ENVIRONMENTAL PERMITS COORDINATOR - 55012270 Date: Feb 10, 2025 The State Personnel System is an E-Verify employer. For more information click on our E-Verify Website (http://www.dms.myflorida.com/workforce\_operations/human\_resource\_management/for\_job\_applicants/e\_verify) . Requisition No: 846537 Agency: Department of Transportation Working Title: ENVIRONMENTAL PERMITS COORDINATOR - 55012270 Pay Plan: Career Service Position Number: 55012270 Salary: $63,416.48 - $82,068.39 Posting Closing Date: 03/03/2025 Total Compensation Estimator Tool (https://compcalculator.myflorida.com/) STATE OF FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ENVIRONMENTAL PERMITS COORDINATOR 647 / PRODUCTION SERVICES OPEN COMPETITIVE CAREER SERVICE CONTACT PERSON: NATHANIEL PULIDO CONTACT PHONE NUMBER: 305-470-5264 CONTACT EMAIL ADDRESS: NATHANIEL.PULIDO@DOT.STATE.FL.US ANTICIPATED BI-WEEKLY HIRING SALARY RANGE: $2,439.10 - $3,156.48 Working for the State of Florida is more than a paycheck. The State’s total compensation package for employees features a highly competitive set of employee benefits including: + 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 + Training opportunities + Employee Assistance Program (EAP) 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! For additional benefit information available to State of Florida employees, go to https://www.mybenefits.myflorida.com/ SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: Y ou may be required to provide your Social Security Number to conduct required verifications. Male applicants born on or after October 1, 1962, will not be eligible for hire or promotion in the Career Service, or appointment in the Selected Exempt Service (SES) or Senior Management Service (SMS) unless they are registered with the Selective Service System (SSS) before their 26th birthday, or have a Letter of Registration Exemption from the SSS. THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION VALUES AND SUPPORTS EMPLOYMENT OF INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES. QUALIFIED INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY. In accordance with Section 110.112, Florida Statutes, and the Florida Department of Transportation’s Individuals with Disabilities Affirmative Action Plan, the agency is committed to ensuring affirmative action and equal employment opportunity for qualified individuals with disabilities. Upon request and as appropriate, reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities may be provided. Please contact the Florida Department of Transportation’s Human Resources Office located at 605 Suwannee Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32399, or call (850) 414-5300 for assistance. POSITION DESCRIPTION: Obtain environmental and regulatory permits for all transportation projects. Determine which transportation projects require permits. Apply thorough knowledge of federal, state, and regional regulatory agency permitting rules, and regulations. Serve as the liaison between the department and agents of the regulatory agencies. Determine which regulatory agencies will exert jurisdiction, what type of permit will be required from those agencies, and what criteria will have to be met to obtain those permits. Assist in preparation of in-house permit applications and submit all necessary information to those regulatory agencies in order to acquire appropriate permits. Direct, oversee and coordinate the environmental permitting and mitigation program. Perform jurisdictional determinations and protected species surveys and establishes jurisdictional boundaries of wetlands and other surface waters in accordance with agency requirements. Prepare maps showing jurisdictional boundaries for surveyor. Coordinate and participate in meetings and field reviews with environmental permit agencies. Conduct informal consultation for protected species, biological opinions, wetland jurisdictional determinations and mitigation activities as required by applicable federal, state, and local laws or regulations. Prepare relevant portions of environmental permit applications. Acquire, verify and present data pertinent to environmental permitting. Assess current and proposed conditions and functions of the environmental features of impacted wetlands. Prepare appropriate agency wetland data forms and impact tables. Oversee the Gopher Tortoise Permit Program and programs related to other species that are required to obtain permits. Coordinate mitigation program activities as required by Chapter 373.4137, F.S. Prepare annual wetland impact inventories and quarterly reconciliation reports as required and provides copies for Central Office. Attend joint agency meetings on potential mitigation sites. Negotiate mitigation site monitoring requirements with agencies. Review work program to ensure mitigation requirements are adequately funded in the correct fiscal year. Track payment of mitigation to Water Management Districts or private mitigation banks. Track permit application fees and approves fees in the state payment system. Prepare invitations to bid for the purchase of mitigation credits. Track purchased credits from mitigation banks using spreadsheets. Review approved permits for required mitigation credits and submit required proof of mitigation purchase letters. Prepare scope and staff hour estimates for environmental permitting and assist with negotiations with consultants. Assist in the selection process of consultants or contractors either as a Technical Review Committee (TRC) member or an advisor. Review reports, plans and other documents prepared by consultants and in-house staff for accuracy and completeness. Verify proposed mitigation calculations are accurate. Review construction plans and environmental permit applications for consistency with department standards and applicable agency criteria and provides written comments. Represent the Department at internal and external meetings. Assist in managing districtwide consultant contracts relevant to permitting and permit compliance. Serve as the production