Roadway Designer III -
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Requisition No:854237
Agency: Department of Transportation
Working Title: ROADWAY DESIGNER III -
Pay Plan: Career Service
Position Number:
Salary: $54309.63 - $70283.05
Posting Closing Date: 06/12/2025
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STATE OF FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
JOB POSTING DESCRIPTION
152 / Design
OPEN COMPETITIVE
CAREER SERVICE
CONTACT PERSON: Joel Sevilla
CONTACT PHONE NUMBER:
CONTACT EMAIL ADDRESS:
HIRING SALARY RANGE: $2088.83 - $ 2703.19 /biweekly range
$54309.63 - $70283.05 /annual range
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 states economic competitiveness prioritizes Floridas environment and natural resources and preserves the quality of life and connectedness of the states 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:
Roadway Designer III
Director of Production/Design/Roadway Design
This position will support the development of roadway design plans including documents such as EQR Lane Closure Analysis Pavement Design Design Variations & Exceptions etc. It also provides technical expertise to support other FDOT Units in creating a well-structured transportation network that promotes economic growth while striving to reduce congestion and fatalities.
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 agencys learning management system you have access to hundreds of computer-based training and instructor-led courses.
Where You Will Work:
District One / Director of Production
801 N. Broadway Ave.
Bartow FL 33830
Annual Salary Range:
$54309.63 - $70283.05
Your Specific Responsibilities:
Develops and prepares contract plans and specifications. Utilizes computer aided drafting and design (CADD) software in plans preparation and development. Ensures plans and specifications have been developed in accordance with appropriate design criteria policy and procedures. Assembles roadway design plans signing and pavement marking plans signalization plans lighting plans No Passing Zone Studies (NPZ) Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) typical section packages scopes of work design exceptions and variations and utility conflict reports to be used in phase reviews and other submittals on designated projects.
Performs complex engineering/ geometric calculations in the development of project design. Develops alignment and grade including horizontal curves and vertical curves. Determines bid items associated quantities and compiles quantity summaries. Develops special designs as required for intersections maintenance of traffic profile grades and other roadway design components with minimal supervision.
Develops and updates project schedules with minimal supervision. Coordinates all related engineering functions by Department support offices. Assists in providing independent technical support and design services for projects under construction. Performs Quality Control reviews permits reviews and Local Agency Program (LAP) reviews as required to ensure plans have been developed in accordance with appropriate Federal and Department design criteria policy and procedures.
Prepares and presents design details and concepts at public meetings local agency workshops and internal staff meetings. Assists in responding to log letters and public records requests and communicates with public and other agency officials in writing and verbally. Assists in field reviews and field evaluation data collection and customer service request documentation.
Provides technical guidance and knowledge of the design process. Guides and supports designers in the completion of engineering assignments related to design processes criteria evaluation scope development and accurate estimate creation. Serves on Technical Review Committee (TRC) in consultant acquisition and Technical Advisory Group (TAG) for consultant design bid build design/build projects and alternative contracting. Assists in the development of scope of services and staff hours negotiations.
The Successful Candidate will have the following required Knowledge Skills and Abilities:
Knowledge of:
- KNOWLEDGE OF CONCEPTS TERMINOLOGIES DESIGN PRINCIPLES AND ANALYTICAL TECHNIQUES OF HIGHWAY DESIGN.
- KNOWLEDGE OF COMPUTER AIDED DRAFTING AND DESIGN (CADD) TOOLS AND AUTOMATED OFFICE PRODUCTS.
- KNOWLEDGE OF PROJECT ENGINEERING AND SCHEDULING.
- KNOWLEDGE OF AND SKILLED IN INTERPRETATION OF ROADWAY DESIGN STANDARDS SPECIFICATIONS AND CRITERIA ESTABLISHED OR ADOPTED BY FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION.
Skills in:
- SKILLED IN THE ENGINEERING PROCESS FOR PRODUCTION OF HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION PLANS.
- SKILLED IN COMMUNICATING TECHNICAL INFORMATION VERBALLY AND IN WRITING.
- SKILL IN PLANNING ORGANIZING AND MANAGING MULTIPLE WORK ASSIGNMENTS.
Ability to:
- ABILITY TO ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN EFFECTIVE INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL WORKING RELATIONSHIPS.
- ABILITY TO APPLY ENGINEERING QUANTITATIVE TECHNIQUES IN THE AREA OF HIGHWAY DESIGN.
- ABILITY TO SOLVE ENGINEERING RELATED PROBLEMS.
- ABILITY TO USE A PERSONAL COMPUTER (PC).
- ABILITY TO PREPARE AND PRESENT DESIGN INFORMATION.
Other Job-Related Requirements:
- Employee will be required to be responsive to emergency situations within a very short timeframe and serve on the Transportation Emergency Management Team.
Minimum Qualifications:
- A high school diploma or its equivalent and two years of continuous employment experience or two years of higher education with a cumulative of 48 semester hours or 72 quarter hours.
The States total compensation package for employees features a highly competitive set of employee benefits including:
- Health insurance (over 90% employer paid)
- $25000 life insurance policy (100% employer paid)
- Dental vision and supplemental insurances
- State of Florida retirement package
- 10 paid holidays a year
- Generous vacation and sick leave
- Career advancement opportunities
- Tuition waiver for public college courses
- A variety of training opportunities
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
For additional benefit information available to State of Florida employees visit: 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 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 Transportations 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 Transportations 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-). 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 Statutescandidates 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 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.
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