ROADWAY DESIGNER I - 55012532

State of Florida

2d•Onsite

About The Position

This position will assist with developing and preparing roadway construction plans and specifications. 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

Concepts, terminologies, Design principles and analytical techniques of Highway Design.
Computer Aided Drafted and Design (CADD) tools and automated office products.
Interpretation of Roadway Design standards, specifications and criteria established or adopted by Florida Department of Transportation.
Project Engineering and Scheduling.
Engineering process for production of highway construction plans.
Communicating technical information verbally and in writing.
Planning, organizing, and managing multiple work assignments.
Establish and maintain effective internal and external working relationships.
Apply engineering quantitative techniques in the area of Highway Design.
Solve engineering related problems.
Use a personal computer (PC).
A high school diploma or its equivalent.

Responsibilities

Develops and prepares contract plans and specifications.
Utilizes computer aided drafting and design (CADD) software in plans preparation and development.
Ensures plans and specifications have been developed in accordance with appropriate design criteria, policy and procedures.
Assembles roadway design plans, signing and pavement marking plans, signalization plans, lighting plans, No Passing Zone Studies (NPZ), Intelligent Transportation System (ITS), typical section packages, scopes of work, design exceptions and variations, and utility conflict reports to be used in phase reviews and other submittments on designated projects.
Assists in performing complex engineering/ geometric calculations in the development of project design.
Develops alignment and grade including horizontal curves and vertical curves.
Determines bid items, associated quantities, and compiles quantity summaries.
Develops special designs as required for intersections, maintenance of traffic, profile grades and other roadway design components with minimal supervision.
Follows updated project schedules.
Assists in coordinating all related engineering functions by Department support offices.
Assists in providing independent technical support and design services for projects under construction.
Performs Quality Control reviews, permits reviews, and Local Agency Program (LAP) reviews, as required to ensure plans have been developed in accordance with appropriate Federal and Department design criteria, policy and procedures.
Assists in preparing and presenting design details and concepts at public meetings, local agency workshops and internal staff meetings.
Assists in responding to log letters and public records requests and communicates with public and other agency officials in writing and verbally.
Assists in field reviews and field evaluation, data collection, estimates reviews, and customer service request documentation.
Serves on Technical Advisory Group (TAG) for consultant design bid build, design/build projects, and alternative contracting.