PROJECT DEVELOPMENT ENG SPECIALIST I - 55012575
About The Position
This position will assist the District Project Development Engineer with initiation, tracking, reviews, and delivering pre-Project Development & Environmental (PD&E) study work assignments to stakeholders. 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
- applying highway design standards, and plans preparation.
- engineering design, and construction, production, or operations.
- effective written and oral communication including developing technical documents.
- organize, analyze, evaluate, and interpret transportation engineering data.
- establish and maintain effective working relationships with others.
- manage multiple assignments simultaneously.
- Four years of experience in transportation, transportation planning, public administration, engineering, environmental sciences, logistics, or related field.
- A bachelors degree from an accredited college or university in the above-mentioned fields may substitute for four years of experience.
Responsibilities
- Assists the District Scoping Refinement Coordinator to successfully achieve a coordinated project vetting effort among various Department Offices and external customers.
- Reviews work program candidate projects and conducts project scoping activities including project field reviews, conceptual typical sections, and identifies right-of-way requirements.
- Develops cost estimates and updates annually.
- Assists the District Project Development Engineer with initiation, tracking, reviews and delivering pre-Project Development & Environment (PD&E) study work assignments to stakeholders.
- Reviews PD&E study engineering deliverables and ensures documentation in electronic database for final approval.
- Participates in internal and external project meetings.
- Coordinates with design project managers.
- Writes, prepares and reviews project reports, exhibits, and presentations.
- Develops and maintains project tracking and documentation system.
- Assists others in application and interpretation of engineering policy.
- Coordinates review of work packages with stakeholders.
- Serves as project manager for planning assignments.
- Reviews consultant proposals and assists in negotiations.
- Prepares scopes for task work orders.
- Assures work is performed within the scopes of approved task work orders and monitors consultant work progress.
- Assures timely processing of invoices.
- Receives feedback and evaluates consultant performance.
- Serves on Technical Review Committee (TRC) in consultant acquisition for professional engineering services.
Benefits
- Health insurance (over 90% employer paid)
- $25,000 life insurance policy (100% employer paid)
- Dental, vision and supplemental insurances
- State of Florida retirement package
- 10 paid holidays a year
- Generous vacation and sick leave
- Career advancement opportunities
- Tuition waiver for public college courses
- A variety of training opportunities
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
