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Requisition No: 879463 

Agency: Department of Transportation

Working Title: INSPECTOR III - 55003327

 Pay Plan: Career Service

Position Number: 55003327 

Salary:  $45,833.51 - $59,313.96 

Posting Closing Date: 08/02/2026 

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STATE OF FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

JOB POSTING DESCRIPTION

      798 / Brooksville Operations Center

 OPEN COMPETITIVE

CAREER SERVICE

FULL-TIME

CONTACT PERSON: Michele Cunfer

CONTACT PHONE NUMBER: 352-848-2600

CONTACT EMAIL ADDRESS: Michele.Cunfer@DOT.state.fl.us

ANNUAL HIRING SALARY $51,094.42

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:

Inspector III/District Seven/Director of Trans Operations/District Maintenance/Brooksville Operations

This position will be responsible for inspecting and monitoring work within the state Right of Way.

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:

Brooksville Operations Center

16411 Spring Hill Dr.

Brooksville, Fl. 34604

Your Specific Responsibilities:

Analyze complex plans and perform independent complex technical assignments to accomplish inspection and monitoring of work activities performed within the state Right of Way. Verify that work is performed according to all State and Federal specifications, plans, permits, policies, procedures, statutes, rules. Performs approved testing techniques through the use of hand tools, gauges and/or instruments to ensure materials used conform to Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) requirements. Use various engineering tools, equipment, Instruments and computers for performing technical engineering tasks, problem solving and record keeping. Provide information to consulting engineers, developers, architects and permit applicants as needed. Prepares all documentation in order to validate payments to roadway contractors.

Perform interpretation of documents related to authorized Temporary Traffic Control (Maintenance of Traffic) device usage, installation/placement and materials to ensure safe work zones. Reviews work site activities for conformity to safety regulations and takes corrective measures when deficiencies are noted.

Conducts surveys of signs, guardrail, and attenuators as required by procedures. Provides survey of roadway items to be inventoried for Roadway Characteristics Inventory (RCI). Fills out data coding sheet and enters roadway data into computer data base as needed. Gathers data and performs preliminary reviews for maintenance contract needs. Assists in the preparation of maintenance contracts. Prepares specifications as needed for use in maintenance contracts.

Conducts/attends pre-work conferences on maintenance contracts and attends/conducts meetings with contractors/utility owners/permitees throughout life of projects as assigned. Acts as a representative of the Department on all issues related to contracts and permits. Issues work documents on contracts as directed. Prepares and issues work documents on contracts as needed.

Performs plans reviews for constructability and adherence to Department standards and specifications. Provides comments on Department policies and procedures as requested.

Assist Maintenance Management System / Roadway Characteristics (MMS/RCI) Coordinator by reporting routine maintenance conditions as they exist in the field. Attend annual training to learn the most recent methods of evaluating the Yard's production in the MMS. Keep current in the procedures and other documents necessary to perform MMS evaluations.

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

Knowledge of:

• ENGINEERING TOOLS TO PERFORM FIELD INSPECTIONS OF WORKSITES FOR COMPLIANCE TO FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (FDOT) ROADWAY STANDARDS;

Skills in:

• COMMUNICATING TECHNICAL INFORMATION VERBALLY AND IN WRITING;
• UNDERSTANDING AND INTERPRETING PLANS, SPECIFICATIONS, DESIGN STANDARDS AND MANUALS;
• DEALING WITH INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL CUSTOMERS IN A COURTEOUS MANNER;
• REMAINING CALM AND EFFECTIVE UNDER PRESSURE;
• WORKING EFFECTIVELY AS A TEAM MEMBER;
• FOLLOWING ORAL AND WRITTEN INSTRUCTIONS;
• USE OF PERSONAL COMPUTER (PC) AND UNDERSTANDING OF DATABASES;
• ORGANIZING RECORDS AND HANDLING MULTIPLE TASKS AND INTERRUPTIONS;

Ability to:

• LIFT 50 POUNDS AND STOOP, CLIMB, SQUAT, PUSH, CRAWL AND BEND.
• ENTER AND RETRIEVE INFORMATION FROM A COMPUTER DATABASE

Other Job-Related Requirements:

• This position requires the incumbent to complete the following self study courses within 11 months of appointment: Construction Math and Plans Reading. Must also obtain the Advanced Temporary Traffic Control (Maintenance of Traffic) certification and the Qualified Stormwater Management Inspector certification (Florida Department of Environmental Protection through the Stormwater, Erosion and Sediment Control Inspector Training Program) within one year and maintain it. While on-duty status, may be required to drive a state owned or leased vehicle to perform the duties of this position. Valid Class E Driver License is required. The incumbent of this position is required to work with or around Department of Corrections inmates. May be required to work with or around hazardous materials; work nights and weekends and be available for emergency response work as necessary.

Minimum Qualifications:

• High School Diploma or Certificate of High School Equivalency, Class “E” Driver’s License, and 12 months of infrastructure design, construction, or maintenance experience; or an Associates Degree or higher

This position requires a valid Class (E) driver’s license with an acceptable driving record in accordance with the Department’s Driver’s Record Requirements Policy. An unacceptable driving record is defined as any of the following:

1. three (3) or more moving violations in the past three (3) years that accumulate three (3) or more points per violation;
2. any two (2) convictions of reckless driving in the past three (3) years;
3. a suspension or revocation of the driver license for moving violations in the past three (3) years; and
4. a suspension or revocation for refusal to take a sobriety test, or any suspension or revocation for a DUI conviction, in the past four (4) years.

Your driving record will be reviewed and the status of your driver’s license confirmed.

• 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,