Roadway Designer III - 55002387

State of Florida•Bartow, FL

2d•Onsite

About The Position

This position will play a critical role in advancing the Department’s mission by delivering high-quality roadway design plans that support safe, efficient, and reliable transportation infrastructure. It will provide advanced technical expertise, ensure adherence to state and federal design standards, and contribute to the successful development of complex roadway projects from concept through final design. By coordinating with internal teams, consultants, and stakeholders, this position will help drive project delivery, support informed engineering decisions, and enhance the overall effectiveness of the agency’s transportation program. 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 concepts, terminologies, design principles and analytical techniques of highway design.
Knowledge of computer aided drafting and design (CADD) tools and automated office products.
Knowledge of project engineering and scheduling.
Knowledge of and skilled in interpretation of roadway design standards, specifications and criteria established or adopted by Florida Department of Transportation.
Skilled in the engineering process for production of highway construction plans.
Skilled in communicating technical information verbally and in writing.
Skill in planning, organizing, and managing multiple work assignments.
Ability to establish and maintain effective internal and external working relationships.
Ability to apply engineering quantitative techniques in the area of highway design.
Ability to solve engineering related problems.
Ability to use a personal computer (PC).
Ability to prepare and present design information.
Employee will be required to be responsive to emergency situations within a very short timeframe and serve on the Transportation Emergency Management Team.
A high school diploma or its equivalent and two years of continuous employment experience or two years of higher education with a cumulative of 48 semester hours or 72 quarter hours.

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.
Performs 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.
Develops and updates project schedules with minimal supervision.
Coordinates 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.
Prepares and presents 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, and customer service request documentation.
Provides technical guidance and knowledge of the design process.
Guides and supports designers in the completion of engineering assignments related to design processes, criteria evaluation, scope development and accurate estimate creation.
Serves on Technical Review Committee (TRC) in consultant acquisition and Technical Advisory Group (TAG) for consultant design bid build, design/build projects, and alternative contracting.
Assists in the development of scope of services and staff hours negotiations.