TRAFFIC SERVICES PROGRAM ENGINEER - 55011837

State of Florida•Tampa, FL

1d•$118,296 - $153,089•Onsite

About The Position

Join FDOT and be part of the team that works as one to improve safety, enhance mobility and inspire innovation in the Florida transportation system. The mission of the Florida Department of Transportation is to provide a safe statewide transportation system that promotes the efficient movement of people and goods, supports the state’s economic competitiveness, prioritizes Florida’s environment and natural resources, and preserves the quality of life and connectedness of the state’s communities. As a OneFDOT team, we serve the people of Florida by providing a transportation network that is well planned, supports economic growth, and has the goal of being congestion and fatality free. 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 traffic engineering principles and practices.
Knowledge of Management Principles and Practices.
Knowledge of Traffic Operations Analysis and Study Techniques.
Knowledge of Florida Department of Transportation Design Standards.
Knowledge of Traffic Signal Timing and Phasing
Effective oral communication.
Effective written communications.
Interpreting and disseminating traffic engineering related data.
Collect, analyze, and interpret engineering data.
Manage workload to produce on time resolutions to problems.
Counsel and plan employee career development.
Supervise people.
Establish and maintain effective working relationships.
Lead, manage, and work with diverse groups of people.
Registration as a Professional Engineer with accordance with Chapter 471, Florida Statutes, or able to obtain registration by endorsement as a Professional Engineer in the State of Florida under Chapter 471, Florida Statutes, within six months from your appointment date.

Responsibilities

Directs and supervises staff and provides advanced engineering and technical guidance for the District Traffic Operations Office Traffic Services Section.
Meets regularly with employees to assign work, establish work objectives and timelines to ensure working objectives are met.
Evaluates employee’s performance, during established time frames, throughout the year and at formal review periods.
Motivates and trains and/or ensures required training is available for staff.
Communicates regularly with direct reports, both individually and in staff meetings.
Ensures that all the paperwork required for processing pay documents and personnel matters, including performance appraisals, disciplinary actions, filing vacant positions and separations, are completed accurately and processed in a timely manner.
Develop and implement Traffic Services business and related plans to guide resource allocation and achieve unit performance targets. Includes collaborating with others in plan development, reporting plan results, linking performance targets to SMART (Specific, Measureable, Achievable, Realistic and Time/cost/quality-based) objectives in staff expectations, identifying and making resource recommendations.
Participate in meetings, on committees, task teams and other groups with internal and external customers to represent Traffic Services interests. Includes providing useful commentary and review of work products. Includes correspondence and follow-up contact as needed.
Develop and manage consultant contracts and other types of agreements that support Traffic Services functions and/or relate to performance targets. Includes developing documentation for contract funding, request for proposal (RFP) and related documents, participation on technical review committees (TRC), evaluation of contract work products, consultant evaluation and invoice processing approval.
Perform engineering review and analysis of data and/or work products. Including documentation of findings and conclusions, participation in meetings and presentation of reviewed data and analysis.
Signs and seals engineering documents as required.