CONSTRUCTION ENGINEER - 55006022

Requisition No: 873634 

Agency: Department of Transportation

Working Title: CONSTRUCTION ENGINEER - 55006022

 Pay Plan: SES

Position Number: 55006022 

Salary:  $112,918.60 - 146,129.95 

Posting Closing Date: 04/22/2026 

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STATE OF FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

JOB POSTING DESCRIPTION

314 / Panama City Construction

OPEN COMPETITIVE

SELECTED EXEMPT SERVICE

FULL-TIME

CONTACT PERSON:  Brinae Halvorson

CONTACT PHONE NUMBER: (850) 767-4909

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:

Construction Engineer, District Three/Construction/Panama City

This position supervises employees, maintains open communication with the public and officials, negotiates agreements to reflect State Comptroller’s procedures and ensures FDOT projects are completed per State and Federal standards from beginning to end.

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 Three

Panama City Operations Center

3633 Highway 390

Panama City, Florida 32405

Your Specific Responsibilities:

Supervises employees spending the majority of the time communicating with, motivating, training, and evaluating employees, and planning and directing employees’ work. Has the authority to effectively recommend the hiring, transferring, suspension, layoff, recalls, promotions, discharges, assignments, rewards, or disciplinary actions for subordinate employees. Plans and directs workloads, deadlines, work objectives and time utilization with subordinate staff. Provides direction and ensures that all subordinates receive training and instruction in methods and techniques necessary to safely perform their assigned tasks.

Responds to and follows-up on public information inquiries, utility and asphalt coordination, and warranty tracking and follow-up.  Performs plans and compliance reviews.  Ensures that all contract work is completed in compliance with the pertinent plans and specifications.  Ensures that proper inspection and testing is being performed and that contract progress payments are accurate; has authority and responsibility for granting partial, conditional and final acceptance of projects.  Reviews, analyzes, and develops recommendations to the Operations Engineer and District Construction Engineer for claims, time extensions, plans, and specification issues, or other related construction concerns.  Negotiates proposed contract/plan changes and oversees preparation of supplemental agreements.  Assists employees with decisions concerning prosecution of work.

Negotiates and approves contact changes per Contingency Supplemental Agreement Procedure.  Reviews and approves estimates for progress and final payments; plan changes and final as-built plans on construction projects.  Processes vendor invoices and warrants for payments of goods received and/or services rendered.   Responsible for the timely and accurate processing and/or approval, or receipt of goods or services, vendor invoices and/or warrants for payment of goods received or services rendered to avoid automatic interest payments to said vendors.  Responsible for adhering to the provisions and requirements of Section 215.422, F.S.; related State Comptroller's rules and Department of Transportation's invoice processing and warrant distribution procedures. Signs and seals certification of compliance for permits and contract documents.

Maintains liaison with public officials, utility owners, Federal Highway Administration (FHA) officials and contractors to review details of construction work, solve problems and to interpret plan requirements and construction features.  Responds to public complaints regarding construction projects.  Attends public hearing or meetings related to ongoing and future construction projects.

Communicates and coordinates with District Contract Compliance Manager (DCCM) and Resident Compliance Officer from the time a contract is received until a project is completed to ensure that all Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE), wage rates, payrolls, subcontractor/rental agreements, and on-the-job training obligations are met according to State and Federal requirements.

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

Knowledge of:

• Civil engineering/surveying concepts, and analytical techniques.
• Supervisory techniques.
• Personnel rules and regulations.
• Complex construction contract administration and development.
• Project management.
• Construction and maintenance contract/permit inspection procedures and operations.
• Invoice processing procedures.
• Highway and bridge construction.

Skills in:

• Computers, including word processing, spreadsheet applications, and electronic mail.
• Oral and written communication.

Ability to:

• Interpret plans, specifications, and design standards and manuals.
• Analyze contract claims and negotiate costs for added work.
• Use and apply mathematical, physical, and engineering sciences.
• Determine work priorities.
• Assign work and ensure proper completion of work assignments.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with others.
• Supervise others.

Licensure/Registration/Certification Requirements:

• Registration as a Professional Engineer in accordance with Chapter 471, Florida Statute.

Other Job-Related Requirements:

• Due to the nature of this position, the incumbent must respond to emergencies.

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 assist

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.