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Requisition No: 881955
Agency: Department of Transportation
Working Title: MAINTENANCE PROGRAM ENGINEER - 55004025
Pay Plan: SES
Position Number: 55004025
Salary: $109,329.51-$141,485.25
Posting Closing Date: 09/03/2026
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STATE OF FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
JOB POSTING DESCRIPTION
294 / Jacksonville Maintenance
OPEN COMPETITIVE
SELECTED EXEMPT SERVICE
CONTACT PERSON: Ginger Wingate
CONTACT PHONE NUMBER: (904) 360-5563
CONTACT EMAIL ADDRESS: ginger.wingate@dot.state.fl.us
HIRING SALARY RANGE:
$4,204.98 - $5,441.74 /Anticipated Biweekly range
$109,329.51 - $141,485.25 /Anticipated 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:
Maintenance Program Engineer
District Maintenance
Jacksonville Maintenance Office
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:
District Two - Transportation Operations
2198 Edison Avenue
Jacksonville, Florida 32204
Your Specific Responsibilities:
Performs highly advanced maintenance and transportation engineering duties responsible for the administration of management activities for the maintenance program at a Maintenance Unit to include the oversight and direction of maintenance contract administration, maintenance management systems, and maintenance permits. Supervises by communicating regularly, motivating, training, coaching and guiding subordinate employees to improve the quality and quantity of work performed while conducting work activities. Plans and directs workloads, deadlines, work objectives and time utilization with subordinate staff. Evaluates work and recommends production planning, scheduling and control methods. Formulates and recommends safe work procedures, and develops new, innovative and improved work methods. Performs the duties of the Maintenance Engineer during his absence as required, answers correspondence of a general nature and ensures all documents meet Department rules and policies. Investigates complaints and resolves within Department policy and procedures. Serves on a regular basis as liaison with the public on matters concerning state maintained roads and bridges and to City, County and other State agencies on maintenance problmes, contractual agreements and other matters as they arise. Supervises employees spending majority of their time communicating with, motivating, training, and evaluating employees, and planning and directing employees' work.
Directs and supervises the Permits section, providing management, and technical and engineering guidance to assure the Department's permit issurance and project inspection goals are met for all permits within the state highway system. Coordinates with other department personnel, utility organizations, engineering consultants, developers, and other government agencies to assure compliance with federal and state laws, rules, policies, and procedures. Ensures all permits received, reviewed and processed at the local unit are done so in accordance with Department rules and procedures and applicable State of Florida Statute and Administrative Code.
Directs and supervises the Contracts section, providing management, technical and engineering guidance in the preparation of all local and District Maintenance Contracts. Acquires and assembles information for maintenance contracts, emergency contracts, and special reports that are required or requested. Develops and implements the maintenance contracts program for the unit. Oversees the preparation of specifications, other contract documents and engineering reports. Signs and seals all engineering documents prepared under direct oversight. Ensures that maintenance contracts are properly administered in accordance with the contract documents and Department procedures. Makes field inspections as needed of these items and any other special project items. Coordinates the Emergency Management Program of the unit. Ensures proper resources are assigned and accounted for during natural disasters and other emergency situations. Ensures cost accounting measures are followed and properly documented to maximize the potential for reimbursement from federal partners. Directs and supervises the Maintenance Management Systems and Roadway Characteristics Inventory section, providing management, and technical and engineering guidance in timesheet processing, activity tracking and development of the unit's resource management plan. Provides management to ensure accuracy of production, personnel, equipment and materials issued reports. Establish and maintain quality control measures to ensure compliance with rules and standards. Accurately maintains the Roadway Characteristics Inventory system. Ensures the attenuator inspection, the sign reflectivity inspection, the guardrail inspection and sign inspection are completed in accordance with Department rules and procedures.
Oversees the Plan Reviews for all roadway and bridge designs at initial and final development. Ensures inspections are performed prior to final acceptance of construction projects. Manages and develops the Unit's resurfacing program and fixed capital outlay program. Oversees Unit's automotive shop operations. Ensures that all modifications, repairs and preventive maintenance services are performed on the Department fleet are properly completed and documented. Ensures that automotive repair contracts are properly adminstered in accordance with the contract documents and Department procedures. Prepares requests for and monitors the automotive shop budget. Develops and conducts Quality Assurance Reviews on automotive shop purchasing to assure the purchasing activities are in compliance with Department rules and procedures.
Assists the Maintenance Engineer in evaluating technical reports or procedural changes, policies, materials, operational practices, and other departmental matters. Provides leadership, professional development and mentoring to assigned personnel, including professional engineer trainees. Serves as a delegate for the Maintenance Engineer, as necessary, and maintains the unit's Contingency Plan, Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasures (SPCC) Plan, and Hurricane Plan and runs the unit's Emergency Operations Center during emergencies. This requires frequent coordination with internal Florida Department of Transportation customers and interface with other agencies, local municipalities and members of the general public. Prepares budget requests and monitors budget allocations as well as reviews and approves purchasing activity for the maintenance program components as assigned by the Maintenance Engineer. Directs and implements cost control programs. Incumbent has a Purchasing Card which allows a single purchase exceeding the threshold amount of $20,000 provided for in S. 287-017 for Category One; Incumbent has a financial disclosure responsibility in accordance with Chapter 112.3145, Florida Statutes.
The Successful Candidate will have the following required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
Knowledge of:

• Knowledge of transportation engineering principles and practices, permitting procedures, contract administration and record keeping procedures.

Skills in:

• Skill in management principles and practices, conflict resolution and problem-solving techniques.

Ability to:

• Ability to administer and manage multiple projects, determine priorities, and needs and meet deadlines in accordance with procedures.
• Ability to read, analyze and interpret engineering data, plans, specifications, design standards, manuals and maps.
• Ability to perform field inspections and evaluations.
• Ability to collect, evaluate, and analyze data to prepare reports and to develop alternative recommendations.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others.
• Ability to lead teams, supervise, motivate, manage, train and work with diverse groups of people.
• Ability to communicate technical engineering information verbally and in writing to all audiences.
• Ability to interpret and apply state and federal policies, guidelines, regulations, and other required documents relating to engineering issues.
• Ability to work with the public, elected officials, and representatives.
• Ability to use a personal computer.

Licensure/Registration/Certification Requirements:

• Registration as a Professional Engineer, pursuant to Chapter 471, Florida Statutes

Other Job-Related Requirements:

• Due to the nature of this position, the incumbent must respond to emergencies.
• Responsible for adherence to the provisions and requirements of Section 215.422, F.S. related State Comptroller's rules and the Department of Transportation's invoice processing and warrant distribution procedures.
• Must obtain certification in Temporary Traffic Control (Maintenance of Traffic) - Advanced within one year and maintain it.

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

For additional benefit information available to State of Florida employees, visit: https://www.mybenefits.myflorida.com/
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.
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.
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