Requisition No: 882191
Agency: Department of Transportation
Pay Plan: SES
Position Number: 55012625
Salary: $165,000.42 (Fixed)
Posting Closing Date: 09/07/2026
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JOB POSTING DESCRIPTION
Cost Center 520 / Program Management
OPEN COMPETITIVE
SELECTED EXEMPT SERVICE
FULL-TIME
CONTACT PERSON: Mary Bierwagen
CONTACT PHONE NUMBER: 386-943-5478
CONTACT EMAIL ADDRESS:
[email protected]
HIRING ANNUAL SALARY : $165,000.42
To ensure honesty and transparency, all applicants must provide their own work. Unless explicitly requested, the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools to assist with qualifying questions, work samples, or interviews is strictly prohibited, and any breach of this requirement will lead to the applicant being removed from consideration.
Candidates must be United States (U.S.) citizens or lawfully authorized alien workers. Visa sponsorship is not available.
The Work You Will Do:
District Program Mgt Administrator - District Five / Program Management
This position will supervise the Program Administration unit, which includes Production Management, Local Agency Program (LAP) and General Engineering Consultant (GEC) management.
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 training and instructor-led courses.
Where You Will Work:
District Five
Program Management
719 S. Woodland Blvd.
DeLand, FL 32720
Annual Salary Range:
$165,000.42 (Fixed)
Your Specific Responsibilities:
Supervises the Work Program staff. Assists in the creation, development, and maintenance of the Department's Five-Year Work Program. Special attention is directed to work program stability (accuracy of cost estimates and schedules.) Participates in the presentation of the annual Work Program. Works with District staff from all units to minimize project roll forward and certified forward. Collaborates with Planning unit liaisons to ensure projects added to Work Program are feasible within cost and schedule constraints.
Supervises the Program Administration unit, which includes Production Management, Local Agency Program (LAP) and General Engineering Consultant (GEC) management. Serves as primary liaison between District Director and Central office regarding production commitment. Ensures compatibility between all financial and production obligations. Collaborates with Design unit to identify and seek resolution to potential problems with meeting production commitments. Manages the development, implementation and maintenance of District Geographical Information System (GIS). Approves invoices.
Supervises of the Production Support unit, which includes specifications, estimates and plans processing. Ensures projects estimates are reviewed and updated on a regular basis to allow for most effective use of funds. Collaborates with Design and other production units to ensure final plans and specifications are processed to meet production deadlines. Adheres to Department policies and practices while developing estimates, plans and specification packages.
Coordinates with various Transportation Development units to ensure projects developed are feasible from a cost and schedule perspective, and effectively utilize the work program.
Manages the Program Management Unit personnel, with emphasis on succession planning for critical positions. Cross trains employees to broaden their knowledge base and allow for more efficient office operation. Implements frequent staff management interaction regarding unit mission and employees' roles.
Directs the generation of various reports to be used by management and staff to plan and track the prosecution of work.
The Successful Candidate will have the following required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
Knowledge of:
- Project engineering, concepts, terminology and development process of transportation projects.
- Management practices and principles.
Skills in:
- Coordinating the schedules of projects in the department's work program.
Ability to:
- Establish and maintain effective working relationships with others.
- Independently research, plan, coordinate and complete technical assignments.
- Handle multiple assignments.
- Lead people.
- Lead change.
- Communicate and build coalitions.
- Exercise business judgement.
- Be results driven.
- Supervise staff.
Other Job-Related Requirements:
- Due to the nature of this position, incumbent must respond to the emergencies.
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
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
For additional benefit information available to State of Florida employees, visit: https://www.mybenefits.myflorida.com/
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.
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