PLANNING SPECIALIST III - 55011698

State of Florida•Bartow, FL

About The Position

This position will maintain a positive working relationship with the Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO), Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) and local governments. Acts as the Department’s representative on MPO committees and other committees associated with Economic Development Councils, Regional Planning Councils, local governments, and Chambers of Commerce as needed. Resolves issues related to Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) projects working with local governments and appropriate department staff. Provide briefings and status reports to the District Secretary, Director of Transportation Development, district managers, Public Information Office and others as needed. Respond to correspondence in a timely matter. 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. 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 Technical terms and concepts in the field of transportation planning
Knowledge of administrative coordination of activities and products pertaining to the Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPO’s)
Knowledge of program management responsibilities relative to MPO’s
Knowledge of project development
Knowledge of local planning process
Skills in Process analysis
Skills in Analyzing detailed data relating to planning/program development
Ability to Effectively communicate orally and in writing
Ability to organize, plan and conduct various types of meetings
Employees will be required to be responsive to emergency situations within a very short time frame and serve on the Transportation Emergency Management Team.
Three (3) years of professional experience in the field of transportation, planning, public administration, administrative, or logistics required, or an Associate's degree and (1) year of professional experience in the field of transportation, planning, public administration, administrative, or logistics.
Professional or non-professional experience (including internships or co-ops) as describled above can substitute on a year-for-year basis to meet the (3) year requirement for education and experience.

Responsibilities

Maintains a positive working relationship with the Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO), Board of County Commissioners (BoCC) and local governments.
Acts as the Department's representative on MPO committees and other committees associated with Economic Development Councils, Regional Planning Councils, local governments, and Champers of Commerce as needed.
Resolves issues related to Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) projects workin with local governments and appropriate department staff.
Provide briefings and status reports to the District Secretary, Director of Transportation Development, district managers, Public Information Office and others as needed.
Respond to correspondence in a timely manner.
Oversee development of scope of services, request for consultant services, and review of consultant services.
Serve on consultant selection committees and manage consultant progress reports.
Ensure MPOs and local government development of transportation project priorities for input of the FDOT Work Program.
Works with MPOs to develop and amend Transportation Improvement Programs (TIP) as consistent with state and federal requirements.
Review and refine Tentative Work Program to include performing technical applications and reviews, develop code sheets/Input into Project Suite Enterprise Edition (PSEE), coordinates with MPOs and local governments for clarification on project scope, and obtain needed information and data from MPOs and local governments to complete program projects.
Resolves planning issues and concerns in coordination with MPOs.
Develops and maintains the Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP) in coordination with MPOs, including review of UPWP and processing amendments.
Establish schedule and conduct annual joint certification review of MPO planning process, as well as prepare a summary of findings and certification statements.
Provide support to coordinate staff and consultant efforts with the state and federal agencies, MPOs, local governments and the public.
Participate in development of public involvement workshops and public hearings.
Respond to internal and external requests for information.
Respond to requests and assignments from the District Secretary, Director of Transportation Development and Work Program.