DISTRICT MANAGER-PRECAST/PRESTRESS - 55002404

Requisition No: 865956 

Agency: Department of Transportation

Working Title: DISTRICT MANAGER-PRECAST/PRESTRESS - 55002404

 Pay Plan: SES

Position Number: 55002404 

Salary:  $69,918.82 - $90,483.18 

Posting Closing Date: 12/10/2025 

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STATE OF FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

JOB POSTING DESCRIPTION

119 / District Materials Office

PENDING CLASSIFICATION UPDATE / OPEN COMPETITIVE

SELECTED EXEMPT SERVICE 

FULL-TIME

CONTACT PERSON: Jose Armenteros 

CONTACT PHONE NUMBER: (863) 519-4231

CONTACT EMAIL ADDRESS: jose.armenteros@dot.state.fl.us

HIRING SALARY RANGE: Biweekly $ 3,122.33  

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:

District Manager-Precast/Prestress.

This role oversees daily office operations, supports multiple units, and ensures alignment with District Materials Office standards. The position requires strong leadership, coordination skills, and a commitment to quality and consistency. The ideal candidate has expertise in concrete materials, engineering design, construction processes, analytical methods, can perform technical inspections, interpret engineering data, use engineering tools, solve technical problems, and communicate effectively. Strong planning, organization, and teamwork skills are also essential.

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 1 / District Materials Office / Tampa Branch Office
2922 Leslie Road, Tampa, FL 33619.  

Annual Salary Range:

$69,918.82  - $90,483.18 

A Competitive Area Differential (CAD) additive in the amount of $478.40  will be added to the annual salary.

Your Specific Responsibilities:

Supervises employees spending majority of their time communicating with, motivating, training, and evaluating employees, and planning and directing employees work. Secure resources necessary for employees to succeed. Ensure employees meet quality and quantity requirements of the position. Focus employees on the Department’s mission and objectives outlined in the business plan.

Review Quality Control (QC) plans, Construction plans, specifications, procedures and any other documents necessary to execute the Department’s mission. Coordinate the review of the Materials portion of the Contractor’s QC plan.  Provide clear comments as requested in time to be useful to the customer. Offer solutions when objecting to the approach that is proposed.

Evaluate project/process to determine current performance status. Make/recommend improvements to optimize delivery or improve results. Notify stakeholders of any changes to the project/process. Ensure project/process is consistent, predictable and repeatable.

Support consultant contracts in accordance with applicable rules, laws and procedures.  Review the consultant work effort. Develop scope of task work order. Review and comment on invoices.

Perform analysis of in-place conditions.  Perform warranty inspection and analysis as required. Determine the cause(s) of the in place conditions.  Propose solutions if necessary or requested by the customer.

Perform analysis required to determine the best application of materials to a given need. Specify performance requirements and/or material properties as required. Specify testing and inspection requirements necessary to verify performance or material properties.

Analyze materials data for contract and procedural compliance.  Take timely action to correct any errors in the data.  Actively facilitate the notification of stakeholders of errors, failures or negative trends.

Provide materials related technical support to customers as requested. Provide support in time to meet the customer’s needs. Provide guidance and training to customers.

Acquires goods/services with the State’s purchasing credit card per Departmental policies and procedures. Incumbent has a Purchasing Card which allows a single purchase exceeding the threshold amount of $20,000 provided for in S.287.017 for Category One; Incumbent has financial disclosure responsibility in accordance with Chapter 112.3145. Florida Statues.

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

Knowledge of:

• Knowledge of the concepts, terminology, principles and analytical techniques of concrete.
• Knowledge of engineering design, construction, production and/or operations.

Skills in:

• Skill in using engineering tools, equipment and/or instruments. 

Ability to:

• Ability to operate a personal computer for word processing, spreadsheet, a database applications.
• Ability to analyze and interpret engineering data.
• Ability to solve problems relating to engineering.
• Ability to perform technical engineering inspections.
• Ability to apply engineering quantitative techniques.
• Ability to plan, organize and coordinate work assignments.
• Ability to communicate engineering information effectively. 
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others.
• Ability to pick up to 50 lbs and move around uneven terrain without assistance.

Other Job-Related Requirements:

Must possess or obtain and maintain the following qualificational areas: ACI Concrete Lab Technician Level I, Prestressed Concrete Institute Level I,  Prestressed Concrete Institute Level II, Prestressed Concrete Institute Level III. Must pass or have passed Metal Pipe Plant Inspection, Precast Concrete Drainage structures/box culverts, Quality Assurance Training for Precast concrete pipe products or equivalents.  Responsible for adhering to the provisions and requirements of section of 215.422, F.S., related to State Comptrollers’ rules, and the Department of Transportation’s invoice processing and warrant distribution procedures.  Employee will be required to be responsive to emergency situations within a very short timeframe and serve in the Transportation Emergency Management 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.