TRAFFIC DESIGNER II

Requisition No: 819243 Agency: Department of Transportation Working Title: TRAFFIC DESIGNER II - 55012495 Pay Plan: Career Service Position Number: 55012495 Salary: $51,206.
27 - $66,266.
94 Posting Closing Date: 01/12/2024 Total Compensation Estimator Tool STATE OF FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION JOB POSTING DESCRIPTION 152 / Design OPEN COMPETITIVE CAREER SERVICE CONTACT PERSON: Isamarie Monreal CONTACT PHONE NUMBER: 863-519-2368 CONTACT EMAIL ADDRESS: Isamarie.
Monreal@dot.
state.
fl.
us Working for the State of Florida is more than a paycheck.
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 Generous vacation and sick leave 10 paid holidays a year Career advancement opportunities Tuition waiver for public college courses Training opportunities Flexible work schedules and telework (for designated positions) Employee Assistance Program (EAP) 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! For additional benefit information available to State of Florida employees, go to https://www.
mybenefits.
myflorida.
com/ SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: You may 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 located at 605 Suwannee Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32399, or call (850) 414-5300 for assistance.
POSITION DESCRIPTION: Develops and prepares signing and pavement markings, signalization, and lighting plans, utilizing computer aided drafting and design (CADD).
Assists in the designs of signal head assemblies, railroad preemptions, signal system layouts, No Passing Zone Studies, Intelligent Transportation System (ITS), and overhead and ground-mounted signs with the use of utility conflict reports in phase reviews.
Prepares highway signing and pavement marking, signalization, and lighting component plans.
Utilizes current Department highway design, signing and pavement marking, signalization, and lighting software, standards, and criteria.
Performs Quality Assurance/Control reviews as required to ensure plans have been developed in accordance with appropriate design criteria, policy and procedures.
Assists in coordinating all activities required to design traffic control devices, traffic signal systems, and lighting systems.
Responsible for acquiring all necessary information needed to select acceptable and economically feasible solutions and identifies potential problems as well as assisting in providing solutions to those problems.
Assists in obtaining input pertinent to local requirements and ordinances from municipalities and other governmental agencies.
Assists in project management, field reviews and field evaluation, data collection, Local Agency Program (LAP) reviews, customer service request documentation, existing location of traffic control devices and any conflicts with proposed design elements determination and report preparation.
Follows updated project schedules with minimal supervision.
Assists in providing training to designers in the design and development of signing and pavement marking, signalization, lighting plans, overhead guide signs, ground mounted signs using appropriate computer software, Traffic Management Sites, and multi-post signs.
Provides technical reviews of engineering assignments, design processes, scope evaluation, and estimate.
Reviews shop drawings thoroughly and maintains shop drawing files.
Serves on Technical Advisory Group (TAG) for consultant design bid build, design/build projects, and alternative contracting.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES: SKILLED IN THE ENGINEERING PROCESS FOR PRODUCTION OF HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION PLANS.
KNOWLEDGE OF CONCEPTS, TERMINOLOGIES, DESIGN PRINCIPLES AND ANALYTICAL TECHNIQUES OF HIGHWAY DESIGN.
KNOWLEDGE OF COMPUTER AIDED DRAFTING AND DESIGN (CADD) TOOLS AND AUTOMATED OFFICE PRODUCTS.
SKILLED IN THE USE OF MANUAL ON UNIFORM TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES.
ABILITY TO ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN EFFECTIVE INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL WORKING RELATIONSHIPS.
KNOWLEDGE OF PROJECT ENGINEERING AND SCHEDULING.
ABILITY TO APPLY ENGINEERING QUANTITATIVE TECHNIQUES IN THE AREA OF HIGHWAY DESIGN.
SKILLED IN COMMUNICATING TECHNICAL INFORMATION VERBALLY AND IN WRITING.
KNOWLEDGE OF AND SKILLED IN INTERPRETATION OF DESIGN STANDARDS, SPECIFICATIONS AND CRITERIA ESTABLISHED OR ADOPTED BY FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION.
ABILITY TO SOLVE ENGINEERING RELATED PROBLEMS.
SKILL IN PLANNING, ORGANIZING, AND MANAGING MULTIPLE WORK ASSIGNMENTS.
ABILITY TO USE A PERSONAL COMPUTER (PC).
OTHER JOB RELATED REQUIREMENTS: Employee will be required to be responsive to emergency situations within a very short timeframe and serve on theTransportation Emergency Management Team.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: A high school diploma or its equivalent and one year of continuous employment experience or one year of higher education with a cumulative of 24 semester hours or 36 quarter hours.
As a CANDIDATE, you may be required to provide documentation (i.
e.
HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA OR EQUIVALENCY, college transcripts, ETC.
) to verify meeting these Minimum Qualifications.
THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION VALUES THE SERVICE VETERANS AND THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS HAVE GIVEN TO OUR COUNTRY AND SUPPORTS THE HIRING OF RETURNING SERVICE MEMBERS AND MILITARY SPOUSES.
If you are a preference-eligible applicant who receives notice of a hiring decision and believe that you were not afforded employment preference in accordance with applicable Florida law and regulation, you may file a written complaint within 60 calendar days from the date you receive the notice, requesting an investigation to the Florida Department of Veterans’ Affairs, Division of Benefits and Assistance, 9500 Bay Pines Boulevard, Room 214, St.
Petersburg, Florida 33708.
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.