PROJECT MANAGER - 55000568

Requisition No: 870235 

Agency: Department of Transportation

Working Title: PROJECT MANAGER - 55000568

 Pay Plan: Career Service

Position Number: 55000568 

Salary:  $72,000.16 - $84,000.18 

Posting Closing Date: 03/04/2026 

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STATE OF FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

JOB POSTING DESCRIPTION

942 / Strategic Services

OPEN COMPETITIVE

CAREER SERVICE

CONTACT PERSON: Tabitha Young

CONTACT PHONE NUMBER: (850) 414-4490

CONTACT EMAIL ADDRESS: Tabitha.Young@dot.state.fl.us

HIRING SALARY $3,076.93/biweekly / $80,000.18/annual

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:

Project Manager / Strategic Services Office of Information Technology

The Project Manager leads IT projects from initiation to completion, overseeing planning, scheduling, resource allocation, and budget management. This role ensures compliance with Florida Department of Transportation and state requirements, manages risks and issues, prepares procurement documentation, and delivers clear status updates to stakeholders. The position requires strong coordination with Office of Information Technology staff and business partners, adherence to the Product Delivery Methodology, and active participation in policy development to ensure successful project delivery and alignment with organizational standards.

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:

Florida Department of Transportation

Strategic Services

605 Suwannee Street

Tallahassee, Florida 32399

Your Specific Responsibilities:

Lead assigned Information Technology (IT) projects. Develop detailed work plans by defining project tasks and deliverables, estimating time and resource requirements, and building detailed project schedules including milestones, resources, dependencies, and critical paths. Secure and assign resources required for successful execution. Lead the development, management, and oversight of project budgets, including forecasting, cost estimation, and financial tracking. Prepare and deliver status reports, providing clear, data driven updates on progress, risks, issues, and financials to stakeholders. Oversee identification, documentation, and management of risks and issues for assigned projects. Create procurement documentation including, but not limited to Requests for Information, Requests for Quotes, Invitations to Negotiate, Invitations to Bid, and other supporting documentation, ensuring alignment with program requirements, compliance standards, and Florida Department of Transportation’s (FDOT’s) policies.

Direct and guide the work of other team members throughout all phases of assigned IT projects. Regularly monitor project progress, performance, risks and issues to ensure timely and accurate completion of deliverables while maintaining alignment with schedules and budgets.

Ensure all required project related documentation is created, monitored, maintained, and stored appropriately, to meet all state and Department requirements. Documentation to include Department of Management Services (DMS) requirements for 60GG, Procurement Documents, and Risks, Action Item, Issues, Decisions (RAID).

Communicate, coordinate, and work effectively with other Office of Information Technology (OIT) staff, business representatives, and management to ensure that information is properly disseminated, to facilitate the most efficient use of resources, successful project delivery, and/or task completion. Coordinate compliance with the OIT Product Delivery Methodology (PDM), providing guidance to project teams in all aspects of the methodology and deliverables, including the proper use of the PDM.

Monitor implementation and documentation of computer application systems in accordance with current Department standards and procedures.

Participate in the development and review of policies, procedures and standards within OIT.

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

Knowledge of:

•  Project Management principles and practices according to the Project Management Institute (PMI) Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK).
• Information technology (IT), procedures, concepts, and techniques.
• F.A.C. 60GG, rules 1 through 5. 

Ability to:

• Work effectively in a fast-paced, high volume, deadline-driven environment.
• Balance multiple demands and work both independently and as part of a team.
• Lead, motivate, and work with diverse groups of people and teams. 
• Display professionalism in dealing with all levels of leadership and staff. 
• Effectively communicate both verbally and in writing with multiple levels in an organization.
• Facilitate requirements gathering.
• Interpret technical concepts and communicate them clearly to non-technical stakeholders.
• Apply critical thinking to resolve complex technical/business problems, using sound judgement to identify, evaluate, and recommend solutions.
• Be open, collaborative, and in support of agency values. 
• Plan, organize, coordinate, and prioritize work assignments.
• Develop and manage documentation in accordance with the Department's standards.
• Use Microsoft Office Suite and MS Project, familiar with computer basics.

Other Job-Related Requirements:

This position may be entrusted with access to confidential or sensitive data, with specific authorization from the Application Services Manager. This position is authorized to perform duties related to the production environment which requires a high level of trusted security.

Minimum Qualifications:

Seven (7) years of experience in business, data, or systems analysis and/or project management. Post-secondary education can substitute on a year-for-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

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.

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.