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Requisition No: 877088 

Agency: Department of Transportation

Working Title: MATERIALS SPECIALIST-LAB - 55011857

 Pay Plan: Career Service

Position Number: 55011857 

Salary:  $52,514.65 - $67,960.13 

Posting Closing Date: 06/12/2026 

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State of Florida Department of Transportation

Job Posting Description

219 / Materials and Research

Open Competitive

Career Service

Full-Time

Contact Person:  Amanda Sharp

Contact Phone Number: 386-758-3782

Contact Email Address: Amanda.Sharp@dot.state.fl.us

Hiring Salary Range: $2,019.79 - $2,613.85/Biweekly Range

                                     $52,514.65 - $67,960.13/Annual Range

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.

To ensure honesty and transparency, all applicants must provide their own work. Unless explicitly requested, the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools to assist with qualifying questions, work samples, or interviews is strictly prohibited, and any breach of this requirement will lead to the applicant being removed from consideration.

Candidates must be United States (U.S.) citizens or lawfully authorized alien workers.  Visa sponsorship is not available.

Our Mission

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.

Our Vision

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.

The Work You Will Do:

Materials Specialist - Lab 

The Difference You Will Make:

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. 

How You Will Grow:

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. 

Where You Will Work:

Materials and Research - 1109 South Marion Avenue, Lake City, FL 32025

Your Specific Responsibilities:

Make/recommend improvements to optimize delivery or improve results.  Notify stakeholders of any changes to the project/process.  Ensure project/process is consistent, predictable and repeatable.

Perform laboratory testing in accordance with the applicable Florida Sampling and Testing Methods, American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials or American Society for Testing and  Materials test method.  Report results precisely in the appropriate database.  Keep all testing equipment calibrated and in good working order.

Perform analysis of materials data for contract and procedural compliance.  Take timely action to correct any errors in the data.  Actively facilitates the notification of stakeholders of errors, failures or negative trends.

Provide materials related technical support to customers as requested.  Provide support in time to meet the customer's needs.

Review Quality Control plans, Construction plans, specifications, procedures and any other documents necessary to execute the Department's mission.  Provide clear comments as requested in time to be useful to the customer.

The Successful Candidate will have the following required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

Knowledge of:

• Knowledge of the concepts, terminology, principles and analytical techniques of Materials Laboratory.
• Knowledge of engineering design, construction, production and/or operations.

Skills in:

• Skilled in using engineering tools, equipment and/or instruments.

Ability to:

• Ability to operate a personal computer for word processing, spreadsheet, and database applications.
• Ability to analyze and interpret engineering data.
• Ability to solve problems relating to engineering.
• Ability to perform technical engineering inspections.
• Ability to apply engineering quantitative techniques.
• Ability to plan, organize and coordinate work assignments.
• Ability to communicate engineering information effectively.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others.
• Ability to lift 50 pounds and move around uneven terrain without assistance.

Other Job-Related Requirements:

• Must possess or obtain and maintain at least one of the following qualification areas: Asphalt Plant Level I, Aggregate Testing Technician, ACI Concrete Lab Technician, Limerock Bearing Ratio (LBR) Technician. Must pass or have passed Construction Math and Contract Plans Reading Self Study examinations.

Minimum Qualifications:

• High school diploma or equivalent. Prior experience operating a personal computer for word processing and spreadsheets.

• 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
• A variety of training opportunities
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: You will 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 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 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 at (850) 414-5300 for assistance.  

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 clicking here.  All documentation is due by the close of the vacancy announcement.