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Requisition No: 880839 

Agency: Highway Safety and Motor Vehicle

Working Title: PLANNING ANALYST

 Pay Plan: Career Service

Position Number: 76003245 

Salary:  $44,000.04 Annually 

Posting Closing Date: 08/12/2026 

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DIVISION OF INFORMATION SYSTEMS ADMINISTRATION 

BUREAU OF PRODUCT DELIVERY & PROGRAM MANAGEMENT 

*Career Service (CS) Opportunity*

*Open Competitive Advertisement*

As part of the Office of Product Delivery & Program Management, you'll play a key role in supporting new projects, Work Request and Prioritizing (WRAPs) orders (both Legislative and NonLegislative), and various system update efforts.

In this role you'll help maintain consistency and continuity of business requirements across the enterprise. As a Planning Analyst, you'll work closely with functional teams, acting as a bridge between business and technical groups. You'll assist in establishing and maintaining standards for documenting business requirements, and collaborate with team leads, senior analysts, and subject matter experts to define and refine business needs.

Success in this position comes from having a strategic mindset, strong analytical skills, and the ability to work in a collaborative team environment.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Strong analytical skills and experience with business process re-engineering.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to present information clearly to business leaders, clients, and technical personnel.
• Ability to influence, collaborate, and communicate technical concepts in a clear, approachable way.
• Ability to compile, analyze and interpret data.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office to include Microsoft Word, Excel, and SharePoint.
• Ability to work both independently and within diverse team environments.
• Strong problem-solving skills, including the ability to analyze complex situations and recommend effective solutions.
• Strong communication, customer service and interpersonal skills.
• Strong time management, organization skills, and attention to detail.
• Ability to manage multiple competing priorities.
• Ability to communicate clearly and effectively with peers, supervisors, technical staff, and end users.
• Ability to foster strong, collaborative working relationships that support teamwork and organizational goals.
• Ability to assist with defining test conditions.
• Ability to develop accurate, complete test plans and support Quality Assurance efforts when needed.
• Ability to identify and document system deficiencies.
• Ability to participate in meetings with both technology and business teams to clarify and implement requirements.
• Ability to prepare, review and update requirements, specifications, business processes and recommend solutions using standard templates.
• Ability to process information logically.
• Ability to work under deadlines.

Job Related Requirements

• The position you are applying is subject to a Level 2 background check, along with Criminal Justice Information System (CJIS) clearance, to include a fingerprint-based check of the criminal records of the FBI, as a condition of employment pursuant to Chapter 110.1127, 435 and 943, Florida Statutes. Please note that, since this position requires CJIS clearance, the Department will have access to all an applicant's criminal and juvenile delinquency records, even those that have been sealed or expunged. 

General Information

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.