MAINTENANCE MANAGER/CONTRACTS - 55003573 1

State of Florida

1d•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: Maintenance Manager/ Contracts/ District Seven / Director of Trans Operations / Brooksville Operations Center This position will be responsible for handling the unit’s contract program. 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.

Requirements

Knowledge of CURRENT MAINTENANCE OPERATIONS, ACTIVITIES, RULES AND POLICIES
Knowledge of ENGINEERING DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE CONCEPTS
Knowledge of DEPARTMENT RULES, POLICIES, AND PROCEDURES, INCLUDING THOSE IN THE PERSONNEL AREA
Knowledge of PROPER SAFETY PRACTICES
Skills in ADMINISTERING AND MANAGING MULTIPLE PROJECTS
Skills in INSPECTING WORKSITES FOR COMPLIANCE OF THE DEPARTMENT ROADWAY STANDARDS
Skills in DETERMINING WORK PRIORITIES AND SEQUENCES
Ability to READ, INTERPRET AND ANALYZE ENGINEERING AND TECHNICAL DATA AND PLANS/SPECIFICATION PACKAGES.
Ability to LEAD, MANAGE, SUPERVISE AND WORK WITH DIVERSE GROUPS OF PEOPLE
Knowledge of STANDARD INDEXES
Ability to DEAL WITH INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL CUSTOMERS IN A COURTEOUS MANNERABILITY TO COMMUNICATE EFFECTIVELY BOTH ORALLY AND IN WRITING
Ability to MONITOR MAINTENANCE/CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH STANDARDS, SPECIFICATIONS, RULES AND REGULATIONS.

Responsibilities

Supervises employees spending majority of their time communicating with, motivating, training, and evaluating employees, and planning and directing employees’ work. Supervises subordinates and assists in design, layout and construction of special projects, periodic maintenance, roadway and facility maintenance. Recommends solutions to the special projects. Serves as a project manager for National Pollution Discharge Elimination Systems (NPDES) and Fixed Capital Outlay (FCO) projects for the Maintenance Office. Acts as the Maintenance Unit's point of contact regarding issues to the NPDES and FCO projects.
Manages the unit's contracting program. Performs the work to develop the contract specifications, including special provisions, cost estimates, justifications, and work quantities. Researches, analyzes and develops new and innovative approaches to contracting the maintenance needs of the unit.
Serves as the Project Manager on district and local contracts. Manages contract administration duties within the unit, including conducting all pre-bid conferences, active participation in pre-work conferences and routine follow-up with contract managers. Coordinates the resolution of any disputes, misunderstandings of contract conditions, claims against the Department and negotiations necessary to provide resolution.
Manages the unit's local agreements with the Department of Corrections and with government agencies desiring to contract with the Department under the Local Agreement Program.
Reviews performance of planned work with Field Supervisors and Maintenance Manager - Field Operations considering adjustments necessary to handle unforeseen circumstances. Reviews data and compares actual performance with the performance standards. Prepares charts, reports for special projects, such as overtime, annual resource plans, etc. as directed. Updates the Roadway Characteristics Inventory and submits revisions to District Maintenance Management Systems Manager for review and processing.
Performs work in accordance with performance standards listed in the Maintenance Management Manual. Serves as the primary point of contact for the special project numbers during storm events and governor declared emergencies. Recommends necessary steps to improve future performance through evaluation of crew work methods and then makes recommendations to the Maintenance Manager, Field Operations for training needs.
Reviews construction plans, attends construction project meetings and performs field reviews. Reviews and inspects construction projects to ensure that they meet Department standards. Serves as a liaison and meets with engineers, supervisors, local government officials, other state agencies and private citizens regarding all maintenance matters. Ensures complaints, either written or oral, are handled tactfully and efficiently.
Provides direction and ensures that all subordinates receive training and instruction in methods and techniques necessary to safely perform their assigned tasks. Ensures all required paperwork, i.e., work schedules, timesheets, performance evaluations, training plans, daily crew reports, work orders, etc. are accurate, complete and timely.
Oversees the field collection data for roadway characteristics inventory. Performs 10% QAR on inventoried roadway sections. Maintain the construction plans room by archiving As-Built plans on server and updating index log. Provide plans via hard copies, disc copies or scanned copies for the public request from both the district and general public. Serves as the public records coordinator for the unit. Ensures that public records requests are complied with in a timely manner.