PLANNING CONSULTANT - 76004967

Requisition No: 841887 

Agency: Highway Safety and Motor Vehicle

Working Title: PLANNING CONSULTANT - 76004967

 Pay Plan: Career Service

Position Number: 76004967 

Salary:  $50,000.00 - $60,000.00 

Posting Closing Date: 12/05/2024 

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Information Systems Administration

Office of Motorist Modernization

 *Open Competitive Advertisement*

***This opportunity is telework eligible in the continental United States***

To be considered for this position, applicant responses to qualifying questions must be clearly stated within the employment history.  Software systems, actual work experience, and years of employment must be clearly defined, or the application may not be considered for the position. 

Contact Person: Rachel Ramos, (850) 617-2211

The Organization

The Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (FLHSMV) provides highway safety and security through excellence in service, education, and enforcement. With a workforce of approximately 4,500 employees throughout the state, the Department is leading the way to A Safer Florida through the efficient and professional execution of its core mission: the issuance of driver licenses, vehicle tags and titles, and operation of the Florida Highway Patrol.

Our Benefits include

• Paid Parental Leave
• Annual and Sick Leave Package
• Nine Paid Holidays
• State Health and Life Insurance
• Educational Benefits
• Contributory Retirement Plan 

To learn more about FLHSMV and why it’s a great place to work, visit our website at: flhsmv.gov/careers

Duties and Responsibilities

This position is a highly responsible position in the Office of Motorist Modernization and will be responsible for the evaluation of current Motorist Systems and make recommendations for future systems that will be designed by the Office of Motorist Modernization.

This position will support the modernization effort by ensuring the continuity of business requirements across the modernization enterprise.  The Enterprise Process Analysts must understand the functional areas and activities of each modernization team.  This position will be required to act as a liaison between all modernization teams and create and enforce processes related to standards for all business requirements.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Knowledge of basic computer programming concepts such as configuration, development, and batch processing
• Experience with agile software development, including Scrum.
• Experience with Team Foundation Server/DevOps or similar work item tracking system.
• Ability to process information logically.
• Possess excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work under deadlines.
• Ability to understand complex problems, analyze situations and provide recommendations for change.
• Ability to root out an issue and provide options to internal and external stakeholders.
• Willing to learn, discover and lead.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others.
• Strong analytical, problem solving and business process re-engineering skills.
• Ability to communicate clear and in detail, both verbally and in writing
• Skilled at presenting and/or deliver reports to executive leaders, stakeholders, technical personnel and peers.
• An influencer and team player that motivates others to action and communicates key technical ideas in a digestible way.
• Strong troubleshooting and computer skills, including Microsoft Word, Excel, and SharePoint.
• Ability to work independently and with different team dynamics.
• Ability to handle multiple competing priorities.
• Able to provide support and help define use case, and definitions of test conditions.
• Develop accurate and complete test plans and assist with Quality Assurance efforts when required.
• Identify and document existing system deficiencies.
• Participate in meetings with both technology and business teams to facilitate the understanding, clarification, and implementation of requirements.
• Prepare, review and update requirements, specifications, business processes and recommendations for proposed solutions using standard templates.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience using requirement management software, such as Blueprint or Jira.
• At least 1 year of experience working on a software development project.
• Experience creating process flow diagrams.
• Experience creating UI mock-ups.

Job Related Requirements

• Normal work hours are Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., although working overtime during the week and on weekends may occasionally be required. This position is currently telework eligible.
• The position you are applying is subject to a Level 2 background check, along with Criminal Justice Information System (CJIS) clearance, to include a fingerprint-based check of the criminal records of the FBI, as a condition of employment pursuant to Chapter 110.1127, 435 and 943, Florida Statutes.  Please note that, since this position requires CJIS clearance, the Department will have access to all an applicant’s criminal and juvenile delinquency records, even those that have been sealed or expunged. 

General Information

• The elements of the selection process may include a skill assessment and/or oral interview.
• Applicants being considered for employment will be required to submit to a fingerprint-based background investigation, which will include a check of the criminal history records of the FBI.  Fingerprints and associated information/biometrics will be retained in the FBI’s Next Generation Identification (NGI) system and fingerprints may continue to be compared against fingerprints submitted to or retained by NGI
• FLHSMV employees are paid once a month on the last workday of each month.  All state employees are required to participate in the direct deposit program pursuant to s. 110.113 Florida Statutes.  

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.

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.