DOT INTERN - D2 - 55990819

State of Florida•LAKE CITY, FL

4d•$15 - $25•Onsite

About The Position

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: D2 Intern Transportation Track - Transportation Associate This position will gain knowledge, skills and experience in the Transportation Industry. The selected candidates will perform routine tasks under direct supervision across different work units within the department as well as actively participate in team projects and contribute to agency goals. 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 Two 1109 S Marion Ave Lake City, Fl. 32025

Requirements

The student should have an interest in the transportation industry.
Microsoft Word, Outlook, and Excel
Organization
Time Management
Environmental, Geomatic, Planning, Urban Transportation, Project Management, Construction Management (non-Engineering), Finance or Accounting, Emergency Management, Workplace Safety, Trades (including HVAC, Welding, Carpentry, Auto Mechanics, etc.) Computer science, or related field; junior, senior, or graduate student; minimum GPA 3.0
Must be at least eighteen (18) years of age.
Must be authorized to work in the United States and provide identification supporting citizenship or authority to work for the duration of program participation.
Participants are required to comply with all statutes and rules and the Department’s policies, procedures, regulations, and Code of Ethics.
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.

Responsibilities

Gain knowledge, skills and experience in the Transportation Industry.
Perform routine tasks under direct supervision across different work units within the department.
Engage in research and provide insights to support initiatives.
Interact with executive leadership, team leads, project managers, fellow interns, and external partners.
Actively participate in team projects, contribute to agency goals, and assist in driving change within the organization.
Coordination with external partner agencies to develop capital improvement plans
Aligning state funding with multimodal infrastructure needs
Development of the FDOT Five-Year Work Program for the Transit, Rail, Seaport, and Aviation programs
Work with external agencies to develop project scopes and projected funding requirements
Developing Public Transportation Grant Agreements (PTGAs) for external agency operational or infrastructure projects
Reviewing engineering plan sets for multimodal projects
Providing compliance oversight of grant-funded operational or infrastructure projects
Reviewing invoices from external agencies for multimodal grant-funded projects
Performing field safety reviews or audits
Inspections of transit agency vehicles and associated records
Performing field inspection of grant-funded projects under active construction
Attend and participate in coordination meetings with external agencies
Supporting EOC Team/DECO with planning, coordinating, and assisting the response and recovery to natural disasters, emergencies, and critical incidents to ensure the safety and security of the traveling public, state property, and environment.
Conducts research and coordinates input from various sources to design and/or maintain emergency preparedness plans to minimize impact on communities.
Assist the Local Programs coordinators with various project management tasks, including but not limited to: Supporting the office’s review of Small County Road Assistance Program (SCRAP) and Small County Outreach Program (SCOP) solicitation applications from the local agencies.
Supporting candidate project builds through developing requests to and coordination with the D2 Work Program office.
Research and data collection of various state and federal projects managed by the Local Programs office.
Assisting with the development of various project agreements.
Assisting with plans and bid package reviews.
Uploading documents into various systems for project tracking.
Coordinating resolution of project issues.
Working alongside internal review appraisers to review parcel appraisals, conduct site visits to parcels being appraised for acquisition to accommodate construction of transportation projects, attending meetings with the Design Office, Survey and Mapping, Legal, and Title to recommend potential parcel revisions and map changes, if needed.
Working alongside Senior Right of Way agents to research the myriad of federal and state statutory requirements that dictate how real property must be acquired and displaces are relocated when a transportation project is federalized.
Reviewing pertinent FL. Statutes and Federal Code, analyzing the documentation required for presentation of offers to property owners, attending property owner offer meetings with Senior Right of Way agents, and attending pre-order of taking hearing meetings with the Legal office, Design, and Appraisal.
Working with Property Management agents to discover the processes involved in clearing newly acquired Rights of Way for construction, attend meetings with Property Management agents, Maintenance, and the Legal Office regarding permit related donations of property, and attend site inspections to assess potential encroachment issues and oversee ongoing demolition activities.
Work with each of the core areas of responsibility: Pavement Materials (asphalt and concrete pavement systems); Geotechnical Materials (foundation design, aggregate mining, construction, sinkhole remediation, and roadside construction and testing); Structural Materials (concrete mix design, production plant inspection, construction assistance, prestress beam and pile fabrication, and quality assurance); Operations (testing of asphalt and concrete samples, testing of aggregate and soil samples, project certification, database management).
Learning how FDOT bridges are inspected and repaired to ensure the bridges are safe for the traveling public.
Accompanying the bridge inspectors in the field to evaluate bridges as well as completing maintenance activities with the fixed and moveable field crews.
Attending meetings with design, maintenance, materials, construction and other FDOT departments to understand how the different departments work together to complete construction and maintenance projects for District 2 bridges.
Visit construction projects to learn about pile driving, drill shaft installations, cathodic protection pile jacket installations, moveable repairs, steel bridge repairs, painting of steel structures and any other specialty projects that arise while interning.
Be exposed to bridge construction plans as well as completing contracts and cost estimates for varies type of construction and maintenance contracts.