TURNPIKE PAVEMENT MATERIALS ENGINEER - 55007292

Requisition No: 855165 

Agency: Department of Transportation

Working Title: TURNPIKE PAVEMENT MATERIALS ENGINEER - 55007292

 Pay Plan: SES

Position Number: 55007292 

Salary:  $128,875.24 

Posting Closing Date: 07/02/2025 

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STATE OF FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

JOB POSTING DESCRIPTION

038 / Materials

OPEN COMPETITIVE

SELECTED EXEMPT SERVICE

CONTACT PERSON: Karen Mackey

CONTACT PHONE NUMBER: 954-934-1249

CONTACT EMAIL ADDRESS: Karen.Mackey@dot.state.fl.us

ANTICIPATED BI-WEEKLY SALARY: $4,956.74

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 Pavement Materials Engineer- Highway Operations-Materials

This position will perform highly advanced engineering work, managing the resources of the Department to deliver required services, and performing engineering analysis required to determine the best approach to Turnpike pavement design, construction, maintenance, and rehabilitation needs.

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:

Highway Operations

N. of I-4 on Turnpike, MP 263

Orlando, FL 32835

Anticipated Salary:

$4,956.74 Bi-Weekly/ $128,875.24 Annually 

Your Specific Responsibilities:

Perform highly advanced engineering work requiring licensure by the State Board of Professional Engineers. Manage the resources of the Department to deliver required services and communicate those successes. Manage, guide and lead the work of General Engineering Consultant (GEC) Staff, and the staff through continuous service contracts.

Perform engineering analysis required to determine the best approach to Turnpike pavement design, construction, maintenance, and rehabilitation needs. Factors to consider in best approach include demonstrating the optimal balance of forecasting, trending, resiliency, cost-effectiveness, timing and new materials. Supervise field data collection, review field and lab reports, and analyze alternatives for correcting pavement deficiencies. Provide engineering recommendations and strategies to the Roadway Design Engineer for new construction and rehabilitation of existing pavements. This work requires Professional Engineer oversight due to its engineering complexity.

Research the data system, standard procedures, and processes used in pavement evaluation and design work to determine their effectiveness. Make recommendations for improvement to optimize delivery or improve results. Lead efforts to collaborate with other teams and implement improvements. Notify stakeholders of any changes to the procedure/process.

Monitor and support the proposed resurfacing work program and assist with prioritization of projects based on the Pavement Condition Survey (PCS) data and field verification, analysis of pavement deterioration trends, and engineering judgement.

Perform engineering analysis required to determine if the installed pavement material meets the contract and specification requirements. Review asphalt sample test data for trends. Develop corrective action plans and coordinate implementation with Construction teams.

Manage and coordinate the scope, cost and execution, and the quality of the final deliveries of Pavement Evaluation tasks performed by materials consultants. Review and assess consultant work effort. Review and comment on invoices. Sign and seal engineering reports, pavement designs and specifications as required.

Review quality control plans, construction plans, specifications, procedures, and other design documents necessary to execute the Department’s mission. Provide comments and recommendations to improve constructability and ensure compliance with specifications and design guidelines in time to meet customer needs. Take timely action to correct errors in data. Actively facilitate the notification of stakeholders of errors, failures, or negative trends. Serve as a Technical Review Committee member as needed.

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

Knowledge of:

• the concepts, terminology, principles and analytical techniques of Materials Engineering, specifically bituminous and concrete materials; pavement engineering design; pavement construction, pavement materials production and/or operations

Skills in:

• using engineering tools, equipment and/or instruments

Ability to:

• operate a personal computer for word processing, spreadsheet and database applications; Analyze and interpret engineering data; Solve problems relating to engineering; Plan, design, evaluate and investigate engineering works and systems; Apply engineering quantitative techniques; Monitor and inspect engineering projects; Plan, organize and coordinate work assignments; Communicate engineering information effectively; Establish and maintain effective working relationship with others.
• manage staff

Licensure/Registration/Certification Requirements:

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

Other Job-Related Requirements:

• Employee will be required to be responsive to emergency situations within a very short timeframe and serve in the Transportation Emergency Team (TEMT)

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.