Transportation Engineer

Department:
Public Works
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Sarasota County plans, maintains, and operates a comprehensive multimodal transportation system that includes a variety of spaces for vehicles, bicycles, and pedestrians - sometimes all at once.
We're committed to the community's safe passage over and through 137 bridges, 2,328 lane miles of roads, 237 signalized intersections, and 32 miles of shared-use paths.
Spend your days analyzing, designing, permitting, and project management. Apply today and join the Public Works team as a Transportation Engineer and oversee high-level projects from roadways to site developments in the beautiful Sarasota County.Relocation is available for those moving 50+ miles to join the premier community where people choose to live, work, and play!

• Prepare CADD design plans, specifications, and technical provisions for roadways, intersections, signals, site development, utilities, public works facilities, appurtenances, etc.
• Utilize FDOT Green Book, Design Manual, Structures Manual, Drainage Manual, Plans Preparation Manual, MUTCD, AASHTO, Sarasota County Unified Development Code (UDC), and other technical standards needed to prepare design concepts and construction plan sets.
• Prepare cost estimates and summary of quantities utilizing the Sarasota County database and other Unit Price software for budgeting and procurement of materials.
• Utilize design surveys, as-builts, topographic mapping, GIS, aerial photography, S.U.E, LIDAR, and other data sources prepared by others as base maps for design development.
• Utilize traffic studies, technical reports, geotechnical information, and other Traffic Engineering data as inputs for design.
• Review and develop construction plans of projects impacting traffic operations or traffic control devices referred by Transportation Planning, Land Development Services, Traffic Engineering, and Capital Projects.
• Final roadway field inspection for project acceptance and turnover by/to Public Works for operations & maintenance.

About You
Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college in Civil Engineering or a related engineering field.
• Four (4) years of related Engineering project experience.
• - OR - Master's degree in a related field and three (3) years of related Engineering project experience.
• EIT and P.E. certificate from the State of Florida is required within one year of employment.
• Valid Florida driver's license at the time of hire.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in construction and traffic management.
• Advanced Temporary Traffic Control (TTC) certification.
• Familiarity with Cartegraph.

Work Hours: Monday - Friday, 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
About Everything Else
Starting Pay Range:$73,972.15- $99,862.40
Full Salary Range (Future earning potential): $73,972.15- $125,752.65
Benefits:

• Enjoy great benefits including Health, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance, Short-Term and Long-Term Disability, Flexible Spending Accounts, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Florida Retirement System (FRS) and many, many more! Starting January 2024, choose one of three great medical plans, including one with a $0 premium option, with completed preventative visits!
• For more information about employee benefits, please click this link or visit SCGov.net for additional information.
• Utilize our award-winning wellness program including free gyms and classes at multiple Sarasota County Government locations.
• Enjoy 11 paid holidays, 3 personal days and 16 paid vacation days in the first year of full-time employment with increasing accrual rates with years of service. (That adds up to a possible 30 days off in your 1st year!)

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