Requisition No: 851681
Agency: Department of Transportation
Working Title: DISTRICT PS&E ENGINEER - 55013464
Pay Plan: SES
Position Number: 55013464
Salary: $117,944.52 - $152,634.08
Posting Closing Date: 05/01/2025
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STATE OF FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
JOB POSTING DESCRIPTION
764 / Program Management
OPEN COMPETITIVE
SELECTED EXEMPT SERVICE
CONTACT PERSON: Holly Kowalczyk
CONTACT PHONE NUMBER: 813-975-6719
CONTACT EMAIL ADDRESS: Holly.Kowalczyk@dot.state.fl.us
HIRING SALARY RANGE: $4,536.33 - $5,870.54 / biweekly $117,944.52 - $152,634.08 / annual
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.
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 one FDOT 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:
District PS&E Engineer
District Seven / Director of Trans Development / Program Management/Specifications
This position will supervises and directs the overall daily activities of the District Plans, Specifications, and Estimates (PS&E) unit ensuring compliance in the production and compilation of all final contract packages utilized in statewide bidding activities and local district let projects.
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 trainings and instructor led courses.
Where You Will Work:
FDOT District 7 Headquarters
11201 N. McKinley Dr., Tampa, FL 33612
Anticipated Pay:
$117,944.52 - $152,634.08 / annual
$4,536.33 - $5,870.54 / biweekly
$5,336.86 / biweekly ($138,758.26 / annual)
Your Specific Responsibilities:
Supervises employees spending the majority of the time communicating with, motivating, training, and evaluating employees, and planning and directing employees’ work. Has the authority to effectively recommend the hiring, transferring, suspension, lay off, recall’s, promotions, discharges, assignments, rewards, or disciplinary actions for subordinate employees. Plans and directs workloads, deadlines, work objectives and time utilization with subordinate staff. Provides direction and ensures that all subordinates receive training and instruction in methods and techniques necessary to safely perform their assigned tasks.
Supervises and directs the overall daily activities of the District Plans, Specifications, and Estimates (PS&E) unit ensuring compliance in the production and compilation of all final contract PS&E packages utilized in statewide bidding activities and local district let projects. Plans workloads, work flows, deadlines, objectives, and time utilization with employees. Evaluates, trains, and motivates subordinate employees to improve quality and quantity of work performed. Provides support in resolving problems, establishing work, and scheduling priority deadlines. Communicates on a regular basis with employees both individually and in staff meetings to provide feedback and motivation.
Supervises staff in the review of the final Contract plans package to ensure compliance with the Plans Preparation Manual, policies, and procedures. Assists the project managers from In-house Design, Traffic Operations, and Consultant Project Management with the electronic plans package mailing process in the areas of project start-ups, quality assurance, quality control, and electronic delivery preparation. Ensures project managers are provided support with the authentication of project files, assembly of electronic files, and the posting of electronic plans prior to the transmittal of the final plans package for a letting. Responsible for the general structure of the electronic plans package as required by the Computer Aided Drafting and Design (CADD) Production Criteria Handbook. Responsible for the final transmission of the electronic PS&E package to Central Office.
Serves as the District's point of contact for the Central Office Plans Processing Unit and the District Professional Services Office. Reviews plans, specifications, and related contract documents regarding completeness, feasibility, and technical soundness. Provides necessary technical input to develop a consistency of design in accordance with Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) policies and procedures. Responsible for coordinating with project managers to resolve deficiencies in the plans and specifications. Develop and recommend procedures for improving the quality of plans and specifications prepared by in-house and consultant designers. This includes the systematic monitoring and reporting of deficiencies during the design phases, methods to incorporate the latest design features, and resolution of construction problem trends. Recommends remedies to improve PS&E quality by avoiding historical design errors which have resulted in excessive supplemental agreements. Coordinates with the Senior Design Engineers and the Production CADD office as necessary for both project specific and general process improvement.
Determines and verifies that the proper standard specifications, special provisions, modified special provisions (MSP), supplemental specifications, developmental specifications and technical special provisions (TSP), that are required in conjunction with the plans, properly describe the work and are included in the specification package for all state, federal and district contracts within the District’s area of responsibility. Supervises staff in the development, review, routing process and direct responses of all MSP and TSP for compliance with the Specifications Handbook and for potential conflicts between MSP/TSP content and the plans & specifications. Performs plans reviews for bidability phase submittals including processing of TSP. Ensures valid electronic/digital delivery and storage of specification packages in compliance with Department procedures. Signs and seals in-house prepared specification packages as required.
Supervises staff in the development of detailed construction cost estimates using Department software. Assists in the development of the District's Five-Year Work Program with the review of preliminary project reports, long range estimates and engineer's construction cost estimates. Reviews and/or oversees the reviews of construction cost estimates at all design phases to maintain the integrity of the Work Program. Oversees the preparation of all preliminary and final construction cost estimates for the District's Work Program. Provides guidance to District Estimates staff in performing quality assurance of the plans and specifications and their relationship to the cost of a project. Supervises the District Estimates staff in training of other District personnel as required.
Supervises staff to ensure that specifications in the final PS&E package are complete and in compliance with the Specifications Handbook, policies, and procedures. Supervises staff in the development or quality assurance of in-house specifications packages. Supervises District Specifications staff in training of other District personnel as required.
Assists in the development, implementation, and monitoring of the Office's business plan. Develops and coordinates implementation of product monitoring techniques, project control systems, and quality assurance / quality control (QA/QC) processes for the unit.
Ensures awareness of changes to criteria, policies, and procedures as set by the FDOT and the Federal Highway Administration with an emphasis on PS&E processes. Ensures dissemination of changes to criteria, policies, and procedures and advise in the interpretation of these changes with in-house staff and consultants. Recommends changes as required to improve performance.
The Successful Candidate will have the following required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
Knowledge of:
- FDOT AND AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF STATE AND HIGHWAY TRANSPORTATION OFFICIALS (AASHTO) DESIGN CRITERIA AND STANDARDS
- THE CONCEPTS, TERMINOLOGY, PRINCIPALS AND ANALYTICAL TECHNIQUES OF HIGHWAY DESIGN
- THE SPECIFICATION STANDARDS AND PRACTICES USED BY FDOT
- FDOT PLANS PROCESSING
- LEADERSHIP PRINCIPALS
Skills in:
- SKILL IN MICROSOFT OFFICE, INCLUDING WORD, EXCEL, AND POWERPOINT.
Ability to:
- READ AND INTERPRET TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING PLANS
- EVALUATE PLANS FOR ACCURACY AND QUALITY AND TO IDENTIFY CONFLICTS WITH PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS
- PREPARE CONSTRUCTION ESTIMATES USED FOR FINANCIAL PLANNING
- SUPERVISE TECHNICAL STAFF
- PLAN, ORGANIZE, AND COORDINATE WORK ASSIGNMENTS
- COACH, SUPERVISE, COUNSEL, DIRECT, AND MANAGE DIRECT REPORTS
- ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN EFFECTIVE WORKING RELATIONSHIPS
- COMMUNICATE ENGINEERING INFORMATION EFFECTIVELY VERBALLY AND IN WRITING;
Licensure & Other Job-Related Requirements:
REGISTRATION AS A PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER IN ACCORDANCE WITH CHAPTER 471, FLORIDA STATUTES.
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
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- Generous vacation and sick leave
- Career advancement opportunities
- Tuition waiver for public college courses
- A variety of training opportunities
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
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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 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.
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.
