Roadway Designer IV - 55002880

Roadway Designer IV

Join the Florida Department of Transportation and be part of the team that works as one to improve safety, enhance mobility and inspire innovation in the Florida transportation system. This position will support the development of roadway design plans, QA/QC reviews, emergency management efforts, and field evaluations to create a transportation network that fosters economic growth and aims to reduce congestion and fatalities.

The work you will do includes supervising employees, communicating regularly, motivating, training, evaluating, planning and directing employees work. You will also be responsible for performing supervisory and management roles related to highly technical work in Roadway Design production, including Roadway and Traffic plans production, project management, value engineering, quality control, plans review, and scope development.

The successful candidate will have knowledge of concepts, terminologies, design principles and analytical techniques of highway design, computer aided drafting and design (CADD) tools and automated office products, project engineering and scheduling, and interpretation of roadway design standards, specifications and criteria established or adopted by the Florida Department of Transportation. Skills in communicating technical information verbally and in writing, planning, organizing, and managing multiple work assignments, and ability to establish and maintain effective internal and external working relationships are also required.

Other job-related requirements include the ability to apply engineering quantitative techniques in the area of highway design, solve engineering related problems, use a personal computer (PC), prepare and present design information, and supervise personnel. The employee will be required to be responsive to emergency situations within a very short timeframe and serve on the Transportation Development Emergency Management Team.

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, and Employee Assistance Program (EAP).