representative/coordinator for the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) and Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) programs. Monitor construction activities to ensure that environmental permit commitments are being implemented. Assist with resolving problems encountered by project personnel in achieving compliance with mandates and develop corrective action plans for deficiencies identified through regulatory inspections, audits, and/or other means. Review current and proposed federal, state and local regulations involving water quality, wetland mitigation, and protected species as they are applicable to the district’s work program. Provide direction and guidance to department disciplines regarding environmental permit regulations. Serve on local and statewide task teams, whether internal or external, as assigned and provide relevant feedback. Provides proactive support and expertise to the Efficient Transportation Decision Making process (ETDM) and ETDM Coordinator as required. Provides recommendations on environmental aspects during the Project Development & Environment (PD & E) process, ETDM process and design phases on multiple types of transportation projects. KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES: Knowledge of environmental laws, regulations, and permitting process for federal, state and local agencies; Knowledge of fundamental hydrologic engineering principles, practices and computations; Knowledge of environmental principles (wetlands, endangered species, secondary and cumulative impacts); Knowledge of general engineering practices and Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) design criteria; Knowledge of FDOT operation and production processes; Knowledge of contractual procedures; Knowledge of computer aided drafting design (CADD) systems used by FDOT; Skill in developing appropriate information to satisfy permitting requirements; Skill in interpreting maps, aerials and construction plans; Skill in calculating species mitigation requirements; Skill in negotiating both internally and externally with other agencies; Skill in managing multiple tasks and meeting deadlines; Skill in using computer applications including word processing, spreadsheet, database and email applications; Ability to field identify upland and wetland plant species; Ability to conduct or oversee wetland jurisdictional determinations; Ability to work independently; Ability to oversee consultant staff; Ability to use spreadsheets to estimate and track mitigation purchases; Ability to understand both written and verbal instructions; Ability to field identify threatened and endangered species and habitat; Ability to present information in an organized manner; Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing; Ability to work on multiple assignments and meet established deadlines; Ability to prepare and negotiate scopes, units, and man-hours; Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships. OTHER JOB-RELATED REQUIREMENTS: During a declared emergency event, the incumbent will be required to assist the District as needed. Some out-of-town travel with overnight stay, occasional evening work, and mandatory attendance at public hearings or workshops is required. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: Minimum Qualifications (CS Only): A high school diploma or its equivalent and four years of continuous employment experience or three years of higher education with a cumulative of 72 semester hours or 108 quarter hours. As a CANDIDATE, you may be required to provide documentation (i.e. HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA OR EQUIVALENCY, college transcripts, ETC.) to verify meeting these Minimum Qualifications. A Competitive Area Differential (CAD) additive in the amount of $1,976.00 will be added to the annual salary. THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION VALUES THE SERVICE VETERANS AND THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS HAVE GIVEN TO OUR COUNTRY AND SUPPORTS THE HIRING OF RETURNING SERVICE MEMBERS AND MILITARY SPOUSES. If you are a preference-eligible applicant who receives notice of a hiring decision and believe that you were not afforded employment preference in accordance with applicable Florida law and regulation, you may file a written complaint within 60 calendar days from the date you receive the notice, requesting an investigation to the Florida Department of Veterans’ Affairs, Division of Benefits and Assistance, 9500 Bay Pines Boulevard, Room 214, St. Petersburg, Florida 33708. The State of Florida is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Affirmative Action Employer, and does not tolerate discrimination or violence in the workplace. Candidates requiring a reasonable accommodation, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act, must notify the agency hiring authority and/or People First Service Center (1-866-663-4735). Notification to the hiring authority must be made in advance to allow sufficient time to provide the accommodation. The State of Florida supports a Drug-Free workplace. All employees are subject to reasonable suspicion drug testing in accordance with Section 112.0455, F.S., Drug-Free Workplace Act. VETERANS’ PREFERENCE. Pursuant to Chapter 295, Florida Statutes, candidates eligible for Veterans’ Preference will receive preference in employment for Career Service vacancies and are encouraged to apply. Certain service members may be eligible to receive waivers for postsecondary educational requirements. Candidates claiming Veterans’ Preference must attach supporting documentation with each submission that includes character of service (for example, DD Form 214 Member Copy #4) along with any other documentation as required by Rule 55A-7, Florida Administrative Code. Veterans’ Preference documentation requirements are available by clickinghere (http://www.dms.myflorida.com/content/download/97612/566545) . All documentation is due by the close of the vacancy announcement. Location: MIAMI, FL, US, 33172 Nearest Major Market:Miami