MAINTENANCE MANAGER/PERMITS - 55003166

State of Florida•BRADENTON, FL

1d•$74,856 - $96,872•Onsite

About The Position

The Maintenance Manager – Permits manages the permits team for the Florida Department of Transportation’s District One / Manatee Operations Center. The role oversees the review, coordination, approval, and inspection of permits for work within the State Right-of-Way in Polk County, ensures compliance with state and local regulations, and serves as the primary contact for permit-related issues. The position supervises Permits staff and coordinates permit criteria, planning, design, traffic control, specifications, and inspections among consultants, owners, contractors, and government agencies. It manages permit planning, review, issuance, tracking, and inspection; provides technical and engineering guidance; responds to inquiries and complaints; maintains engineering plans and permit records; performs quality assurance checks and site visits; and reviews roadway design and access management plans. The role also communicates with public officials, private companies, the public, and Department personnel. The position is based at the Manatee Operations Center in Bradenton, Florida. The incumbent may work with or around Department of Corrections inmates, must respond to emergencies when necessary, must obtain Advanced Level Temporary Traffic Control (Maintenance of Traffic) certification within one year, and must serve on the Transportation Emergency Management Team.

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 personnel policies and procedures.
Knowledge of standard indexes.
Knowledge of proper safety practices.
Skill in administering and managing multiple projects.
Skill in inspecting worksites for compliance with Department roadway standards.
Skill 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.
Ability to deal courteously with internal and external customers.
Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing.
Ability to monitor maintenance and construction projects for compliance with standards, specifications, rules, and regulations.
Must obtain Advanced Level Temporary Traffic Control (Maintenance of Traffic) certification within one year.
Must be responsive to emergency situations within a very short timeframe and serve on the Transportation Emergency Management Team.
Must be able to work with or around Department of Corrections inmates.
Candidates must be U.S. citizens or lawfully authorized alien workers; visa sponsorship is not available.

Responsibilities

Supervise, manage, and direct Permits staff, including planning and directing work, communicating with and motivating employees, training and evaluating them, and making effective recommendations regarding personnel actions.
Coordinate permit planning, criteria, design, traffic control, specifications, and inspections among consultants, owners, contractors, and government agencies for work within the State Right-of-Way.
Manage the planning, review, issuance, and inspection of permits for work within the State Right-of-Way, including maintaining information in the Department’s Permit Tracking System.
Provide management, technical, and engineering guidance to technicians and other engineering specialists regarding permitted encroachments and connections within the state road system.
Stay current on changes to State policies regarding Access Management.
Receive and evaluate inquiries, complaints, and requests about permitting requirements and State Right-of-Way maintenance standards; assess complexity and priority to prepare work documents.
Maintain, file, record, and archive engineering plans, permits, and related information; help engineering firms, the public, and other departments obtain information from Right-of-Way construction plans.
Conduct quality assurance checks on approved permits, including site visits and written acceptance of projects upon completion.
Maintain contact with public officials, private companies, the public, and Department representatives, and provide accurate and timely verbal and written responses.
Review roadway design plans, Access Management plans, and design scopes of services, providing comments to the designer for the Operations Center.
Participate in meetings and field reviews of design and construction projects from maintenance and access perspectives.
Respond to emergencies when necessary and serve on the Transportation Emergency Management Team.