SENIOR ATTORNEY - 55000777

State of Florida•Tallahassee, FL

39d•Onsite

About The Position

This is a Senior Attorney position in our Contracts Section located at our Tallahassee office. The attorney in this position represents the Department in the negotiation, drafting, and review of significant contracts and complex commercial transactions including, funding agreements, transportation development and project agreements, public-private transportation system agreements, intergovernmental agreements, transit agreements, rail agreements, intermodal transportation system agreements, and agreements affecting the use of the Department right-of-way. 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. You are a part of the Office of the General Counsel statewide team and will work in our Contracts Section located at 605 Suwannee Street, Tallahassee, FL 32399-0458.

Requirements

Must be a member of The Florida Bar
Knowledge of litigation and civil rules of procedure and practice.
Knowledge of the principles and techniques of effective verbal and written communications.
Ability to understand and apply applicable rules, regulations, policies, and procedures.
Ability to utilize problem solving techniques.
Ability to work independently.
Ability to plan, organize, and coordinate work assignments.
Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing.
Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others.
Ability to use word processing, graphic presentation software, database, and mainframe applications.

Responsibilities

Responsible for representing the Department in the negotiation, drafting, and review of significant contracts and complex commercial transactions including, funding agreements, transportation development and project agreements, public-private transportation system agreements, intergovernmental agreements, transit agreements, rail agreements, intermodal transportation system agreements, and agreements affecting the use of the Department right-of-way.
Responsible for performing legal analysis of proposed legislation affecting the Department’s activities and providing legal advice in matters involving the financing of transportation facilities, including bonds, loans, and other financing mechanisms.
Responsible for thoroughly researching all state and federal statutes, court cases, rules and regulations affecting the operations of the Department’s offices that the attorney may be assigned to specifically and regularly advise and represent. Responsible for being familiar with the operations of those offices and advising personnel in those offices regarding their legal powers and duties, how the law affects their operations, and the implementation of policies and rules.