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State of Florida · 1 day ago

TSM&O ENGINEER-FREEWAYS - 55002941

Fort Myers, FL

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

$100K/yr - $130K/yr

The State of Florida Department of Transportation is seeking a TSM&O Engineer-Freeways to enhance mobility and improve safety in the transportation system. This role involves supervising staff, managing transportation systems operations, and developing consultant contracts to support traffic management initiatives.

Government Administration

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Spends the majority of their time supervising, communicating with, motivating, training, and evaluating employees, and planning and directing employees’ work, and has the authority to hire, transfer, suspend, lay off, recall, promote, discharge, assign, reward, or discipline subordinate employees or effectively recommend such action

Direct and supervises staff and provides advanced engineering and technical guidance for the District Traffic Operations Office Freeway Management System (FMS) areas

Meet regularly with employees to assign work, establish work objectives and timelines to ensure working objectives are met

Evaluates employees’ performance, during established timeframes, throughout the year and at formal review periods

Motivates and trains and/or ensures required training is available for staff

Communicate regularly with direct reports, both individually and in staff meetings

Ensures that all the paperwork required for purchasing pay documents and human resource matters, including performance appraisals, disciplinary actions, filing vacant positions and separations, are completed accurately and processed in a timely manner

Plan, direct, organize, track and manage activities associated with the transportation systems management and operations (TSM&O) master plan and plan updates

Ensure activities of the section are consistent with the underlying principles of the master plan and that any variance from the master plan is well supported and add value to the AMS and FMS infrastructure

Direct and assist with identifying projects for additional infrastructure deployments

Plan for program execution to ensure manpower, equipment, training, and other resources needs are identified

Develop and recommend to the TSM&O Program Engineer organizational changes to meet the growing needs of a complex urban transportation system

Provide liaison with other governmental agencies and the public for coordination of AMS and FMS projects / programs in the region

Responsible for advanced traffic engineering work, specifically in the application of technology to efficiently and effectively operate the state roadway system

Organize, track and monitor the identification and use of appropriate, value-added performance measures to maximize the safety operation of the District’s roadway infrastructure through TSM&O systems operations

Oversee and monitor the development, enhancement and updates to alternative route diversion plan and their implementation when appropriate

Oversee and monitor the continued deployment and enhancement of incident management techniques with an emphasis on cost effectiveness and community acceptance

Signs and seals engineering documents as required

Develop and manage consultant contracts and other types of agreements that support AMS / FMS functions and / or relate to performance targets

Includes developing documentation for contract funding, request for proposal (RFP) and related documents, participation on technical review committees (TRC), evaluation of contract work products, consultant evaluation and invoice processing/ approval

Qualification

Traffic engineering principlesTSM&O conceptsSupervisory techniquesProject managementComputer skillsPerformance evaluationBusiness plan developmentCommunication skillsProblem-solving skillsPresentation skillsRelationship building

Required

Candidates must be United States (U.S.) citizens or lawfully authorized alien workers

Registration as a Professional Engineer in accordance with Chapter 471, Florida Statutes, or able to obtain registration by endorsement as a Professional Engineer in the State of Florida under Chapter 471, Florida Statutes, within six months from your appointment date

Knowledge Of Traffic engineering/operation principles and analysis techniques

Knowledge Of TSM&O concepts, terminology, principles and practice

Knowledge Of The Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD)

Knowledge Of Traffic engineering study guidelines

Knowledge Of Identifying, analyzing and solving traffic operations, operational problems

Knowledge Of The correct use of English grammar and punctuation in communicating spoken and written business product

Knowledge Of Using computers and current computer programs at an intermediate level

Knowledge Of Project management and scheduling

Knowledge Of Supervisory principles and techniques

Knowledge Of Monitoring and evaluating employee performance

Knowledge Of Business plan development and implementation

Knowledge Of Establishing working relationships effectively and working with others, outside the line of formal authority, to accomplish organization goals and to identify and resolve problems

Skills In Traffic engineering/operation principles and analysis techniques

Skills In Traffic engineering study guidelines

Skills In Identifying, analyzing and solving traffic operations, operational problems

Skills In Developing and making presentations

Skills In Using computers and current computer programs at an intermediate level

Skills In Project management and scheduling

Skills In Supervisory principles and techniques

Skills In Monitoring and evaluating employee performance

Skills In Establishing working relationships effectively and working with others, outside the line of formal authority, to accomplish organization goals and to identify and resolve problems

Ability To Effectively supervise others

Responsible for adhering to the provisions and requirements of Section 215.422, F.S., related State Comptroller's rules, and Department of Transportation's invoice processing and warrant distribution procedures

This position requires a Level II Background check in accordance with the Statewide Law Enforcement Radio System (SLERS) and Section 282.709, Florida Statutes

Employee will be required to be responsive to emergency situations within a very short timeframe and serve in the Transportation Emergency Management Team (TEMT)