FMS/AMS SPECIALIST IV - 55003830

State of Florida

2d•Onsite

About The Position

FMS/AMS Specialist IV / District One / Traffic Operations This position will develop and manage professional and contractual services contracts, support development of the Department’s Transportation Systems Management & Operations (TMS&O) program at the district, regional and statewide levels, evaluate and make recommendations relating to the application of new technology to support the Department’s FMS/AMS programs, and provide review comments on plan submittals generated by the Department and other entities, perform engineering review and analysis.

Requirements

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
Knowledge of: Traffic data collection techniques
Knowledge of: Statistical techniques
Skills in: Problem solving
Skills in: The use of personal computers and a variety of engineering software
Skills 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
A high school diploma and four years of engineering, Intelligent Transportation System (ITS), traffic signal experience, or relevant employment experience developing or administering contracts relating to IT systems; or An associate of arts or science degree in engineering technology or similar relevant area of study and two years of engineering, ITS, traffic signal, or relevant employment experience developing or administering contracts relating to IT systems; 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, ITS, traffic signal, or relevant employment experience developing or administering contracts relating to IT systems; 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) Traffic Signals, Traffic Signal Inspector, or Fiber Optics in ITS certification; or An active Registered Communication Distribution Designer (RCDD) certification.

Responsibilities

Develops and manages professional and contractual services contracts and other types of agreements that support Traffic Operations functions including, but not limited to, Traffic Signal Maintenance Contract Agreements (TSMCA), Road Ranger Incident Management Service Patrol program, Rapid Incident Scene Clearance (RISC) program and Traffic Incident Management (TIM) teams. Includes developing documentation for contract funding, RFPs and related documents; participates on technical review committees (TRC); evaluates contract work products; evaluates consultants; and processes/approves invoices.
Supports development of the Department's Transportation Systems Management & Operations (TSM&O) program at the district, regional and statewide levels. Includes participating on task teams and providing input on business/strategic plans. Provides support during project implementation phases. Includes attendance at project meetings; interaction with project CEI (Construction Engineering and Inspection) personnel, contractors, vendors and Federal Highway Administration (FHWA); and participation in project acceptance testing. Develops TSM&O trend analysis and reporting capabilities. Ensures that robust and scalable solutions are implemented using a variety of internal and external data sources.
Evaluates and makes recommendations relating to the application of new technology to support the Department’s FMS/AMS programs.
Provides 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 operations fundamentals, Department design standards and engineering judgment. Includes accepting/rejecting the responses to those comments.
Performs engineering review and analysis. Develops traffic engineering reports and associated documents for freeway and/or arterial management, including signal operating plan development. Develops Freeway Management System (FMS)/Arterial Management System (AMS) network maintenance and operations performance reports. Interprets data and analyzes results using statistical techniques. Identifies, analyzes, and interprets trends or patterns in complex data sets.
Develops and programs Freeway Management System (FMS)/Arterial Management System (AMS) projects that facilitate operation of freeway/arterial management systems and incident management. Develops project Requests for Proposals (RFPs), technical specifications and concept plans. Identifies and programs project-related Operations and Maintenance (O/M) resources.