Traffic Specialist Iv - 55002752

Requisition No: 810350
Agency: Department of Transportation
Working Title: TRAFFIC SPECIALIST IV - 55002752
Position Number: 55002752
Salary: $63,098.73 - $81,657.18
Posting Closing Date: 09/10/2023
STATE OF FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
JOB POSTING DESCRIPTION
162 / TRAFFIC OPERATIONS
OPEN COMPETITIVE
CAREER SERVICE
"This position may be located in Bartow or Fort Myers"
Previous applicants are still being considered, no need to re-apply.
CONTACT PERSON: Samantha Ervin
CONTACT PHONE NUMBER: 863-519-2244
CONTACT EMAIL ADDRESS: Samantha.Ervin@dot.state.fl.us
Working for the State of Florida is more than a paycheck. The State's total compensation package for employees features a highly competitive set of employee benefits including:

• Health insurance (over 90% employer paid)
• $25,000 life insurance policy (100% employer paid)
• Dental, vision and supplemental insurances
• State of Florida retirement package
• Generous vacation and sick leave
• 10 paid holidays a year

• Career advancement opportunities
• Tuition waiver for public college courses
• Training opportunities
• Flexible work schedules and telework (for designated positions)
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

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!
For additional benefit information available to State of Florida employees, go to http://www.mybenefits.myflorida.com
Florida Department of Transportation
The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) is an executive agency and reports directly to the Governor's Office. FDOT's continuing mission is to provide a safe transportation system that ensures the mobility of people and goods, enhances economic prosperity, and preserves the quality of our environment and communities. This mission is accomplished through a primary purpose to plan and develop (either directly or indirectly) Florida's robust transportation system. The unique nature of the Sunshine State and its year-round warm climate provides numerous opportunities to move people and goods through multiple modes including highways/streets, air, rail, sea, spaceport, transit and ever-expanding deployment of bicycle & pedestrian facilities.
Our Values
ONE FDOT - We are one agency, one team.
INTEGRITY - We always do what is right.
RESPECT - We value diversity, talent, and ideas.
COMMITMENT - We do what we say we are going to do.
TRUST - We are open and fair.
CUSTOMER DRIVEN - We listen to our customers.
Our Mission
FDOT will provide a safe transportation system that ensures the mobility of people and goods, enhances economic prosperity, and preserves the quality of our environment and communities.
Our Vision
As One FDOT 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.
Why Join FDOT?
Because we are a proud and committed team seeking to attract, recruit, train, and retain a diverse workforce comprised of the best and brightest professionals. We value diversity in background and experiences, seeking to build a team of professionals who will foster a dynamic, inclusive, and collaborative work environment. Those individuals who consistently help FDOT inspire, innovate, and improve safety for all our transportation modes.
Opportunities for Growth and Professional Development
FDOT is an incredible place to work, offering a myriad of opportunities for career growth and professional development.
What better way to refine both your technical and power skills than through applied training? FDOT's Training Mission is to improve productivity and meet workforce needs, as specified in the requirements of Title X of the Florida Statutes, §§ 110.1099, 110.235, 110.403(3)(a), & 110.601.
FDOT accomplishes this mission by:

• Providing opportunities to better use and enhance employee skills and creating an atmosphere that encourages self-development,
• Developing, delivering, and coordinating programs to improve leadership, managerial and supervisory skills and implementing strategies to help managers and supervisors fulfill their responsibility to develop employees,
• Recommending, designing, delivering, and coordinating training efforts to increase job satisfaction and productivity, resulting in a highly trained workforce providing the highest possible return to our citizens,
• Projecting, assessing, and interpreting workforce needs and recommending solutions,
• Ensuring a resource pool for FDOT's professional and technical workforce requirements, and
• Collaborating with districts to diagnose and design strategies to solve specific work group problems.

