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Requisition No: 870904 

Agency: Highway Safety and Motor Vehicle

Working Title: PLANNING CONSULTANT (WT: MS BUSINESS CONSULTANT III) - 76005236 1

 Pay Plan: Career Service

Position Number: 76005236 

Salary:  $46,350.12 Annually 

Posting Closing Date: 05/29/2026 

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DIVISION OF MOTORIST SERVICES

BUREAU OF MOTORIST COMPLIANCE

DRIVE SAFE

*Career Service (CS) Opportunity*

*Open Competitive Advertisement*

To be considered for this position, applicant responses to qualifying questions must be clearly stated within the employment history. Software systems, actual work experience, and years of employment must be clearly defined, or the application may not be considered for the position.

Contact Person: Davianna Ganious, (850) 617-2871, DaviannaGanious@flhsmv.gov

The Organization

The Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (FLHSMV) provides highway safety and security through excellence in service, education, and enforcement. With a workforce of approximately 4,500 employees throughout the state, the Department is leading the way to A Safer Florida through the efficient and professional execution of its core mission: the issuance of driver licenses, vehicle tags and titles, and operation of the Florida Highway Patrol.

Our Benefits include

• Paid Parental Leave
• Annual and Sick Leave Package
• Nine Paid Holidays
• State Health and Life Insurance
• Educational Benefits
• Contributory Retirement Plan

To learn more about FLHSMV and why it's a great place to work, visit our website at: flhsmv.gov/careers.

If you're seeking employment with a meaningful mission, opportunities for skill growth and career advancement, competitive medical and life insurance, retirement benefits, ample vacation and sick leave, paid holidays, and educational assistance, consider building your career at FLHSMV!

Duties and Responsibilities

This position is responsible for conducting outreach and education and will serve as a subject matter expert on teen driver safety, occupant protection and child passenger safety, motorcycle safety, bicycle and pedestrian safety, impaired driving, distracted driving, and other driver safety initiatives. The ideal candidate for this position is one who is very comfortable with public speaking, has experience educating teens and a variety of other audiences and is a self-motivated, analytical, well-spoken, independent thinker. This position is responsible for presenting and training at safety events and high schools around the state, and will identify, organize, and conduct educational outreach activities and coordinate grants related to these events. This position is responsible for: researching, analyzing, and compiling data for reports; writing, editing  and developing educational materials; creating and updating outreach materials to include language translation, and performs other duties as required.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Ability to present at public speaking events. 
• Ability to plan, coordinate and direct community events.
• Ability to conduct research, analyze data, and produce reports.
• Ability to interpret and apply laws, policies and procedures.
• Knowledge of developing concept papers and coordinating grants.
• Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing. 
• Ability to establish effective working relationships with others.
• Skilled in using Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).

Preferred Qualifications
Preference will be given to candidates with the following:

• Bachelor's degree or higher from an accredited college or university.
• Professional work experience in facilitating live instructional presentations.
• Professional work experience working in education or outreach programs.
• Professional work experience planning and coordinating events.
• Professional work experience managing or working with grants.
• Experience in providing traffic safety training.
• Knowledge of federal and state laws related to traffic safety.
• Bilingual (speak, read, and write another language).

Job Related Requirements

• The position you are applying for 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 applicants' criminal and juvenile delinquency records, even those that have been sealed or expunged.
• This position requires the incumbent to have and maintain a valid driver's license in good standing. This means there can be no cancellations, suspensions, or revocations for a minimum of three years prior to employment and for the duration of employment. There can be no more than three chargeable crashes or any violation of Chapter 316, Florida Statutes, during any consecutive three-year period prior to and throughout employment.
• This will position will require Frequent Travel (consecutive days/overnight and some weekends), for which the selected applicant will either earn leave compensation or be allowed to offset.

General Information

• The elements of the selection process may include a skill assessment and/or oral interview.
• Applicants being considered for employment will be required to submit to a fingerprint-based background investigation, which will include a check of the criminal history records of the FBI. Fingerprints and associated information/biometrics will be retained in the FBI's Next Generation Identification (NGI) system and fingerprints may continue to be compared against fingerprints submitted to or retained by NGI.
• FLHSMV employees are paid once a month on the last workday of each month.  All state employees are required to participate in the direct deposit program pursuant to s. 110.113 Florida Statutes.

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