ENGINEER TRAINEE - 55010139

State of Florida•Gainesville, FL

2d•$69,734

About The Position

The Florida Department of Transportation’s four-year Professional Engineer Training Program provides practical experience across engineering disciplines and a path toward professional registration and leadership. During the first 18 months, trainees receive hands-on exposure to areas including Materials, Planning, Traffic Operations, Structures, Design, Construction, and Maintenance. Placement in a technical area depends on performance and availability, with the goal of preparing trainees to attain a professional engineering license. The position performs complex duties for training purposes through phases in the State Materials Office. Assignments include technical engineering, construction contract administration, surveying, planning, environmental management, and related work of gradually increasing complexity. The anticipated starting salary is $2,682.07 biweekly ($69,733.82 annually), with increases at 12, 24, 36, and 48 months contingent on satisfactory performance and available funding. An additional increase may be granted upon attaining a Florida Professional Engineer License. The role requires travel as needed and responding before, during, and after emergency situations. Candidates must be U.S. citizens or lawfully authorized alien workers; visa sponsorship is unavailable.

Requirements

Bachelor of Engineering or Bachelor of Science in Engineering degree from an ABET-accredited university, or equivalent accreditation under the cited Florida statutes and administrative code; applicants may receive the degree within four months of entering the program.
Have taken, or be registered to take before appointment, the Fundamentals of Engineering examination administered by the Florida Board of Professional Engineers or an equivalent examination administered by another state.
Knowledge of transportation engineering concepts, terminology, principles, and analytical techniques.
Skilled and proficient in the use of computers.
Ability to solve engineering-related problems.
Ability to plan, organize, and coordinate work assignments and projects.
Ability to communicate effectively.
Ability to establish effective working relationships with others.
Be a U.S. citizen or lawfully authorized alien worker.
Travel as required and respond before, during, and after emergency situations.

Responsibilities

Perform training assignments in Materials, including Asphalt Materials & Research, Field Operations & Certification, Structural Materials & Research, Pavement Evaluation, Soil Materials & Research, Aggregate Control, and Chemical Materials & Corrosion Research.
Perform technical engineering and construction contract administration tasks of increasing complexity in roadway, drainage, traffic control devices, and structures.
Perform technical engineering tasks of increasing complexity in maintenance field operations, warehouse, repair shops, and maintenance systems.
Perform technical engineering tasks and sample projects in roadway design, drainage design, and traffic design.
Perform technical engineering tasks in signing and pavement marking, operations analysis, signalization and signal systems, and highway safety.
Perform technical surveying tasks in baseline control, design survey, and right-of-way survey.
Perform technical planning tasks in transportation statistics, multimodal transportation planning, the FDOT Five Year Plan, project evaluation, and system planning.
Perform technical engineering tasks in impact research, contamination assessment and mitigation, permitting, and compliance.
Perform engineering tasks in drafting, legal description, and right-of-way computations.
Perform engineering tasks involving bridge design, retaining walls, sign structures, box culverts, traffic signal structures, plan reviews, and shop drawing reviews.
Travel as required and respond before, during, and after emergency situations.
Perform other duties as assigned.