Where Will I Work?
This position may be located at the FDOT Southwest Area Office at 10041 Daniels Parkway in Fort Myers or FDOT District One Headquarters at 801 North Broadway Avenue in Bartow. The location will be based upon the preference of the chosen candidate.
What Will My Role Be?
The Traffic Specialist IV position reports to the Access Management Manager within Traffic Operations. This position will complete access management reviews of driveway connection permits and FDOT projects for compliance with 14-96 and 14-97, Florida Administrative Code (F.A.C.).
The ideal candidate has experience working with permits or adherence to regulations. Has a general understanding of traffic engineering principles and applications and can develop and maintain effective working relationships.
Your duties and responsibilities in this role will be to:

• Participate in the review of plans, permit applications, and other documents for access related issues. Attend meetings such as pre-application meetings, TRC/DRC (Transportation Review Committee/Development Review Committee) meetings with local agencies, scope development meetings, and others to represent the District for access management related issues. Assist the District Traffic Services Engineer on various access management related items.

• Perform engineering review and analysis, develop engineering reports and associated documents (work orders, traffic regulations, signal operating plans, benefit/cost analysis, etc.) This includes field assessments, applying engineering principles and judgment to identify operational and safety deficiencies and appropriate remedial action. Coordinate with Department staff, affected external agencies, and customers as required. Ensure coordination of resources necessary to implement remedial action.

• Prepare and participate in meetings and presentations with internal and external customers to represent Traffic Operations interests. Coordinate with the Public Information Office to address public inquiries and concerns. Attend public meetings and provide useful commentary and review of work products. Development of correspondence and follow-up with contact as needed.

• Assist in development and management of professional and contractual services contracts and other types of agreements that support Traffic Operations functions. Includes developing documentation for contract funding, request for proposal (RFP) and related documents, participation on technical review committees (TRC), evaluation of contract work products, consultant evaluation and invoice processing / approval.

• Provide review comments on plan submittals generated by the Department and other entities. This includes developing technical comments directed to the design project manager or design engineer of record based on traffic engineering fundamentals, Department design standards and engineering judgment. Includes accepting/rejecting the responses to those comments.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Knowledge of traffic engineering concepts, terminology, principles, and analytical techniques;
• Knowledge of the Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices;
• Knowledge of Florida Department of Transportation standards, manuals, guidelines and practices;
• Knowledgeable of traffic data collection techniques;
• Knowledge of Access Management Principles;
• Knowledge of FDOT Rules 14-96 and 14-97 and their application;
• Skilled in problem solving;
• Skilled in the use of personal computers and a variety of engineering software;
• Skilled in communication, including written, verbal and effective listening;
• Ability to read and interpret plans, specifications, design standards, and manuals;
• Ability to apply engineering concepts, practices and functions;
• Ability to input and retrieve information from a computer database;
• Ability to collect, analyze, and interpret engineering data;
• Ability to work independently and make decisions;
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships.

Minimum Qualifications
A high school diploma and four years of engineering, traffic studies, or traffic safety experience; or An associate of arts or science degree in computer science, engineering technology, or similar relevant area of study and two years of engineering, traffic studies, or traffic safety experience; or A bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with a major in engineering, computer science, engineering technology or similar relevant area of study and one year of engineering, traffic studies, or traffic safety experience; or Successful completion of the Fundamentals of Engineering Exam and has an Engineer in Trainee (EIT) certification in either Florida or another State; or An active International Municipal and Signal Association (IMSA) Sign and Pavement Marking certification.
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: While on-duty status, the position's incumbent may be required to drive a state owned or leased vehicle to perform the duties of this position. Employee will be required to be responsive to emergency situations within a very short timeframe and serve in the Transportation Emergency Management Team (TEMT).
You may 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 located at 605 Suwannee Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32399 or call (850) 414-5300 for assistance.
As a CANDIDATE, you may be required to provide documentation (i.e. HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA OR EQUIVALENCY, college transcripts, ETC.) to verify meeting these Minimum Qualifications.
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 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.