Requisition No: 880803 Agency: Department of Transportation Pay Plan: Career Service Position Number: 55009573 Salary: $71,494.63 - $92,522.46 Posting Closing Date: 08/18/2026 Total Compensation Estimator Tool JOB POSTING DESCRIPTION Cost Center 552 / Roadway Design OPEN COMPETITIVE CAREER SERVICE FULL-TIME CONTACT PERSON: Carmen Aponte CONTACT PHONE NUMBER: 386-943-5144 CONTACT EMAIL ADDRESS: [email protected] ANTICIPATED BI-WEEKLY HIRING SALARY: $2,811.62 The Work You Will Do: Roadway Designer IV - District Five / District Design / Roadway Design This position will perform technical design work and plans production in Roadway Design for various highway projects. 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 719 S. Woodland Boulevard DeLand, FL 32720 Annual Salary Range: $71,494.63 - $92,522.46 Your Specific Responsibilities: Oversees / coordinates developing and preparing contract plans and specifications. Utilizes computer aided drafting and design (CADD) software in plans preparation and development. Ensures plans and specifications have been developed in accordance with appropriate design criteria, policy and procedures. Assembles roadway design plans, signing and pavement marking plans, signalization plans, lighting plans, No Passing Zone Studies (NPZ), typical section packages, scopes of work, design exceptions and variations, Intelligent Transportation System (ITS), and utility conflict reports to be used in phase reviews and other submittals on designated projects. Performs complex engineering/ geometric calculations in the development of project design. Develops alignment and grade including horizontal curves and vertical curves. Determines bid items, associated quantities, and compiles quantity summaries. Develops special designs as required for intersections, maintenance of traffic, profile grades and other roadway design components with minimal supervision. Develops and updates project schedules with minimal supervision. Coordinates all related engineering functions by Department support offices. Provides independent technical support and design services for projects under construction. Performs Quality Control reviews, permits reviews, and Local Agency Program (LAP) reviews, as required to ensure plans have been developed in accordance with appropriate Federal and Department design criteria, policy and procedures. Prepares and presents design details and concepts at public meetings, local agency workshops and internal staff meetings. Responds to log letters and public records requests and communicates with public and other agency officials in writing and verbally. Assists in field reviews and field evaluation, data collection, and customer service request documentation. Provides technical guidance and knowledge of the design process as a primary member in a design group. Guides and supports designers in the completion of engineering assignments related to design processes, criteria evaluation, scope development and accurate estimate creation. Serves on Technical Review Committee (TRC) in consultant acquisition and Technical Advisory Group (TAG) for consultant design bid build, design/build projects, and alternative contracting. Assists in the development of scope of services and staff hours negotiations. The Successful Candidate will have the following required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: 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 Skilled in interpretation of roadway design standards, specifications, and criteria established or adopted by Florida Department of Transportation. Skills in: - The engineering process for production of highway construction plans. - Communicating technical information verbally and in writing. - Planning, organizing, and managing multiple work assignments. Ability to: - Establish and maintain effective internal and external working relationships. - Apply engineering quantitative techniques in the area of highway design. - Solve engineering related problems. - Use a personal computer (PC). - Prepare and present design information. Other Job-Related Requirements: - Due to the nature of this position, the incumbent must respond to emergencies. Minimum Qualifications: - Four years of continuous employment experience and a high school diploma or its equivalent or - Three years of higher education with a cumulative of 72 semester hours or 108 quarter hours. 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. Location: