintenance of Human Resources files, public records requests, legal requests, and

employment verifications with the Central Human Resources Office.

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

Knowledge of:

• applicable Federal employment laws
• the State of Florida’s Statutes and Rules pertaining to State employment
• State of Florida's Personnel Rules and Regulations

Skills in:

• making presentations
• identifying and documenting personnel performance and conduct deficiencies
• understanding, applying and interpreting applicable rules, policies, regulations and procedures relating to operational and management activities

Ability to:

• problem solve and make recommendations under stressful conditions
• handle multiple tasks
• establish and maintain effective working relationships
• communicate effectively, verbally and in writing
• access, input, and retrieve information from a computer database
• use and create Excel, PowerPoint, and Word documents.

Other Job-Related Requirements:

This position requires a Level I Background Check. Some overnight travel is required. A class E driver’s license is required.

This position requires a valid Class E driver license with an acceptable driving record in accordance with the Department’s Driver’s Record Requirements Policy. An unacceptable driving record is defined as any of the following:

1. three (3) or more moving violations in the past three (3) years that accumulate three (3) or more points per violation;
2. any two (2) convictions of reckless driving in the past three (3) years;
3. a suspension or revocation of the driver license for moving violations in the past three (3) years; and
4. a suspension or revocation for refusal to take a sobriety test, or any suspension or revocation for a DUI conviction, in the past four (4) years.

Your driving record will be reviewed and the status of your driver license confirmed.

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.