Requisition No: 734470

Agency: Department of Transportation

Working Title: MAINTENANCE MANAGER/PERMITS - 55007339

Position Number: 55007339

Salary: $66,980.24 - $86,680.31

Posting Closing Date: 12/04/2022

STATE OF FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

JOB POSTING DESCRIPTION

491/ Fort Lauderdale Maintenance

OPEN COMPETITIVE

SELECTED EXEMPT SERVICE

CONTACT PERSON: Brigett Williams

CONTACT PHONE NUMBER: 954-776-4300

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: You may be required to provide your Social Security Number to conduct required verifications. Male candidates 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: Supervises employees spending majority of their time communicating with, motivating, training, and evaluating employees, and planning and directing employees’ work. Manages the planning, reviewing, issuing and inspecting of all permits required for work within the State Right-of-Way, including inputting and maintaining information in the Department’s One Stop Permitting. Provides management technical and engineering guidance/support to technicians and other engineering specialists to ensure that the Department's goals are met in issuance and inspection of the permitted encroachments/connections within the state road system.

Supervises, manages, and directs the work of the Permits staff to coordinate the planning, permit criteria, design, traffic control, specifications and inspections between consultants, owners, contractors, and government agencies on all work being performed within the State Right-of-Way. Stays current on changes to State Policies regarding Access Management.

Receives inquiries, complaints and requests regarding the permitting requirements and maintenance standards of the State Right-of-Way. Evaluates these requests for complexity and priority to prepare work documents. Maintains contact with public officials, private companies, general public, and representative doing business with the Department. Promotes good public relations by providing accurate and timely, verbal, and written responses to the public and other Department personnel.

Maintains all relevant engineering plans and permits, which includes filing, recording, and archiving of all information received. Assists engineering firms, the general public and other departments with obtaining information from Right-of-Way construction plans.

Performs quality assurance checks on all approved permits including site visits and written acceptance of the project upon completion.

Review Roadway Design plans, Access Management plans and design scope of services providing comments for Operations Center to designer. Be active member in meetings & field reviews of design and construction projects for maintenance and access perspectives.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES: Knowledge of current maintenance operations, activities, rules and policies; Ability to read, interpret and analyze engineering and technical data and plans/specification packages; Knowledge of engineering design, construction and maintenance concepts; Skilled in administering and managing multiple projects; Knowledge of department rules, policies, and procedures, including those in the personnel area; Ability to lead, manage, supervise and work with diverse groups of people; Knowledge of standard indexes. Knowledge of proper safety practices; Skilled in inspecting worksites for compliance of the department roadway standards; Skilled in determining work priorities and sequences; Ability to deal with internal and external customers in a courteous manner; Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing; Ability to monitor maintenance/construction projects to ensure compliance with standards, specifications, rules and regulations.

OTHER JOB RELATED REQUIREMENTS: Due to the nature of this position, the incumbent must respond to emergencies when necessary. Must obtain certification in Temporary Traffic Control (Maintenance of Traffic) - Advanced Level within one year.

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.