PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SPECIALIST III - 55002225 Date: Mar 7, 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: 848122 Agency: Department of Transportation Working Title: PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SPECIALIST III - 55002225 Pay Plan: Career Service Position Number: 55002225 Salary: $73,726.93 - $86,737.56 Posting Closing Date: 03/20/2025 Total Compensation Estimator Tool (https://compcalculator.myflorida.com/) STATE OF FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION JOB POSTING DESCRIPTION 931 / SYSTEMS IMPLEMENTATION OFFICE OPEN COMPETITIVE CAREER SERVICE CONTACT PERSON: Gerald Goosby CONTACT PHONE NUMBER: 850-414-4287 CONTACT EMAIL ADDRESS: gerald.goosby@dot.state.fl.us ANTICIPATED BI-WEEKLY HIRING SALARY: $3,032.69 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: You 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: Manage Strategic Intermodal System (SIS) contracts as a the section contract manager. Assist other sections with contract related questions and paperwork when necessary. Ensure task work orders are completed on time and within budget. Ensure task work orders are closed in a timely manner. Meet with the consultant project managers on a regular basis to check the status of task work orders to determine whether or not a time extension is necessary. Maintain budget spreadsheet that captures up to date HP, D funds and expenditures to ensure that necessary budget is available to finalize each task. Attend monthly budget meetings with Chief Planner and other office contract managers to review budget spreadsheet. Manage task work orders under the SIS Planning consultant contracts as assigned by the SIS Planning Manager. Manage consultant staff to ensure that they adhere to work activities as outlined in the approved scope of services. Conduct regular progress meetings with consultants, review monthly progress reports, and ensure that task deliverables are submitted in a timely manner and meet the quality standards of the Department. Develop and implement statewide plans for the the Strategic Intermodal System (SIS). This include developing transportation planning documents/publications and working with district SIS staff in analyzing project specific data that is used in building SIS Funding Strategy. Act as the lead in coordinating the annual Statewide SIS Coordinators meeting. Tasks include developing and routing the mission critical, identifying and coordinating meeting dates, developing the meeting agenda, securing presentations, coordinating the logistics for the meeting (hotel/meeting venue), and other tasks deemed neccesary. KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES: Knowledge of the Florida Department Of Transportation procurement processes and procedures. Knowledge of transportation planning and engineering principles. Knowledge of transportation planning procedures and other resources which together provide the authority and guidance necessary to plan. Knowledge relating to the appropriate use of computer hardware and software in support of Strategic Intermodal Sytem (SIS) planning. Knowledge of Transportation Planning database. Ability to effectively communicate with management, co-workers and staff. Ability to perform and coordinate complex analysis and reporting with department districts and central office staff. Ability to plan, develop and implement improvements to the planning processes, products and customer service. Ability to use advanced computer technologies in support of SIS planning. Ability to develop, manage and maintain databases to support SIS planning. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: Six years of professional contract and budget management experience in the field of planning. Post-secondary education may substitute on a year-to-year basis. 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. 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: TALLAHASSEE, FL, US, 32399 Nearest Major Market:Tallahassee